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 811-5225
Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds
(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
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Financial Center, 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: October 31
Date of reporting period: 10/31/2012
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
10 | 31 | 2012 |
ANNUAL REPORT
Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund
Class A Shares
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 10/31/12
Class A Shares of the Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Without Sales Charge | With Sales Charge | S&P 500 Index | Reference Index | |||||||||||||
1-Year | 2.14 | % | –3.73 | % | 15.21 | % | 7.49 | % | ||||||||
5-Year | –1.06 | –2.23 | 0.36 | 2.02 | ||||||||||||
10-Year | 5.34 | 4.72 | 6.91 | N/A |
The 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. Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and a 5.75% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment.
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The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a total return of 2.14% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund underperformed its Reference Index (the “Index”) and the S&P 500 Index, which returned 7.49% and 15.21%, respectively. The Fund’s underperformance during the period was largely the result of declines in its return shaping strategies. The Fund received better performance results from its equity and fixed-income strategies.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the reporting period, global equity and fixed-income markets generally experienced gains despite sustained macroeconomic concerns. The period began during a period of improved market sentiment in which the United States managed to avoid a return to recession and European policymakers appeared to take steps to address the region’s sovereign debt and banking
sector crises. Renewed investor optimism helped produce gains across risk markets internationally over the first three months of 2012. The rebound gained momentum after the European Central Bank (the ECB) implemented dual Long-Term Refinancing Operations to enhance liquidity for troubled banks and reduce rates on newly issued sovereign debt securities.
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENTS IN:
* The performance of the Reference Index is shown for the period from 1/31/03-10/31/12 because performance data for certain sub-indexes was unavailable for the full 10-year period.
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However, the second quarter of 2012 was a volatile time for global markets. The fear of contagion from the worsening European sovereign debt crisis and a recession across much of Europe drove negative market sentiment, particularly over May and June. Very high unemployment, soaring debt and higher borrowing costs in Greece, Spain and Italy contributed to serious questions over how to implement austerity measures, restructure debt or instead take a different tact and provide some or all of those countries with additional funds. Perhaps most worrisome of all to investors was the possibility of Greece pulling out of the euro and its ramifications for the future of the Eurozone and its common currency. In the U.S., slower than expected first quarter growth also contributed to a sell-off in the U.S. stock market. Consumer confidence dropped as U.S. unemployment figures ticked slightly upwards after showing signs of improvement from the recession highs.
The markets generally rallied over the closing months of the period, as increased stimulus measures taken by the ECB and the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) helped boost global equity markets during the third quarter. The ECB committed to potentially unlimited bond purchases to ease financing pressure on countries like Spain and Italy. Under the plan, these and other members of the European Union (excluding Greece) will be able to maintain access to funding at sustainable interest rates, on the condition that they continue with strict reform
programs. In the U.S., the Fed introduced a third round of quantitative easing (QE3), under which it announced plans to purchase mortgage-backed bonds on a monthly basis until the labor market shows signs of substantial improvement. While these actions boosted the markets, a number of concerns throughout the globe remained, including slowing growth in China, continued European debt concerns and worries over the so-called fiscal cliff in the U.S. as politicians began discussions over expiring tax cuts and revenue shortfalls.
FUND PERFORMANCE
During the period, cash investments in global and U.S. equities provided the strongest contribution to the Fund’s return. Global equities overall were the best performing investments, as the stimulus measures taken by the ECB and the Fed, along with decreased fears over Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, allowed them to perform positively. Our domestic equity strategies also benefited from the same reasons and declining levels of macroeconomic uncertainty. Additionally, the Fund received positive results from its fixed-income strategies. In this area, leveraged loans and high yield corporate bonds produced the best results for the Fund. We believe these investments continue to offer more attractive risk-adjusted returns than Treasuries. Our investment in event-linked bonds also contributed positively. The Fund’s exposure to gold mining equities prior to largely closing our position detracted from performance.
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We use derivatives to cheaply mitigate downside risk and efficiently access market upside; what we call “return shaping.” One of these strategies entailed hedging our overweight to stocks early in the reporting period, targeting a neutral allocation to the Index. Prior to this adjustment, we accessed most of our domestic equity overweight via an option structure where we purchased cheap call options funded by selling expensive put options. To reduce our tilt to domestic equities, yet maintain a marginal position in the event of a rally, we repurchased the put options and sold S&P futures contracts to hedge the overweight exposure from our remaining call options.1 While this hedge helped achieve our goal of nearing neutrality with the Index with respect to overall market risk, it was a drag on Fund performance as domestic stocks generally rallied during the reporting period. Although this strategy detracted from performance, the positive contribution from our remaining call options partially mitigated the underperformance.
In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2011, the effectiveness of our long 10-year Treasury futures call options declined markedly as Treasury yields remained range-bound despite continued equity volatility. Since our Treasury futures options are intended as a tail hedging strategy, the apparent floor in rates prompted us to sell the options in late November. This significantly reduced the duration of the Fund. Over the fourth quarter, premium decay, which is the process by which the extrinsic value of an option reduces over its lifetime, hurt performance until we sold the options. Additionally, the gold selloff in December negatively affected our long position in SPDR Gold shares (GLD). We also established a short position in mid-cap European equities, which detracted from performance. We believed that the lack of credit due to the banking crisis in the European Union would hurt smaller firms with limited alternate sources of financing. However, the ECB’s bond purchasing plan was announced towards the end of the period, and we exited out of this short position at a loss.
1. A put option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell an underlying asset at a specified price. A call option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an underlying asset at a specified (strike) price. For a call option, "in the money" is when the option's strike price is below the market price of the underlying asset. Futures contracts are agreements in which one party agrees to buy an asset from the other party at a later date at a price and quantity agreed-upon when the contract is made.
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STRATEGY & OUTLOOK
We made modest adjustments to the portfolio over the first half of 2012. We reduced our interest rate exposure by switching from investment-grade corporate bonds to high yield bonds, which increased the yield profile of the Fund. Given slow growth, particularly in developed markets, we continued to like large-cap equities with internationally diversified revenues. Thus, we reduced our allocation to more region specific international stocks in emerging and developed markets and increased exposure to large-cap names with global revenue streams, which now comprise our largest single strategy. Additionally, we largely eliminated our allocation to gold mining equities in April 2012. This change was motivated by a persistent lack of core inflation across the developed world. Gold can act as an inflation hedge as paper currencies are devalued relative to the price of real goods. We did not see inflation as a near-term risk. Furthermore, the transmission mechanism between bullion appreciation in the spot market and share prices of gold mining firms continued to be quite inefficient on high energy costs and hedging activity among gold mining firms. Therefore, we saw better ways to hedge the portfolio than via an allocation to gold mining firms.
We remain focused on our longer term investment strategy, while seeking to utilize hedging strategies to mitigate downside risk and efficiently access potential upside. We believe that the risk of large, highly disruptive events is gradually fading from
global financial markets and economies. China is managing its transition to a new government and sustainable growth fairly smoothly, policymakers in Europe have finally built sufficient firewalls around their banks and more highly indebted member nations, and we are seeing nascent signs of a housing recovery in the United States. A healthy housing market is a critical component of consumer spending, and the lack thereof has been a key drag on the economy since the credit crisis. In addition, a U.S. energy renaissance continues to gain momentum, another potential growth driver.
Headwinds do remain, with the potential impact of continued political gridlock and major fiscal consolidation at the top of the list given the importance of the U.S. consumer to global growth. In addition, given solid earnings driven by high profit margins, we may be approaching a turn in the business cycle. Although the second point is more difficult to refute, we believe policymakers will take the 2011 U.S. credit downgrade as a warning shot and will be more cooperative going forward with respect to the former.
Nevertheless, with prices off their highs, valuations persistently cheap to bonds, and fairly low equity ownership among investors, there remains some scope for continued equity
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appreciation in many global markets. Also, credit spreads have compressed significantly in high grade and high yield bonds, and gov-
Arthur P. Steinmetz Portfolio Manager |
George Evans Portfolio Manager |
ernment yields are very low throughout the developed world.
Krishna Memani Portfolio Manager |
Benjamin Rockmuller Portfolio Manager |
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TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS | ||||
eBay, Inc. | 0.8 | % | ||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares | 0.8 | |||
SAP AG | 0.8 | |||
Apple, Inc. | 0.7 | |||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 0.7 | |||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 0.7 | |||
Unilever plc | 0.7 | |||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 0.6 | |||
Google, Inc., Cl. A | 0.6 | |||
Siemens AG | 0.6 |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on net assets. For more current Top 10 Fund Holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.
TOP TEN GEOGRAPHICAL HOLDINGS | ||||
United States | 67.4 | % | ||
United Kingdom | 4.6 | |||
Germany | 3.2 | |||
France | 3.1 | |||
Japan | 2.3 | |||
Switzerland | 2.2 | |||
India | 2.0 | |||
Brazil | 1.9 | |||
Spain | 1.4 | |||
Sweden | 1.3 |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on the total market value of investments.
REGIONAL ALLOCATION
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on the total market value of investments.
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Top Holdings and Allocations
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
Common Stocks | 61.3 | % | ||
Domestic Fixed Income Funds | 20.2 | |||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | 7.5 | |||
Alternative Fund | 6.5 | |||
Money Market Fund | 2.5 | |||
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary | 0.9 | |||
Corporate Loans | 0.5 | |||
Options Purchased | 0.5 | |||
Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | 0.1 | |||
Preferred Stocks | — | * | ||
Structured Securities | — | * | ||
Loan Participations | — | * | ||
Rights, Warrants and Certificates | — | * |
*Represents a value of less than 0.05%.
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on the total market value of investments.
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Share Class Performance
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE
Inception Date | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | |||||||||||||
CLASS A (QVGIX) | 11/1/91 | 2.14 | % | –1.06 | % | 5.34 | % | |||||||||
CLASS B (QGRBX) | 9/1/93 | 1.36 | % | –1.86 | % | 4.86 | % | |||||||||
CLASS C (QGRCX) | 9/1/93 | 1.45 | % | –1.76 | % | 4.60 | % | |||||||||
CLASS I (QGRIX) | 2/28/12 | –1.04 | %* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
CLASS N (QGRNX) | 3/1/01 | 1.86 | % | –1.29 | % | 5.06 | % | |||||||||
CLASS Y (QGRYX) | 5/1/00 | 2.53 | % | –0.69 | % | 5.72 | % | |||||||||
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE | ||||||||||||||||
Inception Date | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | |||||||||||||
CLASS A (QVGIX) | 11/1/91 | –3.73 | % | –2.23 | % | 4.72 | % | |||||||||
CLASS B (QGRBX) | 9/1/93 | –3.60 | % | –2.19 | % | 4.86 | % | |||||||||
CLASS C (QGRCX) | 9/1/93 | 0.46 | % | –1.76 | % | 4.60 | % | |||||||||
CLASS I (QGRIX) | 2/28/12 | –1.04 | %* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
CLASS N (QGRNX) | 3/1/01 | 0.87 | % | –1.29 | % | 5.06 | % | |||||||||
CLASS Y (QGRYX) | 5/1/00 | 2.53 | % | –0.69 | % | 5.72 | % |
*Shows performance since inception.
The 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. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and the applicable sales charge: for Class A shares, the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%; for Class B shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year); and for Class C and N shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class I and Class Y shares. Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the 10-year return for Class B shares uses Class A performance for the period after conversion. Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative and not annualized.
The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the S&P 500 Index and the Fund’s Reference Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index of large-capitalization equity securities that is a measure of the general domestic stock market. The Fund’s Reference Index is a customized weighted index currently comprised of the following underlying broad-based security indices: 30% of the Russell 1000 Index, 30% of the MSCI All
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Country World Ex. U.S. Index, 20% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 20% of the Barclays Multiverse Index (ex-U.S.). The performance of the Reference Index is shown for 8 years (1/31/03—10/31/12) because performance data for certain sub-indexes wasn’t available for the full 10-year period. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund. 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.
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.
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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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, 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 October 31, 2012.
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 Period” 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 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), or a $12.00 fee imposed annually on accounts valued at less than $500.00 (subject to exceptions described in the Statement of Additional Information). 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 May 1, 2012 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2012 | Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended October 31, 2012 | |||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 999.50 | $ | 6.96 | ||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 995.90 | 11.00 | |||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 996.70 | 10.49 | |||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,002.90 | 4.24 | |||||||||
Class N | 1,000.00 | 999.00 | 8.12 | |||||||||
Class Y | 1,000.00 | 1,001.40 | 5.04 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | ||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,018.20 | 7.02 | |||||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,014.18 | 11.10 | |||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,014.68 | 10.59 | |||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,020.91 | 4.28 | |||||||||
Class N | 1,000.00 | 1,017.04 | 8.20 | |||||||||
Class Y | 1,000.00 | 1,020.11 | 5.09 |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended October 31, 2012 are as follows:
Class | Expense Ratios | |||
Class A | 1.38 | % | ||
Class B | 2.18 | |||
Class C | 2.08 | |||
Class I | 0.84 | |||
Class N | 1.61 | |||
Class Y | 1.00 |
The expense ratios reflect voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager and Transfer Agent. 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 October 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||||||
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary—0.9% | ||||||||
Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Ltd.1,2 (Cost $16,901,743) | 2,921 | $ | 14,991,788 | |||||
Common Stocks—61.1% | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary—10.2% | ||||||||
Auto Components—0.0% | ||||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 29,830 | 768,123 | ||||||
Automobiles—0.5% | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG | 10,869 | 865,694 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG, Preference | 127,459 | 7,054,256 | ||||||
PT Astra International Tbk | 1,635,000 | 1,370,302 | ||||||
9,290,252 | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services—0.4% | ||||||||
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | 30,600 | 1,473,844 | ||||||
Dignity plc | 78,248 | 1,180,659 | ||||||
Estacio Participacoes SA | 55,600 | 1,059,413 | ||||||
Kroton Educacional SA2 | 58,179 | 1,162,978 | ||||||
MegaStudy Co. Ltd. | 5,793 | 359,606 | ||||||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., Sponsored ADR | 52,050 | 877,563 | ||||||
Zee Learn Ltd.2 | 87,984 | 45,851 | ||||||
6,159,914 | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.1% | ||||||||
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.2 | 21,290 | 1,616,976 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 235,600 | 8,924,528 | ||||||
Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR2 | 97,950 | 1,959,980 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza Group plc | 211,090 | 1,721,981 | ||||||
Genting Berhad | 178,000 | 517,170 | ||||||
Genting Singapore plc | 716,000 | 776,488 | ||||||
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc., ADR2 | 22,480 | 662,036 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 282,330 | 724,415 | ||||||
Lottomatica SpA | 91,204 | 1,956,432 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp.3 | 118,875 | 10,318,350 | ||||||
Panera Bread Co., Cl. A2 | 12,650 | 2,133,296 | ||||||
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.2 | 16,440 | 641,324 | ||||||
William Hill plc | 572,799 | 3,124,341 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 31,780 | 2,228,096 | ||||||
37,305,413 | ||||||||
Household Durables—0.2% | ||||||||
SEB SA | 17,580 | 1,143,867 | ||||||
Standard Pacific Corp.2 | 244,960 | 1,690,224 | ||||||
2,834,091 |
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail—0.2% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.2 | 5,596 | $ | 1,302,861 | |||||
B2W Companhia Global do Varejo2 | 58,517 | 284,655 | ||||||
Yoox SpA2 | 64,150 | 970,332 | ||||||
2,557,848 | ||||||||
Leisure Equipment & Products—0.0% | ||||||||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | 3,800 | 489,340 | ||||||
Media—1.9% | ||||||||
Grupo Televisa SA, Sponsored GDR | 213,580 | 4,826,908 | ||||||
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The) | 104,400 | 5,771,232 | ||||||
SES, FDR | 39,930 | 1,104,969 | ||||||
Sun TV Network Ltd. | 69,281 | 422,486 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 29,998 | 2,973,102 | ||||||
Virgin Media, Inc. | 35,740 | 1,170,128 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The)3 | 239,466 | 11,750,597 | ||||||
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | 1,278,419 | 4,490,329 | ||||||
32,509,751 | ||||||||
Multiline Retail—0.6% | ||||||||
Lojas Americanas SA, Preference | 236,090 | 1,976,086 | ||||||
PPR | 47,390 | 8,332,193 | ||||||
Shinsegae Co. Ltd. | 3,536 | 632,239 | ||||||
10,940,518 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail—2.4% | ||||||||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.2 | 48,330 | 1,533,028 | ||||||
Conn’s, Inc.2 | 15,530 | 393,375 | ||||||
Five Below, Inc.2 | 17,090 | 566,363 | ||||||
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.2 | 27,090 | 799,968 | ||||||
Genesco, Inc.2 | 26,970 | 1,545,381 | ||||||
Hennes & Mauritz AB, Cl. B | 15,341 | 519,238 | ||||||
Hibbett Sports, Inc.2 | 31,220 | 1,685,568 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 90,777 | 11,582,445 | ||||||
Kingfisher plc | 322,709 | 1,507,645 | ||||||
Limited Brands, Inc. | 22,490 | 1,077,046 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.2 | 17,431 | 1,493,488 | ||||||
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. | 49,970 | 1,019,388 | ||||||
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.2 | 89,520 | 2,155,642 | ||||||
Tiffany & Co.3 | 145,843 | 9,220,194 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 34,976 | 1,456,051 | ||||||
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. | 14,380 | 1,326,124 | ||||||
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.2 | 51,390 | 2,941,564 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Specialty Retail Continued | ||||||||
Zumiez, Inc.2 | 29,420 | $ | 744,620 | |||||
41,567,128 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—1.9% | ||||||||
Brunello Cucinelli SpA2 | 21,450 | 379,501 | ||||||
Burberry Group plc | 94,746 | 1,790,296 | ||||||
Coach, Inc. | 51,834 | 2,905,296 | ||||||
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Cl. A | 12,760 | 830,529 | ||||||
Luxottica Group SpA | 38,740 | 1,473,739 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | 53,140 | 8,637,179 | ||||||
Nike, Inc., Cl. B | 29,221 | 2,670,215 | ||||||
Prada SpA, Unsponsored ADR | 193,500 | 1,579,199 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp., Cl. A | 18,113 | 2,783,787 | ||||||
Salvatore Ferragamo Italia SpA | 23,008 | 467,305 | ||||||
Steven Madden Ltd.2 | 58,930 | 2,529,276 | ||||||
Swatch Group AG (The), Cl. B | 1,784 | 738,273 | ||||||
Tod’s SpA | 36,658 | 4,288,138 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc., Cl. A2 | 27,770 | 1,451,260 | ||||||
32,523,993 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples—7.0% | ||||||||
Beverages—2.4% | ||||||||
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS | 72,221 | 1,083,819 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, Sponsored ADR | 18,220 | 1,526,836 | ||||||
Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. B | 39,380 | 2,522,683 | ||||||
C&C Group plc | 348,771 | 1,669,898 | ||||||
Carlsberg AS, Cl. B | 61,080 | 5,269,223 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The)3 | 109,340 | 4,065,261 | ||||||
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, Sponsored ADR, Preference | 130,200 | 5,310,858 | ||||||
Diageo plc | 76,214 | 2,178,175 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV, Sponsored ADR | 21,110 | 1,912,777 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV, UBD | 932,466 | 8,396,040 | ||||||
Heineken NV | 38,902 | 2,398,348 | ||||||
Nigerian Breweries plc | 966,981 | 726,498 | ||||||
Pernod-Ricard SA | 16,890 | 1,817,680 | ||||||
SABMiller plc | 75,420 | 3,230,790 | ||||||
42,108,886 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing—1.4% | ||||||||
Almacenes Exito SA | 63,487 | 1,210,290 | ||||||
Almacenes Exito SA, GDR4 | 57,600 | 1,075,755 |
16 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing Continued | ||||||||
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | 20,572 | $ | 955,436 | |||||
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar, Sponsored ADR | 25,570 | 1,195,142 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 38,377 | 3,777,448 | ||||||
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. | 25,005 | 279,056 | ||||||
E-Mart Co. Ltd. | 15,957 | 3,460,325 | ||||||
Fresh Market, Inc. (The)2 | 30,000 | 1,701,300 | ||||||
Inretail Peru Corp.2,4 | 20,200 | 390,870 | ||||||
Magnit | 19,834 | 2,820,285 | ||||||
Magnit OJSC, Sponsored GDR | 22,200 | 790,650 | ||||||
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. | 53,446 | 2,227,742 | ||||||
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. | 32,000 | 43,520 | ||||||
Susser Holdings Corp.2 | 22,530 | 809,728 | ||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc.2 | 19,380 | 1,031,791 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, Series V | 436,070 | 1,283,166 | ||||||
Woolworths Ltd. | 35,687 | 1,089,496 | ||||||
24,142,000 | ||||||||
Food Products—1.7% | ||||||||
Annie’s, Inc.2 | 16,830 | 664,785 | ||||||
Aryzta AG | 37,792 | 1,886,962 | ||||||
Barry Callebaut AG | 1,493 | 1,425,187 | ||||||
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)2 | 9,390 | 542,742 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Cl. A | 12,150 | 749,169 | ||||||
Nestle SA | 109,773 | 6,966,159 | ||||||
Nestle SA, Sponsored ADR | 17,955 | 1,137,270 | ||||||
Smart Balance, Inc.2 | 83,600 | 994,840 | ||||||
Tingyi Holding Corp. (Cayman Islands) | 648,000 | 1,924,574 | ||||||
Unilever plc | 308,432 | 11,502,676 | ||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd. | 1,220,000 | 1,661,941 | ||||||
WhiteWave Foods Co., Cl. A2 | 10,780 | 177,547 | ||||||
29,633,852 | ||||||||
Household Products—0.8% | ||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co.3 | 107,586 | 11,292,227 | ||||||
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 137,146 | 1,395,552 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | 25,935 | 1,569,485 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk | 304,000 | 824,487 | ||||||
15,081,751 | ||||||||
Personal Products—0.5% | ||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. | 37,490 | 888,693 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 17 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Personal Products Continued | ||||||||
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.2 | 46,810 | $ | 2,208,496 | |||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Cl. A | 38,830 | 2,392,705 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA | 4,490 | 571,900 | ||||||
Marico Ltd. | 158,270 | 619,017 | ||||||
Natura Cosmeticos SA | 66,400 | 1,770,296 | ||||||
8,451,107 | ||||||||
Tobacco—0.2% | ||||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 39,423 | 3,491,301 | ||||||
Energy—4.0% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services—2.1% | ||||||||
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.2 | 39,090 | 1,868,502 | ||||||
Cameron International Corp.2 | 22,420 | 1,135,349 | ||||||
China Oilfield Services Ltd. | 150,000 | 283,740 | ||||||
Dril-Quip, Inc.2 | 19,530 | 1,352,648 | ||||||
Ensco plc, Cl. A | 61,160 | 3,536,271 | ||||||
Eurasia Drilling Co. Ltd., GDR | 21,890 | 759,918 | ||||||
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.2 | 45,860 | 1,023,137 | ||||||
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.2 | 18,510 | 641,186 | ||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 38,960 | 2,871,352 | ||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. | 11,540 | 603,888 | ||||||
Saipem SpA | 31,212 | 1,402,177 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 61,621 | 4,284,508 | ||||||
Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG | 11,677 | 1,126,805 | ||||||
Technip SA | 85,410 | 9,655,463 | ||||||
Tenaris SA, ADR | 39,080 | 1,470,190 | ||||||
Transocean Ltd. | 82,110 | 3,751,606 | ||||||
35,766,740 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.9% | ||||||||
Approach Resources, Inc.2 | 17,950 | 442,109 | ||||||
BG Group plc | 181,960 | 3,369,521 | ||||||
Cairn Energy plc | 85,677 | 387,549 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 29,472 | 3,248,109 | ||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. | 156,500 | 666,383 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 620,000 | 1,276,820 | ||||||
Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. | 11,780 | 389,918 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 21,143 | 1,927,607 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 34,410 | 3,269,294 | ||||||
NovaTek OAO, Sponsored GDR4,5 | 4,600 | 526,622 | ||||||
NovaTek OAO, Sponsored GDR5 | 17,400 | 1,992,007 |
18 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Continued | ||||||||
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.2 | 50,600 | $ | 1,486,122 | |||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 7,960 | 628,522 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored ADR | 49,500 | 1,016,235 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 55,046 | 2,595,969 | ||||||
Repsol YPF SA | 151,425 | 3,026,459 | ||||||
Rex Energy Corp.2 | 56,150 | 743,426 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell plc, ADR | 31,070 | 2,127,674 | ||||||
Total SA | 39,380 | 1,981,454 | ||||||
Tullow Oil plc | 110,380 | 2,500,904 | ||||||
33,602,704 | ||||||||
Financials—7.3% | ||||||||
Capital Markets—1.3% | ||||||||
BinckBank NV | 88,523 | 709,657 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG | 47,958 | 1,116,115 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 43,175 | 5,284,188 | ||||||
ICAP plc | 323,240 | 1,695,827 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd. | 88,270 | 2,146,726 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 22,386 | 1,453,747 | ||||||
Tullett Prebon plc | 255,960 | 1,128,476 | ||||||
UBS AG | 536,310 | 8,078,620 | ||||||
Walter Investment Management Corp.2 | 12,460 | 602,192 | ||||||
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.2 | 57,440 | 368,190 | ||||||
22,583,738 | ||||||||
Commercial Banks—2.7% | ||||||||
Akbank TAS | 202,215 | 974,693 | ||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 601,022 | 5,014,489 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco SA, Sponsored ADR | 40,300 | 631,098 | ||||||
Banco Davivienda SA, Preference | 55,678 | 686,946 | ||||||
Banco Santander Chile SA | 4,507,836 | 311,515 | ||||||
Bancolombia SA, Sponsored ADR | 10,230 | 654,925 | ||||||
Commercial International Bank | 142,728 | 887,307 | ||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 4,080 | 527,707 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SA de CV | 270,174 | 718,043 | ||||||
Guaranty Trust Bank plc | 2,866,834 | 360,316 | ||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR | 43,220 | 1,615,996 | ||||||
ICICI Bank Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 223,950 | 8,790,038 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR, Preference | 265,240 | 3,867,199 | ||||||
PrivateBancorp, Inc., CL. A | 117,810 | 1,903,810 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 19 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Commercial Banks Continued | ||||||||
Siam Commercial Bank Public Co. Ltd. | 160,400 | $ | 842,558 | |||||
Signature Bank2 | 20,250 | 1,442,610 | ||||||
Societe Generale SA, Cl. A | 42,290 | 1,354,461 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 51,612 | 637,572 | ||||||
Standard Chartered plc | 73,677 | 1,747,765 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 101,300 | 3,101,305 | ||||||
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.2 | 49,670 | 2,357,835 | ||||||
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | 204,620 | 977,153 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 87,158 | 2,894,517 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 105,914 | 3,568,243 | ||||||
Zenith Bank plc | 3,507,093 | 402,380 | ||||||
46,270,481 | ||||||||
Consumer Finance—0.2% | ||||||||
American Express Co. | 64,296 | 3,598,647 | ||||||
Diversified Financial Services—0.8% | ||||||||
BM&F BOVESPA SA | 1,064,000 | 6,810,271 | ||||||
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | 394,688 | 2,082,984 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 107,824 | 1,775,259 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 94,422 | 3,935,509 | ||||||
14,604,023 | ||||||||
Insurance—1.7% | ||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. | 379,200 | 1,499,665 | ||||||
Allianz SE | 52,674 | 6,530,997 | ||||||
Chubb Corp. | 26,878 | 2,069,068 | ||||||
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. | 3,511 | 4,046,248 | ||||||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Cl. A | 111,350 | 2,384,004 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 46,420 | 1,579,673 | ||||||
ProAssurance Corp. | 22,100 | 1,975,740 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 32,560 | 1,857,548 | ||||||
Prudential plc | 562,762 | 7,733,104 | ||||||
29,676,047 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs)—0.0% | ||||||||
Coresite Realty Corp. | 29,170 | 663,034 | ||||||
Real Estate Management & Development—0.4% | ||||||||
DLF Ltd. | 506,527 | 1,905,302 | ||||||
Hang Lung Group Ltd. | 98,500 | 582,735 | ||||||
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 285,570 | 991,829 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. | 5,333,103 | 1,877,169 | ||||||
Soho China Ltd. | 475,000 | 322,998 |
20 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Real Estate Management & Development Continued | ||||||||
Zillow, Inc., Cl. A2 | 26,880 | $ | 1,004,237 | |||||
6,684,270 | ||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.2% | ||||||||
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | 219,229 | 3,079,422 | ||||||
Health Care—6.4% | ||||||||
Biotechnology—1.4% | ||||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 | 9,050 | 817,939 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 55,680 | 4,818,826 | ||||||
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 | 30,790 | 663,525 | ||||||
Biogen Idec, Inc.2 | 1,330 | 183,833 | ||||||
Cepheid, Inc.2 | 39,550 | 1,198,761 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. | 50,500 | 2,482,199 | ||||||
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 | 43,240 | 1,854,996 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.2 | 48,870 | 3,282,109 | ||||||
Grifols SA2 | 86,558 | 3,002,245 | ||||||
Grifols SA, Cl. B2 | 11,665 | 294,830 | ||||||
Medivation, Inc.2 | 21,550 | 1,101,636 | ||||||
Theravance, Inc.2 | 97,710 | 2,199,452 | ||||||
ThromboGenics NV2 | 28,099 | 1,344,274 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 | 25,540 | 1,232,050 | ||||||
24,476,675 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.3% | ||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.2 | 5,130 | 136,355 | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc.3 | 41,829 | 2,619,750 | ||||||
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | 25,120 | 2,411,018 | ||||||
Covidien plc | 35,533 | 1,952,538 | ||||||
DiaSorin SpA | 28,024 | 940,405 | ||||||
Endologix, Inc.2 | 69,900 | 940,854 | ||||||
Essilor International SA | 15,680 | 1,413,501 | ||||||
Globus Medical, Inc., Cl. A2 | 12,770 | 219,133 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.2 | 25,380 | 538,310 | ||||||
Orthofix International NV2 | 31,030 | 1,230,650 | ||||||
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. | 100,000 | 135,225 | ||||||
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.2 | 35,310 | 2,021,851 | ||||||
Sonova Holding AG | 12,271 | 1,233,952 | ||||||
Straumann Holding AG | 2,096 | 258,596 | ||||||
Volcano Corp.2 | 13,260 | 379,501 | ||||||
William Demant Holding AS2 | 14,999 | 1,290,018 | ||||||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | 86,360 | 5,545,176 | ||||||
23,266,833 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 21 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services—1.2% | ||||||||
Aetna, Inc. | 137,300 | $ | 6,000,010 | |||||
Air Methods Corp.2 | 14,350 | 1,573,191 | ||||||
Amil Participacoes SA | 13,400 | 201,556 | ||||||
Catamaran Corp.2 | 25,600 | 1,207,296 | ||||||
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.2 | 16,780 | 1,762,236 | ||||||
Sinopharm Group Co. | 155,000 | 519,925 | ||||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | 118,200 | 1,589,375 | ||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc.2 | 55,140 | 1,467,275 | ||||||
WellPoint, Inc.3 | 114,120 | 6,993,274 | ||||||
21,314,138 | ||||||||
Health Care Technology—0.2% | ||||||||
athenahealth, Inc.2 | 5,370 | 345,237 | ||||||
Cerner Corp.2 | 9,330 | 710,853 | ||||||
Compugroup Medical AG | 30,741 | 557,826 | ||||||
Vocera Communications, Inc.2 | 39,430 | 1,060,273 | ||||||
2,674,189 | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.1% | ||||||||
ICON plc, Sponsored ADR2 | 32,300 | 760,342 | ||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.2 | 4,657 | 788,756 | ||||||
1,549,098 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—2.2% | ||||||||
Akorn, Inc.2 | 43,000 | 516,430 | ||||||
Allergan, Inc.3 | 57,079 | 5,132,544 | ||||||
Bayer AG | 72,757 | 6,336,249 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.3 | 123,217 | 4,096,965 | ||||||
BTG plc2 | 101,730 | 560,798 | ||||||
Cipla Ltd. | 65,682 | 445,531 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 14,590 | 709,512 | ||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc2 | 33,460 | 1,797,806 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 22,197 | 1,571,992 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk AS, Cl. B | 11,933 | 1,916,063 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk AS, Sponsored ADR | 14,104 | 2,260,730 | ||||||
Perrigo Co. | 13,230 | 1,521,582 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 121,224 | 3,014,841 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 46,498 | 8,942,115 | ||||||
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 27,649 | 357,209 | ||||||
39,180,367 |
22 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Industrials—8.0% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense—1.4% | ||||||||
B/E Aerospace, Inc.2 | 29,380 | $ | 1,324,744 | |||||
Embraer SA | 197,300 | 1,379,415 | ||||||
Embraer SA, ADR | 180,470 | 5,036,918 | ||||||
European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co. | 235,170 | 8,354,948 | ||||||
Hexcel Corp.2 | 49,950 | 1,276,722 | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 36,980 | 2,264,655 | ||||||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 7,850 | 1,358,600 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 4,820 | 642,072 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 38,032 | 2,972,581 | ||||||
24,610,655 | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics—0.2% | ||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Cl. B | 45,198 | 3,310,754 | ||||||
Building Products—0.5% | ||||||||
A.O. Smith Corp. | 13,800 | 838,626 | ||||||
Assa Abloy AB, Cl. B | 227,515 | 7,583,948 | ||||||
Nortek, Inc.2 | 2,919 | 173,710 | ||||||
8,596,284 | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.4% | ||||||||
ADT Corp. (The)2 | 19,741 | 819,449 | ||||||
Aggreko plc | 29,479 | 1,026,605 | ||||||
Clean Harbors, Inc.2 | 16,030 | 935,351 | ||||||
De La Rue plc | 41,450 | 708,370 | ||||||
Edenred | 14,870 | 430,284 | ||||||
Prosegur, Compania de Seguridad SA | 226,803 | 1,234,670 | ||||||
Tyco International Ltd. | 47,412 | 1,273,960 | ||||||
�� | 6,428,689 | |||||||
Construction & Engineering—0.4% | ||||||||
FLSmidth & Co. AS | 55,613 | 3,285,364 | ||||||
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV | 39,530 | 1,505,841 | ||||||
Leighton Holdings Ltd. | 57,000 | 1,055,611 | ||||||
Outotec OYJ | 7,453 | 364,662 | ||||||
Trevi Finanziaria Industriale SpA | 199,266 | 1,343,041 | ||||||
7,554,519 | ||||||||
Electrical Equipment—0.9% | ||||||||
ABB Ltd. | 63,765 | 1,148,907 | ||||||
Alstom | 27,880 | 952,196 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 74,930 | 3,628,860 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 23 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Electrical Equipment Continued | ||||||||
Legrand SA | 43,740 | $ | 1,684,924 | |||||
Nidec Corp. | 52,900 | 3,738,575 | ||||||
Prysmian SpA | 113,572 | 2,184,530 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SA | 25,870 | 1,617,378 | ||||||
14,955,370 | ||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates—1.2% | ||||||||
3M Co. | 64,560 | 5,655,456 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 29,130 | 1,506,895 | ||||||
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS | 270,309 | 717,808 | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 67,492 | 1,421,382 | ||||||
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. | 6,512 | 237,037 | ||||||
Siemens AG | 108,382 | 10,892,706 | ||||||
SM Investments Corp. | 64,459 | 1,256,477 | ||||||
21,687,761 | ||||||||
Machinery—1.1% | ||||||||
Aalberts Industries NV | 149,195 | 2,707,292 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB, Cl. A | 31,099 | 764,710 | ||||||
Chart Industries, Inc.2 | 25,770 | 1,824,258 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 15,967 | 1,494,192 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 13,375 | 1,142,760 | ||||||
Eaton Corp. | 42,770 | 2,019,599 | ||||||
Fanuc Ltd. | 23,500 | 3,768,396 | ||||||
Joy Global, Inc. | 16,504 | 1,030,675 | ||||||
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 14,056 | 1,105,645 | ||||||
Wabtec Corp. | 29,920 | 2,450,448 | ||||||
Weir Group plc (The) | 48,500 | 1,363,419 | ||||||
19,671,394 | ||||||||
Professional Services—0.4% | ||||||||
Acacia Research Corp.2 | 22,100 | 573,937 | ||||||
Advisory Board Co. (The)2 | 42,140 | 2,001,650 | ||||||
Experian plc | 233,402 | 4,030,212 | ||||||
On Assignment, Inc.2 | 58,310 | 1,112,555 | ||||||
7,718,354 | ||||||||
Road & Rail—0.5% | ||||||||
All America Latina Logistica | 121,700 | 553,658 | ||||||
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Cl. A2 | 18,220 | 1,320,403 | ||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 22,320 | 1,310,184 | ||||||
Kansas City Southern | 29,060 | 2,338,168 |
24 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Road & Rail Continued | ||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 28,831 | $ | 3,547,078 | |||||
9,069,491 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.8% | ||||||||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.2 | 78,070 | 2,524,784 | ||||||
Brenntag AG | 16,883 | 2,127,881 | ||||||
Bunzl plc | 156,768 | 2,593,109 | ||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | 75,260 | 1,145,457 | ||||||
United Rentals, Inc.2 | 33,820 | 1,375,121 | ||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 5,860 | 1,180,263 | ||||||
Wolseley plc | 47,556 | 2,078,997 | ||||||
13,025,612 | ||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure—0.2% | ||||||||
DP World Ltd.5 | 17,946 | 212,840 | ||||||
DP World Ltd.5 | 89,040 | 1,077,670 | ||||||
Koninklijke Vopak NV | 23,942 | 1,666,742 | ||||||
2,957,252 | ||||||||
Information Technology—14.6% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment—1.7% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 113,920 | 1,952,589 | ||||||
HTC Corp. | 29,600 | 213,799 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.2 | 231,670 | 3,838,772 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.2 | 14,190 | 780,166 | ||||||
Procera Networks, Inc.2 | 73,730 | 1,669,985 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc.3 | 120,084 | 7,033,920 | ||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares | 1,570,239 | 13,887,643 | ||||||
29,376,874 | ||||||||
Computers & Peripherals—1.0% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc.3 | 21,583 | 12,844,043 | ||||||
Fusion-io, Inc.2 | 76,910 | 1,815,076 | ||||||
Gemalto NV | 25,310 | 2,283,910 | ||||||
SanDisk Corp.2 | 9,210 | 384,610 | ||||||
Stratasys, Inc.2 | 13,800 | 920,046 | ||||||
18,247,685 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—1.6% | ||||||||
Corning, Inc.3 | 269,739 | 3,169,433 | ||||||
Hoya Corp. | 189,700 | 3,840,100 | ||||||
Ibiden Co. Ltd. | 19,400 | 244,231 | ||||||
IPG Photonics Corp.2 | 24,730 | 1,312,668 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 25 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Continued | ||||||||
Keyence Corp. | 24,450 | $ | 6,486,922 | |||||
Kyocera Corp. | 28,100 | 2,467,506 | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 89,900 | 4,369,435 | ||||||
Omron Corp. | 29,300 | 583,578 | ||||||
OSI Systems, Inc.2 | 39,610 | 3,139,093 | ||||||
Phoenix Mecano AG | 1,719 | 848,610 | ||||||
Synnex Technology International Corp. | 368,000 | 778,516 | ||||||
27,240,092 | ||||||||
Internet Software & Services—2.9% | ||||||||
Baidu, Inc., ADR2 | 34,920 | 3,723,170 | ||||||
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.2 | 76,730 | 2,147,673 | ||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.2 | 11,530 | 955,837 | ||||||
Demandware, Inc.2 | 22,610 | 671,291 | ||||||
eBay, Inc.2,3 | 303,797 | 14,670,357 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A2 | 131,520 | 2,777,045 | ||||||
Google, Inc., Cl. A2,3 | 16,559 | 11,256,311 | ||||||
Liquidity Services, Inc.2 | 37,720 | 1,555,196 | ||||||
Mail.ru Group Ltd., GDR | 15,800 | 526,930 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc. | 3,010 | 252,750 | ||||||
Netease.com, Inc., ADR2 | 21,580 | 1,165,320 | ||||||
NHN Corp. | 11,699 | 2,708,598 | ||||||
Telecity Group plc | 126,040 | 1,833,638 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 58,000 | 2,055,058 | ||||||
United Internet AG | 79,086 | 1,582,192 | ||||||
Web.com Group, Inc.2 | 62,100 | 979,938 | ||||||
Yandex NV, Cl. A2 | 71,440 | 1,663,123 | ||||||
Youku, Inc., Sponsored ADR2 | 22,830 | 452,034 | ||||||
50,976,461 | ||||||||
IT Services—1.3% | ||||||||
Accenture plc, Cl. A | 25,769 | 1,737,088 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 12,620 | 729,310 | ||||||
Cardtronics, Inc.2 | 53,870 | 1,530,447 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.2 | 10,830 | 811,600 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. | 188,822 | 8,268,636 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 20,213 | 3,932,035 | ||||||
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 56,756 | 1,387,592 | ||||||
Teradata Corp.2 | 17,300 | 1,181,763 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Cl. A | 17,608 | 2,443,286 | ||||||
WEX, Inc.2 | 5,610 | 413,906 | ||||||
22,435,663 |
26 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.1% | ||||||||
Altera Corp. | 225,330 | $ | 6,868,058 | |||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 27,550 | 1,077,481 | ||||||
ARM Holdings plc | 149,310 | 1,607,630 | ||||||
Avago Technologies Ltd. | 71,680 | 2,367,590 | ||||||
Broadcom Corp., Cl. A | 96,396 | 3,039,848 | ||||||
Cavium, Inc.2 | 23,560 | 781,721 | ||||||
Cirrus Logic, Inc.2 | 40,370 | 1,645,481 | ||||||
Epistar Corp. | 309,000 | 491,861 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 33,155 | 716,977 | ||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 239,550 | 6,593,614 | ||||||
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.2 | 26,820 | 2,064,335 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.2 | 60,290 | 1,171,435 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 1,865,000 | 5,662,833 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 89,758 | 2,521,302 | ||||||
36,610,166 | ||||||||
Software—4.0% | ||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc.2 | 164,660 | 5,598,440 | ||||||
Aspen Technology, Inc.2 | 114,770 | 2,844,001 | ||||||
Aveva Group plc | 33,600 | 1,079,026 | ||||||
BroadSoft, Inc.2 | 36,140 | 1,381,271 | ||||||
CommVault Systems, Inc.2 | 48,010 | 2,999,185 | ||||||
Dassault Systemes SA | 20,030 | 2,110,430 | ||||||
Ellie Mae, Inc.2 | 35,300 | 882,500 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.2 | 59,870 | 1,159,682 | ||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc.2 | 62,960 | 1,929,094 | ||||||
Imperva, Inc.2 | 36,890 | 1,163,142 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc.3 | 170,816 | 10,149,887 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp.3 | 261,471 | 7,461,075 | ||||||
NetSuite, Inc.2 | 51,620 | 3,278,386 | ||||||
Oracle Corp.3 | 82,613 | 2,565,134 | ||||||
Sage Group plc (The) | 329,170 | 1,650,445 | ||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc.2 | 7,950 | 1,160,541 | ||||||
SAP AG | 187,760 | 13,677,043 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.2 | 23,650 | 724,873 | ||||||
Sourcefire, Inc.2 | 21,290 | 910,999 | ||||||
Splunk, Inc.2 | 17,050 | 478,253 | ||||||
Temenos Group AG2 | 101,244 | 1,657,866 | ||||||
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)2 | 29,320 | 2,971,875 | ||||||
VMware, Inc., Cl. A2 | 12,275 | 1,040,552 | ||||||
68,873,700 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 27 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Materials—2.1% | ||||||||
Chemicals—1.4% | ||||||||
American Vanguard Corp. | 32,990 | $ | 1,178,733 | |||||
Asian Paints Ltd. | 9,922 | 711,020 | ||||||
Cytec Industries, Inc. | 20,020 | 1,377,776 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 42,053 | 2,926,889 | ||||||
Filtrona plc | 287,015 | 2,653,987 | ||||||
H.B. Fuller Co. | 22,940 | 697,376 | ||||||
Linde AG | 23,673 | 3,981,195 | ||||||
Monsanto Co. | 42,621 | 3,668,389 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 24,950 | 1,305,883 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. | 13,700 | 357,240 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 24,840 | 2,908,267 | ||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 7,890 | 837,997 | ||||||
Sika AG | 571 | 1,191,295 | ||||||
23,796,047 | ||||||||
Construction Materials—0.3% | ||||||||
Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 61,958 | 232,457 | ||||||
Cementos Argos SA | 8,023 | 38,368 | ||||||
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 39,180 | 2,075,365 | ||||||
James Hardie Industries SE, CDI | 321,400 | 3,079,413 | ||||||
PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk | 42,000 | 64,847 | ||||||
Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. | 5,043 | 186,997 | ||||||
5,677,447 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining—0.4% | ||||||||
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | 6,016 | 279,615 | ||||||
Anglo American plc | 70,142 | 2,161,431 | ||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 183,800 | 1,879,003 | ||||||
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 56,594 | 1,018,224 | ||||||
Real Gold Mining Ltd.2 | 273,000 | 49,936 | ||||||
Rio Tinto plc | 7,520 | 374,960 | ||||||
Vale SA, Sponsored ADR, Preference | 57,010 | 1,014,208 | ||||||
6,777,377 | ||||||||
Paper & Forest Products—0.0% | ||||||||
Catalyst Paper Corp.2 | 20,972 | 25,166 | ||||||
Telecommunication Services—1.2% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.5% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 39,708 | 1,373,500 | ||||||
BT Group plc | 1,153,518 | 3,955,695 | ||||||
Inmarsat plc | 182,460 | 1,668,043 |
28 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services Continued | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 17,713 | $ | 790,708 | |||||
7,787,946 | ||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.7% | ||||||||
America Movil SAB de CV, ADR, Series L3 | 188,030 | 4,755,279 | ||||||
KDDI Corp. | 76,000 | 5,902,504 | ||||||
MTN Group Ltd. | 105,504 | 1,902,337 | ||||||
12,560,120 | ||||||||
Utilities—0.3% | ||||||||
Electric Utilities—0.2% | ||||||||
Fortum OYJ | 119,438 | 2,209,120 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 20,487 | 1,435,319 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 27,010 | 763,033 | ||||||
4,407,472 | ||||||||
Energy Traders—0.1% | ||||||||
APR Energy plc | 82,430 | | 904,552 | | ||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $979,495,884) | 1,064,128,577 | |||||||
Preferred Stocks—0.0% | ||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% Cum., Series G, Non-Vtg. (Cost $433,736) | 473 | 455,824 | ||||||
Units | ||||||||
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0% | ||||||||
Duluth Metals Ltd. Wts., Strike Price $0.001, Exp. 1/18/132 (Cost $1,767) | 13,972 | — | ||||||
Principal Amount | ||||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—7.4% | ||||||||
Accellent, Inc., 10% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/1/17 | $ | 450,000 | 346,500 | |||||
Actuant Corp., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/15/22 | 465,000 | 482,438 | ||||||
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.25% Sr. Nts., 10/1/204 | 110,000 | 114,125 | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/224 | 220,000 | 176,000 | ||||||
AES Corp. (The): 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/1/21 | 205,000 | 230,113 | ||||||
8% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10/15/17 | 430,000 | 493,963 | ||||||
Affinion Group Holdings, Inc., 11.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/15 | 470,000 | 341,925 | ||||||
Affinion Group, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/18 | 1,045,000 | 859,513 | ||||||
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/29/154,6 | 1,032,786 | 1,027,622 | ||||||
Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., 9.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/18 | 265,000 | 286,863 | ||||||
AK Steel Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/15/20 | 400,000 | 348,000 | ||||||
Alere, Inc.: 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 2/1/16 | 450,000 | 471,375 | ||||||
8.625% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 10/1/18 | 450,000 | 474,750 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 29 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued | ||||||||
Aleris International, Inc.: 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/18 | $ | 605,000 | $ | 617,100 | ||||
7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/204 | 275,000 | 274,656 | ||||||
Alliance One International, Inc., 10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/16 | 345,000 | 357,938 | ||||||
Ally Financial, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/20 | 700,000 | 838,320 | ||||||
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/1/19 | 280,000 | 247,100 | ||||||
Alphabet Holding Co., Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/174,6 | 270,000 | 273,038 | ||||||
Altegrity, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/1/157 | 390,000 | 339,300 | ||||||
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/19 | 370,000 | 410,700 | ||||||
American Airlines 2011-2 Class A Pass-Through Trust, 8.625% Sec. Certificates, 4/15/23 | 1,043,546 | 1,090,506 | ||||||
American Seafoods Group LLC, 10.75% Sr. Sub. Nts., 5/15/164 | 320,000 | 327,200 | ||||||
AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/20/20 | 780,000 | 842,400 | ||||||
Anixter, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/19 | 290,000 | 306,675 | ||||||
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/17 | 610,000 | 675,575 | ||||||
Appleton Papers, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/154 | 525,000 | 559,125 | ||||||
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP/Atlas Pipeline Finance Corp.: 6.625% Sr. Nts., 10/1/204 | 225,000 | 234,000 | ||||||
8.75% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 6/15/18 | 405,000 | 435,375 | ||||||
Avaya, Inc., 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/194 | 770,000 | 706,475 | ||||||
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/19 | 325,000 | 356,281 | ||||||
BE Aerospace, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Nts., 10/1/20 | 325,000 | 362,375 | ||||||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/19 | 395,000 | 416,725 | ||||||
Berry Plastics Corp., 9.75% Sec. Nts., 1/15/21 | 740,000 | 843,600 | ||||||
Bill Barrett Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10/1/19 | 305,000 | 324,825 | ||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/18 | 735,000 | 762,563 | ||||||
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP/BreitBurn Finance Corp., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20 | 900,000 | 978,750 | ||||||
Building Materials Corp. of America, 6.75% Sr. Nts., 5/1/214 | 225,000 | 245,813 | ||||||
Bumble Bee Acquisition Corp., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/174 | 650,000 | 687,375 | ||||||
Burger King Corp., 9.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10/15/18 | 340,000 | 395,250 | ||||||
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/19 | 195,000 | 216,206 | ||||||
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 10% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/18 | 3,720,000 | 2,343,600 | ||||||
Calpine Corp.: 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/214 | 530,000 | 579,025 | ||||||
7.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/234 | 215,000 | 238,650 | ||||||
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/15 | 58 | 60 | ||||||
Catalyst Paper Corp.: 11.79% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/166,8 | 363,436 | 283,480 | ||||||
13% Sec. Nts., 12/15/167,9 | 92,528 | 89,752 | ||||||
Cenveo Corp., 8.875% Sec. Nts., 2/1/18 | 270,000 | 245,025 |
30 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued | ||||||||
Cequel Communications Escrow 1 LLC/Cequel Escrow Capital Corp., 6.375% Sr. Nts., 9/15/204 | $ | 700,000 | $ | 712,250 | ||||
Ceridian Corp., 11.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/15 | 345,000 | 338,100 | ||||||
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 9.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/20 | 700,000 | 799,750 | ||||||
Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP/CHKM Finance Corp., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/22 | 775,000 | 823,438 | ||||||
Chiron Merger Sub, Inc., 10.50% Sec. Nts., 11/1/184 | 460,000 | 492,200 | ||||||
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/20 | 215,000 | 227,631 | ||||||
Cimarex Energy Co., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/1/22 | 645,000 | 691,763 | ||||||
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.: | ||||||||
8.25% Sr. Nts., 10/15/17 | 535,000 | 575,125 | ||||||
8.75% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 3/15/18 | 370,000 | 375,550 | ||||||
CIT Group, Inc.: | ||||||||
4.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/17 | 140,000 | 144,231 | ||||||
5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/22 | 555,000 | 577,319 | ||||||
CKE Restaurants, Inc., 11.375% Sec. Nts., 7/15/18 | 298,000 | 344,563 | ||||||
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., 12.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/167 | 485,000 | 521,981 | ||||||
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/15/19 | 150,000 | 166,125 | ||||||
CNH Capital LLC, 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/164 | 180,000 | 195,300 | ||||||
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., 7.875% Sec. Nts., 4/15/19 | 400,000 | 395,500 | ||||||
Community Choice Financial, Inc., 10.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/19 | 345,000 | 337,238 | ||||||
Consolidated Container Co. LLC/Consolidated Container Capital, Inc., 10.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/204 | 160,000 | 170,800 | ||||||
Continental Resources, Inc., 5% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/22 | 470,000 | 497,025 | ||||||
Continental Rubber of America Corp., 4.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/15/194 | 150,000 | 153,600 | ||||||
Cricket Communications, Inc.: | ||||||||
7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20 | 645,000 | 668,381 | ||||||
10% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/15 | 335,000 | 352,588 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/234 | 275,000 | 285,656 | ||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/214 | 715,000 | 799,013 | ||||||
Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/1/19 | 480,000 | 471,600 | ||||||
Dean Foods Co., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/15/18 | 400,000 | 452,400 | ||||||
DineEquity, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10/30/18 | 400,000 | 452,500 | ||||||
DISH DBS Corp.: | ||||||||
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/22 | 450,000 | 474,750 | ||||||
7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/19 | 820,000 | 965,550 | ||||||
Drill Rigs Holdings, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/1/174 | 70,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
DynCorp International, Inc., 10.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/17 | 1,485,000 | 1,314,225 | ||||||
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/20 | 775,000 | 827,313 | ||||||
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 10% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/1/20 | 710,000 | 779,225 | ||||||
Entravision Communications Corp., 8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/17 | 744,000 | 808,170 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 31 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued | ||||||||
EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/1/224 | $ | 345,000 | $ | 358,800 | ||||
Equinox Holdings, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/167 | 260,000 | 277,550 | ||||||
FelCor Escrow Holdings LLC, 6.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/19 | 790,000 | 847,275 | ||||||
Ferro Corp., 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/18 | 105,000 | 97,388 | ||||||
FGI Operating Co. LLC/FGI Finance, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/204 | 765,000 | 833,850 | ||||||
First Data Corp.: 6.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/204 | 550,000 | 552,750 | ||||||
12.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/21 | 1,410,000 | 1,462,875 | ||||||
First Wind Capital LLC, 10.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/187 | 140,000 | 144,200 | ||||||
Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/19 | 300,000 | 279,750 | ||||||
Foresight Energy LLC, 9.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/174 | 470,000 | 487,625 | ||||||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.: 9.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/184 | 700,000 | 752,500 | ||||||
10.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/20 | 407,000 | 429,385 | ||||||
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc.: 5.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/31/194 | 290,000 | 306,675 | ||||||
5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/31/224 | 145,000 | 154,969 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp.: 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/17 | 375,000 | 434,063 | ||||||
8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20 | 250,000 | 290,000 | ||||||
General Cable Corp., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10/1/224 | 265,000 | 270,963 | ||||||
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 11.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/1/18 | 465,000 | 435,938 | ||||||
Getty Images, Inc., 7% Sr. Nts., 10/15/204,10 | 275,000 | 280,500 | ||||||
Global Geophysical Services, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/17 | 280,000 | 266,000 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 8/15/20 | 720,000 | 785,700 | ||||||
Gray Television, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/204 | 725,000 | 719,563 | ||||||
Grifols SA, 8.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/18 | 305,000 | 340,075 | ||||||
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/214,10 | 220,000 | 223,575 | ||||||
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 2/15/20 | 730,000 | 808,475 | ||||||
Hercules Offshore, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/174 | 390,000 | 403,650 | ||||||
Hertz Corp. (The), 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/18 | 565,000 | 615,850 | ||||||
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/18 | 350,000 | 355,250 | ||||||
Hiland Partners LP/Hiland Partners Finance Corp., 7.25% Sr. Nts., 10/1/204 | 100,000 | 104,500 | ||||||
HOA Restaurants Group LLC/HOA Finance Corp., 11.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/174 | 885,000 | 826,369 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc., 6.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/204 | 50,000 | 53,250 | ||||||
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., 5.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20 | 785,000 | 802,663 | ||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/21 | 1,130,000 | 1,220,400 | ||||||
Ineos Finance plc, 8.375% Sr. Sec. Bonds, 2/15/194 | 1,000,000 | 1,053,750 | ||||||
Infor US, Inc., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/19 | 145,000 | 160,950 | ||||||
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 11.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/4/17 | 725,000 | 763,969 |
32 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued | ||||||||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/20 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 426,500 | ||||
International Lease Finance Corp.: 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/15/15 | 490,000 | 553,578 | ||||||
8.75% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/17 | 905,000 | 1,061,248 | ||||||
iPayment, Inc., 10.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/18 | 760,000 | 672,600 | ||||||
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/19 | 795,000 | 855,619 | ||||||
ITC DeltaCom, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/16 | 1,425,000 | 1,539,000 | ||||||
J. Crew Group, Inc., 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/19 | 385,000 | 401,844 | ||||||
Jaguar Holding Co./Jaguar Merger Sub, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/194 | 320,000 | 359,200 | ||||||
Jaguar Land Rover plc, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5/15/184 | 205,000 | 219,350 | ||||||
Jarden Corp., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/22 | 90,000 | 97,200 | ||||||
JMC Steel Group, Inc., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/184 | 55,000 | 56,100 | ||||||
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 9.125% Sec. Nts., 11/15/204 | 170,000 | 177,650 | ||||||
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/19 | 935,000 | 920,975 | ||||||
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/17 | 430,000 | 466,550 | ||||||
Landry’s, Inc., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/204 | 765,000 | 809,944 | ||||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/1/194 | 690,000 | 727,088 | ||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/1/19 | 180,000 | 201,600 | ||||||
Levi Strauss & Co., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/15/20 | 370,000 | 406,075 | ||||||
Libbey Glass, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/204 | 280,000 | 299,600 | ||||||
Limited Brands, Inc., 5.625% Sr. Nts., 2/15/22 | 780,000 | 845,325 | ||||||
LIN Television Corp., 6.375% Sr. Nts., 1/15/214 | 110,000 | 111,925 | ||||||
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/20 | 1,355,000 | 1,488,806 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV, 6% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/21 | 285,000 | 330,956 | ||||||
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The), 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/20 | 1,050,000 | 1,183,875 | ||||||
Marquette Transportation Co./Marquette Transportation Finance Corp., 10.875% Sec. Nts., 1/15/17 | 1,105,000 | 1,160,250 | ||||||
MedAssets, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/18 | 105,000 | 114,450 | ||||||
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/214 | 915,000 | 985,913 | ||||||
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20 | 750,000 | 809,063 | ||||||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/15 | 900,000 | 960,750 | ||||||
MGM Resorts International, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/204 | 195,000 | 194,025 | ||||||
Michaels Stores, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/18 | 25,000 | 26,969 | ||||||
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/20 | 390,000 | 409,617 | ||||||
MPM Escrow LLC/MPM Finance Escrow Corp., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/204 | 220,000 | 216,425 | ||||||
MTR Gaming Group, Inc., 11.50% Sec. Nts., 8/1/19 | 316,575 | 332,404 | ||||||
Multiplan, Inc., 9.875% Sr. Nts., 9/1/184 | 105,000 | 116,025 | ||||||
Murray Energy Corp., 10.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/154 | 555,000 | 546,675 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 33 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued | ||||||||
Mylan, Inc.: 6% Sr. Nts., 11/15/184 | $ | 280,000 | $ | 299,600 | ||||
7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/204 | 700,000 | 793,625 | ||||||
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp.: 7.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/204 | 200,000 | 207,000 | ||||||
10.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/15 | 1,380,000 | 1,499,025 | ||||||
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/17 | 300,000 | 284,250 | ||||||
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance U.S., Inc., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/17 | 180,000 | 185,400 | ||||||
NewPage Corp., 11.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/31/148 | 115,000 | 55,775 | ||||||
Newport Television LLC/NTV Finance Corp., 13.75% Sr. Nts., 3/15/174,6 | 568,498 | 612,557 | ||||||
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/204,10 | 280,000 | 282,100 | ||||||
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc./Mission Broadcasting, Inc., 8.875% Sec. Nts., 4/15/17 | 710,000 | 777,450 | ||||||
Norske Skogindustrier ASA, 6.125% Unsec. Bonds, 10/15/154 | 590,000 | 501,500 | ||||||
Nortek, Inc.: 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/214 | 545,000 | 585,875 | ||||||
10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/18 | 800,000 | 891,000 | ||||||
Novelis, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/20 | 370,000 | 409,775 | ||||||
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/234 | 135,000 | 139,556 | ||||||
Nuveen Investments, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/204 | 355,000 | 359,438 | ||||||
Offshore Group Investment Ltd.: 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/194 | 700,000 | 693,000 | ||||||
11.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/15 | 291,000 | 320,464 | ||||||
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/22 | 1,055,000 | 1,155,225 | ||||||
Oncure Holdings, Inc., 11.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/17 | 465,000 | 290,625 | ||||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 8/15/19 | 625,000 | 701,563 | ||||||
Petco Holdings, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Nts., 10/15/174,6 | 275,000 | 277,406 | ||||||
PHH Corp., 9.25% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/16 | 300,000 | 348,000 | ||||||
Pinafore LLC/Pinafore, Inc., 9% Sec. Nts., 10/1/18 | 872,000 | 981,000 | ||||||
Ply Gem Industries, Inc.: 9.375% Sr. Nts., 4/15/174 | 520,000 | 547,300 | ||||||
8.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/18 | 515,000 | 552,338 | ||||||
Polymer Group, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/19 | 940,000 | 1,010,500 | ||||||
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20 | 775,000 | 833,125 | ||||||
PSS World Medical, Inc., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/1/22 | 180,000 | 215,775 | ||||||
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.: 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/15 | 385,000 | 376,338 | ||||||
11.75% Sr. Nts., 1/1/16 | 285,000 | 294,975 | ||||||
Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/15 | 285,000 | 274,669 | ||||||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.25% Sr. Nts., 5/15/18 | 1,620,000 | 1,617,975 | ||||||
Radiation Therapy Services, Inc.: 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/17 | 400,000 | 386,500 | ||||||
9.875% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 4/15/17 | 360,000 | 255,600 |
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Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued | ||||||||
Range Resources Corp., 8% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 5/15/19 | $ | 330,000 | $ | 366,300 | ||||
Realogy Corp.: 7.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/204 | 775,000 | 873,813 | ||||||
9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/204 | 395,000 | 446,350 | ||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Luxembourg SA: 5.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/204 | 350,000 | 354,375 | ||||||
9% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 4/15/19 | 395,000 | 401,913 | ||||||
Rite Aid Corp., 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/1/17 | 220,000 | 227,150 | ||||||
Rock-Tenn Co., 4.45% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/194 | 375,000 | 406,920 | ||||||
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/19 | 610,000 | 679,388 | ||||||
Samson Investment Co., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/204 | 595,000 | 630,700 | ||||||
SandRidge Energy, Inc.: 7.50% Sr. Nts., 2/15/234 | 555,000 | 577,200 | ||||||
8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/20 | 360,000 | 390,600 | ||||||
SBA Telecommunications, Inc., 5.75% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 7/15/204 | 215,000 | 224,406 | ||||||
Schaeffler Finance BV, 8.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/194 | 390,000 | 437,288 | ||||||
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/15/20 | 100,000 | 109,125 | ||||||
Seagate HDD (Cayman), 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/21 | 650,000 | 682,500 | ||||||
Select Medical Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 2/1/15 | 74,000 | 74,833 | ||||||
ServiceMaster Co.: | ||||||||
7% Sr. Nts., 8/15/204 | 335,000 | 340,025 | ||||||
8% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 2/15/20 | 235,000 | 247,925 | ||||||
SESI LLC, 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/19 | 105,000 | 112,875 | ||||||
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.: | ||||||||
6.125% Sr. Nts., 10/1/224 | 705,000 | 731,438 | ||||||
8.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/15/18 | 255,000 | 285,600 | ||||||
SM Energy Co., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/1/23 | 350,000 | 367,500 | ||||||
Southern States Cooperative, Inc., 11.25% Sr. Nts., 5/15/154 | 470,000 | 492,913 | ||||||
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/18 | 330,000 | 374,550 | ||||||
Speedy Cash, Inc., 10.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/15/184 | 455,000 | 485,713 | ||||||
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC/SPL Logistics Finance Corp., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/1/204 | 685,000 | 731,238 | ||||||
Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.90% Nts., Series J, 12/15/17 | 515,000 | 455,775 | ||||||
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/28 | 490,000 | 503,475 | ||||||
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/184 | 335,000 | 414,563 | ||||||
STHI Holding Corp., 8% Sec. Nts., 3/15/184 | 305,000 | 327,875 | ||||||
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.: | ||||||||
7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/18 | 185,000 | 200,031 | ||||||
7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/20 | 400,000 | 436,500 | ||||||
Terex Corp., 8% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/15/17 | 750,000 | 784,688 | ||||||
Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 5.875% Sr. Nts., 10/1/204 | 195,000 | 202,800 | ||||||
Thermadyne Holdings Corp., 9% Sr. Sec. Nts., 12/15/17 | 710,000 | 752,600 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 35 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued | ||||||||
Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/17 | $ | 287,000 | $ | 320,005 | ||||
TMX Finance LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp., 13.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/15/15 | 355,000 | 395,825 | ||||||
Tower Automotive Holdings USA LLC/TA Holdings Finance, Inc., 10.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/1/174 | 1,411,000 | 1,539,754 | ||||||
TransDigm, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 12/15/18 | 980,000 | 1,085,350 | ||||||
UCI International, Inc., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/19 | 240,000 | 239,100 | ||||||
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW Gmb H, 7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 3/15/19 | 335,000 | 370,175 | ||||||
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/15/204 | 155,000 | 161,200 | ||||||
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/204 | 630,000 | 670,950 | ||||||
UPCB Finance V Ltd., 7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/15/214 | 695,000 | 767,975 | ||||||
UPCB Finance VI Ltd., 6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/224 | 765,000 | 822,375 | ||||||
UR Financing Escrow Corp.: | ||||||||
7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/204 | 950,000 | 1,031,938 | ||||||
7.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/224 | 240,000 | 263,700 | ||||||
US Airways 2011-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust, 7.125% Sec. Certificates, 10/22/23 | 566,093 | 628,363 | ||||||
US Oncology, Inc., Escrow Shares (related to 9.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 8/15/17)8 | 225,000 | 5,625 | ||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.: | ||||||||
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/184 | 265,000 | 283,881 | ||||||
7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/224 | 300,000 | 326,250 | ||||||
Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC/Vanguard Holding Co. II, Inc., 8% Sr. Nts., 2/1/18 | 500,000 | 522,500 | ||||||
Venoco, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/19 | 480,000 | 424,800 | ||||||
Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.: | ||||||||
8.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/19 | 925,000 | 351,500 | ||||||
11.375% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., Series B, 8/1/16 | 77,000 | 35,420 | ||||||
11.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/15/194 | 781,000 | 511,555 | ||||||
ViaSat, Inc., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/15/20 | 756,000 | 793,800 | ||||||
Viking Cruises Ltd., 8.50% Sr. Nts., 10/15/224 | 220,000 | 228,250 | ||||||
Visteon Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/19 | 860,000 | 889,025 | ||||||
Wallace Theater Holdings, Inc., 12.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/134,9 | 430,000 | 427,850 | ||||||
Warner Chilcott Co. LLC/Warner Chilcott Finance LL C, 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/18 | 330,000 | 349,800 | ||||||
West Corp., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/18 | 695,000 | 728,013 | ||||||
Western Express, Inc., 12.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/15/154 | 535,000 | 347,750 | ||||||
Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/15/184 | 810,000 | 793,800 | ||||||
Windstream Corp., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 6/1/224 | 325,000 | 346,125 | ||||||
Xerium Technologies, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/18 | 430,000 | 365,500 | ||||||
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.: 8.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 1/1/20 | 165,000 | 181,500 | ||||||
10.125% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/1/20 | 110,000 | | 123,475 | | ||||
Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $127,366,687) | 129,585,482 |
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Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—0.1% | ||||||||
Leap Wireless International, Inc., 4.50% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/14 | $ | 480,000 | $ | 465,300 | ||||
Navistar International Corp., 3% Cv. Sr. Sub. Nts., 10/15/14 | 380,000 | | 332,975 | | ||||
Total Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $799,300) | 798,275 | |||||||
Corporate Loans—0.5% | ||||||||
Affinion Group, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 5%, 10/9/169 | 389,004 | 367,366 | ||||||
Atlantic Broadband Finance LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 10/4/199 | 260,000 | 270,400 | ||||||
ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Debtor in Possession, Tranche NM, 8.50%, 2/23/149,10 | 12,894 | 12,539 | ||||||
ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Debtor in Possession, Delayed Draw, 8.50%, 2/27/149,10 | 128,936 | 117,839 | ||||||
ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Debtor in Possession, 8.50%, 2/17/149,10 | 193,170 | 174,980 | ||||||
Autoparts Holdings Ltd., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 7/29/179 | 283,643 | 282,580 | ||||||
BJ’S Wholesale Club, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 3/29/199,10 | 235,000 | 240,464 | ||||||
Brock Holdings III, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10%, 3/16/189 | 280,000 | 280,700 | ||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 8.50%, 12/2/179 | 111,264 | 112,100 | ||||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.862%, 1/29/169 | 625,009 | 519,246 | ||||||
Crestwood Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 9.75%, 3/26/189 | 379,958 | 385,657 | ||||||
Deltek, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10%, 10/10/199,10 | 105,000 | 106,225 | ||||||
iStar Financial, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche A2, 7%, 3/19/179 | 780,000 | 809,250 | ||||||
Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities Term Loan, 11%, 9/2/199 | 470,000 | 501,725 | ||||||
Navistar, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 7%, 8/17/179 | 220,000 | 221,788 | ||||||
Nuveen Investments, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 2/28/199 | 890,000 | 899,641 | ||||||
OneLink Communications/San Juan Cable LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10%, 6/9/189 | 510,000 | 522,750 | ||||||
PQ Corp., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.712%, 7/30/159 | 845,000 | 840,423 | ||||||
Revel Entertainment LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 9%, 2/17/179,10 | 723,087 | 430,237 | ||||||
Springleaf Financial Funding Co., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/179 | 425,000 | 419,688 | ||||||
SUPERVALU, Inc., Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 8%, 8/1/189 | 703,238 | 709,893 |
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 37 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||||
Corporate Loans Continued | ||||||||||||||||
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Non-Extended Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 1st Lien Term Loan: | ||||||||||||||||
3.719%, 10/10/149 | $ | 831,408 | $ | 561,720 | ||||||||||||
3.938%, 10/10/149 | 133,592 | | 90,258 | | ||||||||||||
Total Corporate Loans (Cost $8,891,893) | 8,877,469 | |||||||||||||||
Loan Participations—0.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Entegra Holdings LLC, Sr. Sec. Credit Facilities 3rd Lien Term Loan, Tranche B, 3.743%, 10/19/156,9,10 (Cost $1,004) | 4,754 | 2,781 | ||||||||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Structured Securities—0.0% | ||||||||||||||||
UBS AG, Vietnam Dairy Products JSC Equity Linked Nts., 1/31/137 (Cost $246,890) | 60,000 | 357,930 | ||||||||||||||
Expiration Date | Strike Price | Contracts | ||||||||||||||
Options Purchased—0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Dollar (AUD) Put2 | 11/30/12 | 1 AUD per 0.930 USD | 150,000,000 | 42 | ||||||||||||
Australian Dollar (AUD) Put2 | 11/30/12 | 1 AUD per 0.970 USD | 50,000,000 | 2,426 | ||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (The) Call2 | 11/16/12 | $1,510.000 | 5,500 | 192,500 | ||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (The) Call2 | 1/2/13 | 1,525.000 | 3,620 | 590,060 | ||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (The) Put2 | 11/16/12 | 1,395.000 | 2,000 | 3,100,000 | ||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (The) Put2 | 11/16/12 | 1,300.000 | 1,000 | 180,000 | ||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (The) Put2 | 1/2/13 | 1,350.000 | 1,810 | 3,629,050 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Nts., 10 yr. Futures, 12/19/12 Call2 | 11/26/12 | 134.500 | 4,400 | 687,500 | ||||||||||||
Total Options Purchased (Cost $14,783,773) | 8,381,578 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Investment Companies—29.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.18%1,11 | 43,821,965 | 43,821,965 | ||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC1 | 9,251,612 | 113,522,312 | ||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC1 | 23,240,748 | 301,024,019 | ||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y1 | 4,997,580 | 50,075,752 | ||||||||||||||
Total Investment Companies (Cost $504,724,067) | 508,444,048 | |||||||||||||||
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,653,646,744) | 99.7 | % | 1,736,023,752 | |||||||||||||
Other Assets Net of Liabilities | 0.3 | 4,600,660 | ||||||||||||||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | $ | 1,740,624,412 | ||||||||||||
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Footnotes to Statement of Investments
1. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended October 31, 2012, 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 October 31, 2011 | Gross Additions | Gross Reductions | Shares October 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Ltd.a | 2,921 | — | — | 2,921 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E | — | 571,085,744 | 527,263,779 | 43,821,965 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC | 9,251,612 | — | — | 9,251,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | 25,188,463 | — | 1,947,715 | 23,240,748 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y | — | 4,997,580 | — | 4,997,580 | ||||||||||||||||||
Value | Income | Realized Loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Ltd.a | $ | 14,991,788 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E | 43,821,965 | 104,065 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC | 113,522,312 | 9,444,972 | b | 3,332,632 | b | |||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | 301,024,019 | 21,166,773 | c | 4,189,668 | c | |||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y | 50,075,752 | 80,847 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 523,435,836 | $ | 30,796,657 | $ | 7,522,300 | |||||||||||||||||
a. Investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes and individual financial statements of the entity included herein.
b. Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC.
c. Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC.
2. Non-income producing security.
3. All or a portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements with respect to outstanding written options. The aggregate market value of such securities is $126,678,989. See Note 6 of the accompanying Notes.
4. 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 $44,018,306 or 2.53% of the Fund’s net assets as of October 31, 2012.
5. The Fund holds securities which have been issued by the same entity and that trade on separate exchanges.
6. Interest or dividend is paid-in-kind, when applicable.
7. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities as of October 31, 2012 was $1,730,713, which represents 0.10% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 7 of the accompanying Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Dates | Cost | Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||
Altegrity, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/1/15 | 3/6/12 | $ | 378,387 | $ | 339,300 | $ | (39,087 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Catalyst Paper Corp., 13% Sec. Nts., 12/15/16 | 9/6/12 | 83,255 | 89,752 | 6,497 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., 12.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/16 | 5/3/11-2/21/12 | 503,261 | 521,981 | 18,720 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equinox Holdings, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 2/1/16 | 9/15/10-12/20/11 | 266,369 | 277,550 | 11,181 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Wind Capital LLC, 10.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/18 | 6/7/11-2/8/12 | 140,659 | 144,200 | 3,541 | ||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG, Vietnam Dairy Products JSC Equity Linked Nts. | 1/31/12 | 246,890 | 357,930 | 111,040 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,618,821 | $ | 1,730,713 | $ | 111,892 | |||||||||||||||||
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 39 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
8. This security is not accruing income because the issuer has missed an interest payment on it and/or is not anticipated to make future interest and/or principal payments. The rate shown is the original contractual interest rate. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
9. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.
10. All or a portion of the security position is when-issued or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after October 31, 2012. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
11. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of October 31, 2012.
Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:
Geographic Holdings | Value | Percent | ||||||
United States | $ | 1,170,199,640 | 67.4 | % | ||||
United Kingdom | 79,151,984 | 4.6 | ||||||
Germany | 55,028,746 | 3.2 | ||||||
France | 53,446,737 | 3.1 | ||||||
Japan | 40,511,984 | 2.3 | ||||||
Switzerland | 37,460,456 | 2.2 | ||||||
India | 35,251,903 | 2.0 | ||||||
Brazil | 33,269,986 | 1.9 | ||||||
Spain | 24,495,213 | 1.4 | ||||||
Sweden | 22,755,539 | 1.3 | ||||||
Mexico | 21,892,213 | 1.3 | ||||||
Italy | 17,778,599 | 1.0 | ||||||
China | 17,730,287 | 1.0 | ||||||
Denmark | 14,021,398 | 0.8 | ||||||
The Netherlands | 10,909,186 | 0.6 | ||||||
Russia | 9,079,535 | 0.5 | ||||||
Australia | 8,830,352 | 0.5 | ||||||
Ireland | 7,462,191 | 0.4 | ||||||
Korea, Republic of South | 7,160,768 | 0.4 | ||||||
Taiwan | 7,147,009 | 0.4 | ||||||
Turkey | 6,791,893 | 0.4 | ||||||
Hong Kong | 6,142,069 | 0.4 | ||||||
Canada | 6,082,931 | 0.4 | ||||||
Jersey, Channel Islands | 4,030,212 | 0.2 | ||||||
Bermuda | 3,883,814 | 0.2 | ||||||
Philippines | 3,858,061 | 0.2 | ||||||
South Africa | 3,837,748 | 0.2 | ||||||
Colombia | 3,666,284 | 0.2 | ||||||
Belgium | 2,871,110 | 0.2 | ||||||
Finland | 2,573,782 | 0.2 | ||||||
Singapore | 2,367,590 | 0.1 | ||||||
Indonesia | 2,259,636 | 0.1 | ||||||
Luxembourg | 2,234,159 | 0.1 | ||||||
Israel | 2,064,335 | 0.1 | ||||||
Nigeria | 1,489,194 | 0.1 | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | 1,290,510 | 0.1 | ||||||
Netherlands Antilles | 1,230,650 | 0.1 | ||||||
Austria | 1,126,805 | 0.1 | ||||||
Peru | 918,577 | 0.1 | ||||||
Egypt | 887,307 | 0.1 | ||||||
Thailand | 842,558 | 0.1 | ||||||
Malaysia | 517,170 | — | ||||||
Norway | 501,500 | — | ||||||
Vietnam | 357,930 | — | ||||||
Chile | 311,515 | — |
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Geographic Holdings | Value | Percent | ||||||
Argentina | $ | 252,750 | — | % | ||||
Mongolia | 49,936 | — | ||||||
Total | $ | 1,736,023,752 | 100.0 | % | ||||
Futures Contracts as of October 31, 2012 are as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contract Description | Buy/Sell | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CBOE Volatility Index | Buy | 1,960 | 11/20/12 | $ | 37,142,000 | $ | 3,039,427 | ||||||||||||||||||
CBOE Volatility Index | Sell | 3,000 | 2/12/13 | 63,600,000 | (531,261 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 E-Mini Index | Sell | 646 | 12/21/12 | 45,439,640 | 160,090 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,668,256 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spot Currency Exchange Contracts as of October 31, 2012 are as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Broker/Contract Description | Buy/Sell | Contract Amount (000’s) | Expiration Date | Value | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized Depreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South African Rand (ZAR) | Sell | 109 | ZAR | 11/2/12 | $ | 12,587 | $ | 24 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Turkish Lira (TRY) | Sell | 58 | TRY | 11/1/12 | 32,214 | — | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Philippines Peso (PHP) | Sell | 2,284 | PHP | 11/5/12-11/7/12 | 55,441 | — | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
South Korean Won (KRW) | Sell | 3,342 | KRW | 11/1/12-11/2/12 | 3,065 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro (EUR) | Buy | 6 | EUR | 11/1/12 | 7,361 | 36 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South African Rand (ZAR) | Sell | 154 | ZAR | 11/1/12 | 17,722 | — | 106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nomura Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro (EUR) | Buy | 21 | EUR | 11/1/12 | 27,593 | 137 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RBS Greenwich Capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Pound Sterling (GBP) | Buy | — | GBP | 11/1/12 | 758 | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
State Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South African Rand (ZAR) | Sell | 182 | ZAR | 11/2/12-11/5/12 | 20,966 | 46 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total unrealized appreciation and depreciation | $ | 243 | $ | 240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written Options as of October 31, 2012 are as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Type | Number of Contracts | Exercise Price | Expiration Date | Premiums Received | Value | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (The) | Put | 1,500 | $ | 1,350.000 | 1/18/13 | $ | 3,025,456 | $ | (3,810,000 | ) | $ | (784,544 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (The) | Put | 1,000 | 1,350.000 | 11/16/12 | 706,971 | (600,000 | ) | 106,971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 3,732,427 | $ | (4,410,000 | ) | $ | (677,573 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 41 |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES October 31, 2012
Assets | ||||
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments: | ||||
Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,132,020,934) | $ | 1,212,587,916 | ||
Affiliated companies (cost $504,724,067) | 508,444,048 | |||
Wholly-owned subsidiary (cost $16,901,743) | | 14,991,788 | | |
1,736,023,752 | ||||
Cash | 1,515,144 | |||
Cash—foreign currencies (cost $104,995) | 104,995 | |||
Cash used for collateral on futures | 8,740,000 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 243 | |||
Receivables and other assets: | ||||
Interest and dividends | 4,268,945 | |||
Futures margins | 1,397,840 | |||
Investments sold (including $184,413 sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis) | 1,125,738 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest sold | 136,394 | |||
Other | | 221,783 | | |
Total assets | 1,753,534,834 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Appreciated options written, at value (premiums received $706,971) | 600,000 | |||
Depreciated options written, at value (premiums received $3,025,456) | 3,810,000 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 240 | |||
Payables and other liabilities: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed | 3,235,244 | |||
Investments purchased (including $837,531 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis) | 1,882,617 | |||
Futures margins | 1,050,000 | |||
Trustees’ compensation | 929,804 | |||
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees | 456,381 | |||
Distribution and service plan fees | 366,014 | |||
Shareholder communications | 222,511 | |||
Foreign capital gains tax | 31,757 | |||
Other | | 325,854 | | |
Total liabilities | 12,910,422 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 1,740,624,412 | | |
Composition of Net Assets | ||||
Par value of shares of beneficial interest | $ | 1,191,490 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,542,101,455 | |||
Accumulated net investment income | 7,380,460 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions | (894,378,953 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | 84,329,960 | | |
Net Assets | $ | 1,740,624,412 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | ||||
Class A Shares: | ||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $1,294,433,492 and 88,051,553 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 14.70 | ||
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price) | $ | 15.60 | ||
Class B Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $102,130,727 and 7,143,961 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 14.30 | ||
Class C Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $267,392,116 and 18,690,201 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 14.31 | ||
Class I Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $9,806 and 668 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 14.69 | ||
Class N Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $44,699,953 and 3,087,141 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 14.48 | ||
Class Y Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $31,958,318 and 2,175,512 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 14.69 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 43 |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended October 31, 2012
Allocation of Income and Expenses from Master Funds1 | ||||
Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC: | ||||
Interest | $ | 9,434,867 | ||
Dividends | 10,105 | |||
Expenses2 | | (451,080 | ) | |
Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC | 8,993,892 | |||
Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC: | ||||
Interest | 21,119,110 | |||
Dividends | 47,663 | |||
Expenses3 | | (944,552 | ) | |
Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | | 20,222,221 | | |
Total allocation of net investment income from master funds | 29,216,113 | |||
Investment Income | ||||
Dividends: | ||||
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,445,959) | 24,321,188 | |||
Affiliated companies | 184,912 | |||
Interest | 12,470,111 | |||
Other income | | 71,133 | | |
Total investment income | 37,047,344 | |||
Expenses | ||||
Management fees | 14,442,776 | |||
Distribution and service plan fees: | ||||
Class A | 3,346,643 | |||
Class B | 1,192,394 | |||
Class C | 2,837,143 | |||
Class N | 249,538 | |||
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees: | ||||
Class A | 4,030,450 | |||
Class B | 575,864 | |||
Class C | 737,310 | |||
Class I | 2 | |||
Class N | 149,802 | |||
Class Y | 64,151 | |||
Shareholder communications: | ||||
Class A | 382,806 | |||
Class B | 52,709 | |||
Class C | 69,717 | |||
Class N | 8,478 | |||
Class Y | 2,138 | |||
Custodian fees and expenses | 159,019 | |||
Trustees’ compensation | 32,342 | |||
Administration service fees | 1,500 | |||
Other | | 253,062 | | |
Total expenses | 28,587,844 | |||
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses | | (1,742,821 | ) | |
Net expenses | 26,845,023 | |||
Net Investment Income | 39,418,434 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investments from unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options exercised)/(net of foreign capital gains tax of $118,082) | $ | (40,675,920 | ) | |
Wholly-owned subsidiary | 2,168,123 | |||
Closing and expiration of option contracts written | 22,461,957 | |||
Closing and expiration of futures contracts | (61,338,967 | ) | ||
Foreign currency transactions | (7,801,793 | ) | ||
Swap contracts | (20,568,781 | ) | ||
Net realized loss allocated from: | ||||
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC | (3,332,632 | ) | ||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | | (4,189,668 | ) | |
Total net realized loss | (113,277,681 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | 73,908,603 | |||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (19,784,240 | ) | ||
Futures contracts | 39,690,592 | |||
Option contracts written | (1,825,750 | ) | ||
Swap contracts | 10,428 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/deprecation allocated from: | ||||
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC | 3,753,820 | |||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | | 9,935,945 | | |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 105,689,398 | |||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 31,830,151 | |
1. The Fund invests in certain affiliated mutual funds that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
2. Net of expense waivers and/or reimbursements of $4,943.
3. Net of expense waivers and/or reimbursements of $11,392.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 45 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 39,418,434 | $ | 49,178,798 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (113,277,681 | ) | 156,502,573 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | 105,689,398 | | | (206,035,687 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 31,830,151 | (354,316 | ) | |||||
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||
Dividends from net investment income: | ||||||||
Class A | (38,679,363 | ) | (22,925,802 | ) | ||||
Class B | (2,919,364 | ) | (2,010,647 | ) | ||||
Class C | (6,712,090 | ) | (3,222,475 | ) | ||||
Class I | (88 | ) | — | |||||
Class N | (1,366,280 | ) | (790,473 | ) | ||||
Class Y | | (1,081,900 | ) | | (682,706 | ) | ||
(50,759,085 | ) | (29,632,103 | ) | |||||
Beneficial Interest Transactions | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions: | ||||||||
Class A | (166,010,634 | ) | (127,647,712 | ) | ||||
Class B | (41,375,306 | ) | (131,463,391 | ) | ||||
Class C | (43,203,473 | ) | (44,130,394 | ) | ||||
Class I | 10,000 | — | ||||||
Class N | (10,975,835 | ) | (12,319,889 | ) | ||||
Class Y | | (4,042,075 | ) | | 1,220,053 | | ||
(265,597,323 | ) | (314,341,333 | ) | |||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Total decrease | (284,526,257 | ) | (344,327,752 | ) | ||||
Beginning of period | | 2,025,150,669 | | | 2,369,478,421 | | ||
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $7,380,460 and $37,004,832, respectively) | $ | 1,740,624,412 | | $ | 2,025,150,669 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
46 | OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND |
Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.81 | $ | 15.08 | $ | 13.05 | $ | 10.69 | $ | 19.18 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | .33 | .36 | .18 | .16 | .27 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.04 | ) | | (.41 | ) | | 1.96 | | | 2.36 | | | (6.28 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | .29 | (.05 | ) | 2.14 | 2.52 | (6.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.40 | ) | (.22 | ) | (.11 | ) | (.16 | ) | (.29 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2.19 | ) | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (.40 | ) | (.22 | ) | (.11 | ) | (.16 | ) | (2.48 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.70 | | $ | 14.81 | | $ | 15.08 | | $ | 13.05 | | $ | 10.69 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 2.14 | % | (0.37 | )% | 16.44 | % | 24.06 | % | (35.52 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $1,294,433 | $1,473,322 | $1,623,802 | $1,584,420 | $1,525,472 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $1,358,002 | $1,589,726 | $1,619,840 | $1,450,251 | $2,364,088 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.30 | %5 | 2.36 | %5 | 1.29 | %5 | 1.44 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 1.45 | %5,6 | 1.43 | %5,6 | 1.37 | %5,7 | 1.48 | % | 1.27 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 1.37 | %5,8 | 1.35 | %5,8 | 1.37 | %5 | 1.42 | % | 1.26 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 59 | % | 77 | % | 204 | %9 | 232 | %9 | 128 | %9 |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.47 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.45 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 1.37 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.39 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.37 | % |
9. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase Transactions | Sale Transactions | |||||||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | $ | 125,339,102 | $ | 124,699,026 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | $ | 878,270,714 | $ | 1,182,457,896 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | $ | 2,211,283,531 | $ | 1,943,632,589 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | 47 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class B | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.43 | $ | 14.73 | $ | 12.77 | $ | 10.47 | $ | 18.81 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | .21 | .23 | .06 | .08 | .15 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.03 | ) | | (.41 | ) | | 1.91 | | | 2.32 | | | (6.15 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | .18 | (.18 | ) | 1.97 | 2.40 | (6.00 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.31 | ) | (.12 | ) | (.01 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.15 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2.19 | ) | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (.31 | ) | (.12 | ) | (.01 | ) | (.10 | ) | (2.34 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.30 | | $ | 14.43 | | $ | 14.73 | | $ | 12.77 | | $ | 10.47 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 1.36 | % | (1.25 | )% | 15.45 | % | 23.17 | % | (36.03 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $102,131 | $145,291 | $277,243 | $353,853 | $410,268 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $119,580 | $224,604 | $309,274 | $357,111 | $765,095 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.47 | %5 | 1.53 | %5 | 0.46 | %5 | 0.71 | % | 1.04 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 2.40 | %5,6 | 2.42 | %5,6 | 2.33 | %5,7 | 2.44 | % | 2.06 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 2.19 | %5,8 | 2.20 | %5,8 | 2.18 | %5 | 2.20 | % | 2.05 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 59 | % | 77 | % | 204 | %9 | 232 | %9 | 128 | %9 |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.42 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 2.44 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 2.33 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.21 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 2.22 | % |
9. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase Transactions | Sale Transactions | |||||||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | $ | 125,339,102 | $ | 124,699,026 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | $ | 878,270,714 | $ | 1,182,457,896 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | $ | 2,211,283,531 | $ | 1,943,632,589 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.44 | $ | 14.73 | $ | 12.77 | $ | 10.47 | $ | 18.81 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | .22 | .25 | .08 | .08 | .16 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.03 | ) | | (.40 | ) | | 1.90 | | | 2.32 | | | (6.14 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | .19 | (.15 | ) | 1.98 | 2.40 | (5.98 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.32 | ) | (.14 | ) | (.02 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.17 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2.19 | ) | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (.32 | ) | (.14 | ) | (.02 | ) | (.10 | ) | (2.36 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.31 | | $ | 14.44 | | $ | 14.73 | | $ | 12.77 | | $ | 10.47 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 1.45 | % | (1.08 | )% | 15.55 | % | 23.23 | % | (35.95 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $267,392 | $313,963 | $363,252 | $366,167 | $373,380 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $284,820 | $350,372 | $366,311 | $343,726 | $621,258 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.59 | %5 | 1.65 | %5 | 0.57 | %5 | 0.74 | % | 1.10 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 2.16 | %5,6 | 2.14 | %5,6 | 2.08 | %5,7 | 2.19 | % | 2.00 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 2.08 | %5,8 | 2.06 | %5,8 | 2.08 | %5 | 2.14 | % | 1.99 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 59 | % | 77 | % | 204 | %9 | 232 | %9 | 128 | %9 |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.18 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 2.16 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 2.08 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.10 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 2.08 | % |
9. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase Transactions | Sale Transactions | |||||||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | $ | 125,339,102 | $ | 124,699,026 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | $ | 878,270,714 | $ | 1,182,457,896 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | $ | 2,211,283,531 | $ | 1,943,632,589 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Class I | Period Ended October 31, 20121 | |||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 14.98 | |||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income2 | .37 | |||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (.53 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations | (.16 | ) | ||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.13 | ) | ||
Distributions from net realized gain | — | |||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (.13 | ) | ||
Net asset value, end of period | $14.69 | |||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | (1.04 | )% | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $10 | |||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $10 | |||
Ratios to average net assets:4, 5 | ||||
Net investment income | 3.79 | % | ||
Total expenses | 0.93 | %6 | ||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 0.88 | %7 | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 59 | % |
1. For the period from February 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to October 31, 2012.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Period Ended October 31, 2012 | 0.95 | % |
7. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Period Ended October 31, 2012 | 0.90 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class N | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.60 | $ | 14.86 | $ | 12.87 | $ | 10.54 | $ | 18.94 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | .29 | .32 | .14 | .14 | .23 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.04 | ) | | (.39 | ) | | 1.93 | | | 2.33 | | | (6.20 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | .25 | (.07 | ) | 2.07 | 2.47 | (5.97 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.37 | ) | (.19 | ) | (.08 | ) | (.14 | ) | (.24 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2.19 | ) | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (.37 | ) | (.19 | ) | (.08 | ) | (.14 | ) | (2.43 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.48 | | $ | 14.60 | | $ | 14.86 | | $ | 12.87 | | $ | 10.54 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 1.86 | % | (0.55 | )% | 16.09 | % | 23.89 | % | (35.69 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $44,700 | $56,284 | $69,338 | $74,293 | $ 76,475 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $50,331 | $63,592 | $71,783 | $70,697 | $125,526 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.06 | %5 | 2.13 | %5 | 1.03 | %5 | 1.26 | % | 1.57 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 1.69 | %5,6 | 1.66 | %5,6 | 1.61 | %5,7 | 1.69 | % | 1.53 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 1.61 | %5,8 | 1.58 | %5,8 | 1.61 | %5 | 1.62 | % | 1.52 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 59 | % | 77 | % | 204 | %9 | 232 | %9 | 128 | %9 |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.71 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.68 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 1.61 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.63 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.60 | % |
9. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase Transactions | Sale Transactions | |||||||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | $ | 125,339,102 | $ | 124,699,026 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | $ | 878,270,714 | $ | 1,182,457,896 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | $ | 2,211,283,531 | $ | 1,943,632,589 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.80 | $ | 15.07 | $ | 13.05 | $ | 10.68 | $ | 19.18 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | .38 | .42 | .23 | .25 | .31 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.03 | ) | | (.42 | ) | | 1.95 | | | 2.34 | | | (6.28 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | .35 | — | 2.18 | 2.59 | (5.97 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (.46 | ) | (.27 | ) | (.16 | ) | (.22 | ) | (.34 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2.19 | ) | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (.46 | ) | (.27 | ) | (.16 | ) | (.22 | ) | (2.53 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.69 | | $ | 14.80 | | $ | 15.07 | | $ | 13.05 | | $ | 10.68 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 2.53 | % | (0.04 | )% | 16.80 | % | 24.83 | % | (35.35 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $31,958 | $36,291 | $35,843 | $35,737 | $ 82,551 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $33,356 | $38,475 | $35,361 | $42,026 | $165,149 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.66 | %5 | 2.71 | %5 | 1.64 | %5 | 2.25 | % | 2.12 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 1.08 | %5,6 | 1.10 | %5,6 | 1.01 | %5,7 | 1.00 | % | 0.98 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 1.00 | %5,8 | 1.02 | %5,8 | 1.01 | %5 | 0.85 | % | 0.97 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 59 | % | 77 | % | 204 | %9 | 232 | %9 | 128 | %9 |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.10 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.12 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 1.01 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.02 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.04 | % |
9. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase Transactions | Sale Transactions | |||||||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | $ | 125,339,102 | $ | 124,699,026 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | $ | 878,270,714 | $ | 1,182,457,896 | ||||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | $ | 2,211,283,531 | $ | 1,943,632,589 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a combination of growth of capital and investment income. The Fund’s primary objective is growth of capital. The Fund’s investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”).
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class N and Class Y shares, and previously offered Class B shares for new purchase through June 29, 2012. Subsequent to that date, no new purchases of Class B shares will be permitted, however reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds will be allowed. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class N shares are sold, and Class B shares were sold, without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class N shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, 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 A, B, C and N shares have separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay fees. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay such fees. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase. Class I shares were first publicly offered on February 28, 2012.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Structured Securities. The Fund invests in structured securities whose market values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The structured securities are often leveraged, increasing the volatility of each note’s market value relative to the change in the underlying linked financial element or event. Fluctuations in value of these securities are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured security is sold or matures.
Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund may purchase securities on a “when-issued” basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “delayed delivery” refers to securities whose terms and
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a when-issued basis normally takes place within six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value to the extent the Fund executes such transactions while remaining substantially fully invested. When the Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to complete the transaction. Their failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain or dispose of the security at a price and yield it considers advantageous. The Fund may also sell securities that it purchased on a when-issued basis or forward commitment prior to settlement of the original purchase.
As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had purchased securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and sold securities issued on a delayed delivery basis as follows:
When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis Transactions | ||||
Purchased securities | $ | 837,531 | ||
Sold securities | 184,413 |
Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities that have missed an interest payment, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers or underlying obligors subsequently miss an interest payment. Information concerning securities not accruing interest as of October 31, 2012 is as follows:
Cost | $ | 611,277 | ||
Market Value | $ | 344,880 | ||
Market Value as a % of Net Assets | 0.02 | % |
Investment in Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Ltd. The Fund has established a Cayman Islands company that is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity related futures, options and swap contracts), exchange traded funds and certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. Investments in the Subsidiary are expected to provide the Fund with exposure to commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements that apply to the Fund. The Subsidiary is subject to the same investment restrictions and guidelines, and follows the same compliance policies and procedures, as the Fund. The Fund wholly owns and controls the Subsidiary, and the Fund and Subsidiary are both managed by the Manager.
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The Fund does not consolidate the assets, liabilities, capital or operations of the Subsidiary into its financial statements. Rather, the Subsidiary is separately presented as an investment in the Fund’s Statement of Investments. Shares of the Subsidiary are valued at their net asset value per share. Gains or losses on withdrawals of capital from the Subsidiary by the Fund are recognized on an average cost basis. Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is recorded in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Fund’s Statement of Operations. Distributions received from the Subsidiary are recorded as income on the ex-dividend date.
For tax purposes, the Subsidiary is an exempted Cayman investment company. The Subsidiary has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes through September of 2030. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, the Subsidiary is a Controlled Foreign Corporation and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax. However, as a wholly-owned Controlled Foreign Corporation, the Subsidiary’s net income and capital gain, to the extent of its earnings and profits, will be included each year in the Fund’s investment company taxable income. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Subsidiary has a deficit of $1,904,615 in its taxable earnings and profits. In addition, any in-kind capital contributions made by the Fund to the Subsidiary will result in the Fund recognizing taxable gain to the extent of unrealized gain, if any, on securities transferred to the Subsidiary while any unrealized losses on securities so transferred will not be recognized at the time of transfer.
Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market 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. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Manager is also the investment adviser of IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its 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 IMMF.
Investment in Oppenheimer Master Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate. Certain of these entities in which the Fund invests are mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes, specifically Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC (the “Master Funds”). Each Master Fund 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 Master Fund than in another, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that Master Fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
The investment objective of Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC is to seek as high a level of current income and preservation of capital as is consistent with investing primarily in loans and other debt securities. The investment objective of Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC is to seek a high level of current income principally derived from interest on debt securities. The Fund’s investments in the Master Funds are included in the Statement of Investments. The Fund recognizes income and gain/(loss) on its investments in each Master Fund according to its allocated pro-rata share, based on its relative proportion of total outstanding Master Fund shares held, of the total net income earned and the net gain/(loss) realized on investments sold by the Master Funds. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of the Master 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 Master Funds.
Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the Exchange, normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.
Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, exchange rate fluctuations between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, including investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
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.
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
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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 remain 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.
Undistributed Net Investment Income | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | Accumulated Loss Carryforward1,2,3 | Net Unrealized Appreciation Based on Cost of Securities and Other Investments for Federal Income Tax Purposes | |||||||||
$8,035,714 | $ | — | $ | 895,054,839 | $ | 86,927,893 |
1. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had $895,054,839 of net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.
Expiring | ||||
2016 | $ | 427,992,945 | ||
2017 | 410,473,446 | |||
No expiration | 56,588,448 | |||
Total | $ | 895,054,839 | ||
2. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.
3. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $102,473,000 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.
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 may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. 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.
Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for October 31, 2012. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.
Reduction to Accumulated Net Investment Income | Reduction to Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments | |||
$18,283,721 | $ | 18,283,721 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 was as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 50,759,085 | $ | 29,632,103 |
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 as of October 31, 2012 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.
Federal tax cost of securities | $ | 1,648,108,893 | ||
Federal tax cost of other investments | (75,335,426 | ) | ||
Total federal tax cost | $ | 1,572,773,467 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 172,995,988 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (86,068,095 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 86,927,893 | ||
Certain foreign countries impose a tax on capital gains which is accrued by the Fund based on unrealized appreciation, if any, on affected securities. The tax is paid when the gain is realized.
Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s independent trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active independent trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:
Projected Benefit Obligations Increased | $ | — | ||
Payments Made to Retired Trustees | 87,639 | |||
Accumulated Liability as of October 31, 2012 | 751,739 |
The Board of Trustees 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
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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.
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 and paid quarterly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually.
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 overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. 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 (except for the investments in the Subsidiary) 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.
Other. 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
1. 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.
2. 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.
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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 “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.
Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward currency rates obtained from third party pricing services. When the settlement date of a contract is an interim date for which a quotation is not available, interpolated values are derived using the nearest dated forward currency rate.
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.
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. | |
Structured securities | Relevant market information such as the price of underlying financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, or the occurrence of other specific events. | |
Swaps | Relevant market information, including underlying reference assets such as credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates. |
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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Securities Valuation Continued
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 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). |
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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 as of October 31, 2012 based on valuation input level:
Level 1— Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Assets Table | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at Value: | ||||||||||||||||
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary | $ | — | $ | 14,991,788 | $ | — | $ | 14,991,788 | ||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 173,503,207 | 3,443,164 | �� | — | 176,946,371 | |||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 117,065,107 | 5,843,790 | — | 122,908,897 | ||||||||||||
Energy | 55,158,614 | 14,210,830 | — | 69,369,444 | ||||||||||||
Financials | 103,058,346 | 24,101,316 | — | 127,159,662 | ||||||||||||
Health Care | 105,953,738 | 6,507,562 | — | 112,461,300 | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 129,632,286 | 9,953,849 | — | 139,586,135 | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 229,996,732 | 23,763,909 | — | 253,760,641 | ||||||||||||
Materials | 31,449,869 | 4,751,066 | 75,102 | 36,276,037 | ||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services | 20,348,066 | — | — | 20,348,066 | ||||||||||||
Utilities | 5,312,024 | — | — | 5,312,024 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | — | 455,824 | — | 455,824 | ||||||||||||
Rights, Warrants and Certificates | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | — | 129,495,730 | 89,752 | 129,585,482 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | — | 798,275 | — | 798,275 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Loans | — | 8,877,469 | — | 8,877,469 | ||||||||||||
Loan Participations | — | 2,781 | — | 2,781 | ||||||||||||
Structured Securities | — | 357,930 | — | 357,930 | ||||||||||||
Options Purchased | 8,379,110 | 2,468 | — | 8,381,578 | ||||||||||||
Investment Companies | 93,897,717 | 414,546,331 | — | 508,444,048 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments, at Value | 1,073,754,816 | 662,104,082 | 164,854 | 1,736,023,752 | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | 243 | — | 243 | ||||||||||||
Futures margins | 1,397,840 | — | — | 1,397,840 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 1,075,152,656 | $ | 662,104,325 | $ | 164,854 | $ | 1,737,421,835 | ||||||||
Liabilities Table | ||||||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | — | $ | (240 | ) | $ | — | $ | (240 | ) | ||||||
Futures margins | (1,050,000 | ) | — | — | (1,050,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Appreciated options written, at value | (600,000 | ) | — | — | (600,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciated options written, at value | (3,810,000 | ) | — | — | (3,810,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Total Liabilities | $ | (5,460,000 | ) | $ | (240 | ) | $ | — | $ | (5,460,240 | ) | |||||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Securities Valuation Continued
Currency contracts and forwards, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. Futures, if any, are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.
The table below shows the transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the reporting period.
Transfers into Level 1* | Transfers out of Level 2* | |||||||
Assets Table | ||||||||
Investments, at Value: | ||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | $ | 44,005,208 | $ | (44,005,208 | ) | |||
Consumer Staples | 32,891,538 | (32,891,538 | ) | |||||
Energy | 23,468,336 | (23,468,336 | ) | |||||
Financials | 36,265,002 | (36,265,002 | ) | |||||
Health Care | 18,609,470 | (18,609,470 | ) | |||||
Industrials | 82,304,984 | (82,304,984 | ) | |||||
Information Technology | 70,772,220 | (70,772,220 | ) | |||||
Materials | 27,448,199 | (27,448,199 | ) | |||||
Telecommunication Services | 7,313,538 | (7,313,538 | ) | |||||
Total Assets | $ | 343,078,495 | $ | (343,078,495 | ) | |||
*Transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to the presence of a readily available unadjusted quoted market price.
There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies of the Fund during the period.
The net asset value per share of the Subsidiary is determined as of the close of the Exchange, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. The net asset value per share is determined by dividing the value of the Subsidiary’s net assets by the number of shares that are outstanding. The Subsidiary values its investments in the same manner as the Fund as described above.
3. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.01 par value shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 20121 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 6,186,094 | $ | 89,391,648 | 11,987,920 | $ | 184,486,971 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 2,536,241 | 35,191,179 | 1,369,109 | 21,097,577 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (20,139,844 | ) | (290,593,461 | ) | (21,570,759 | ) | (333,232,260 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (11,417,509 | ) | $ | (166,010,634 | ) | (8,213,730 | ) | $ | (127,647,712 | ) | ||||||
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Year Ended October 31, 20121 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 677,904 | $ | 9,518,836 | 1,700,256 | $ | 25,706,890 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 212,801 | 2,857,091 | 104,548 | 1,579,688 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,812,455 | ) | (53,751,233 | ) | (10,563,507 | ) | (158,749,969 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (2,921,750 | ) | $ | (41,375,306 | ) | (8,758,703 | ) | $ | (131,463,391 | ) | ||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 1,141,628 | $ | 16,027,162 | 1,675,906 | $ | 25,201,566 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 438,553 | 5,895,435 | 184,840 | 2,793,185 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (4,630,592 | ) | (65,126,070 | ) | (4,782,759 | ) | (72,125,145 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (3,050,411 | ) | $ | (43,203,473 | ) | (2,922,013 | ) | $ | (44,130,394 | ) | ||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 668 | $ | 10,000 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Net increase | 668 | $ | 10,000 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 466,084 | $ | 6,589,420 | 623,347 | $ | 9,532,968 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 95,060 | 1,295,451 | 49,188 | 748,184 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,330,243 | ) | (18,860,706 | ) | (1,481,801 | ) | (22,601,041 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (769,099 | ) | $ | (10,975,835 | ) | (809,266 | ) | $ | (12,319,889 | ) | ||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 332,081 | $ | 4,772,898 | 675,537 | $ | 10,559,481 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 70,696 | 982,947 | 40,314 | 620,142 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (678,963 | ) | (9,797,920 | ) | (642,429 | ) | (9,959,570 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (276,186 | ) | $ | (4,042,075 | ) | 73,422 | $ | 1,220,053 | ||||||||
1. For the year ended October 31, 2012 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares, and for the period from February 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to October 31, 2012 for Class I shares.
4. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in the Subsidiary and IMMF, for the year ended October 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Investment securities | $ | 1,029,451,951 | $ | 1,377,627,565 | ||||
U.S. government and government agency obligations | 461,300 | 464,824 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
Fee Schedule | ||||
Up to $1.0 billion | 0.80 | % | ||
Next $2.0 billion | 0.76 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.71 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.66 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.60 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.55 | |||
Next $2.0 billion | 0.50 | |||
Over $9.0 billion | 0.48 |
Administration Service Fees. The Fund pays the Manager a fee of $1,500 per year for preparing and filing the Fund’s tax returns.
Transfer Agent Fees. OppenheimerFunds Services (“OFS”), a division of the Manager, acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays OFS a per account fee. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund paid $5,469,151 to OFS for services to the Fund.
Additionally, Class Y shares are subject to minimum fees of $10,000 annually for assets of $10 million or more. The Class Y shares are subject to the minimum fees in the event that the per account fee does not equal or exceed the applicable minimum fees. OFS may voluntarily waive the minimum fees.
Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.
Distribution and Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares. Under the Plan, the Fund pays a service fee to the Distributor at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal services and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Under the Plan, the Fund may also pay an asset-based sales charge to the Distributor. However, the Fund’s Board has currently set the rate at zero. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class B, Class C and Class N shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to compensate the Distributor for its services in connection with the distribution of those shares and servicing accounts. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares daily net assets and 0.25% on Class N shares daily net assets.
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The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan. If either the Class B, Class C or Class N plan is terminated by the Fund or by the shareholders of a class, the Board of Trustees and its independent trustees must determine whether the Distributor shall be entitled to payment from the Fund of all or a portion of the service fee and/or asset-based sales charge in respect to shares sold prior to the effective date of such termination. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distributor determines its uncompensated expenses under the Plans at calendar quarter ends. The Distributor’s aggregate uncompensated expenses under the Plans at September 30, 2012 were as follows:
Class B | $ | 30,231,377 | ||
Class C | 34,719,256 | |||
Class N | 6,548,284 |
Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.
Year Ended | Class A Front-End | Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class B Contingent | Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class N Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | |||||||||||||||
October 31, 2012 | $ | 240,794 | $ | 37 | $ | 227,338 | $ | 11,363 | $ | 35 |
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee it receives from the Subsidiary. This undertaking will continue in effect for so long as the Fund invests in the Subsidiary and may not be terminated unless approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Manager waived $206,668.
The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investments in IMMF and Master Funds. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $1,384,369 for management fees.
OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees for Classes B, C, N and Y shares to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class; this limit also applied to Class A shares prior to January 1, 2012. Effective January 1, 2012, OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for Class A shares to 0.30% of average annual net assets of the class.
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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates Continued
During the year ended October 31, 2012, OFS waived transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:
Class B | $ | 151,784 |
Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time; some may not be modified or terminated until after one year from the date of the current prospectus, as indicated therein.
6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments
The Fund’s investment objectives not only permit the Fund to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return 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. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity and debt securities: they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This 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.
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,
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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.
The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. 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.
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. 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.
Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.
Counterparty Credit Risk. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund’s derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. As of October 31, 2012, the maximum amount of loss that the Fund would incur if the counterparties to its derivative transactions failed to perform would be $2,711, which represents gross payments to be received by the Fund on these derivative contracts were they to be unwound as of period end. To reduce this risk the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc.
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master agreements, which allow the Fund to net unrealized appreciation and depreciation for certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. The amount of loss that the Fund would incur taking into account these master netting arrangements would be $2,468 as of October 31, 2012. In addition, the Fund may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Fund.
As of October 31, 2012 the Fund has required certain counterparties to post collateral of $171,543.
Credit Related Contingent Features. The Fund’s agreements with derivative counterparties have several credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and or a percentage decrease in the Fund’s Net Asset Value or NAV. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements which govern certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options and swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.
Valuations of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2012 are as follows:
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Value | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Value | ||||||||||
Equity contracts | Futures margins | $ | 25,840 | * | ||||||||||
Volatility contracts | Futures margins | 1,372,000 | * | Futures margins | $ | 1,050,000 | * | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 243 | Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 240 | ||||||||||
Equity contracts | Appreciated options written, at value | 600,000 | ||||||||||||
Equity contracts | Depreciated options written, at value | 3,810,000 | ||||||||||||
Equity contracts | Investments, at value | 7,691,610 | ** | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Investments, at value | 2,468 | ** | |||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | Investments, at value | 687,500 | ** | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 9,779,661 | $ | 5,460,240 | ||||||||||
*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.
**Amounts relate to purchased options.
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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives for as Hedging Instruments | Investments on options | Closing and of option | Closing and of futures | Foreign currency transactions | Swap contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (20,285 | ) | $ | (20,285 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity contracts | (15,669,017 | ) | 20,746,703 | (67,016,223 | ) | — | (20,548,496 | ) | (82,487,033 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | (7,007,054 | ) | 1,123,528 | — | (1,083,913 | ) | — | (6,967,439 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | (3,101,578 | ) | — | 212,060 | — | — | (2,889,518 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Volatility contracts | — | 591,726 | 5,465,196 | — | — | 6,056,922 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (25,777,649 | ) | $ | 22,461,957 | $ | (61,338,967 | ) | $ | (1,083,913 | ) | $ | (20,568,781 | ) | $ | (86,307,353 | ) | |||||||
*Includes purchased option contracts, purchased swaption contracts and written option contracts exercised, if any.
Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | Investments* | Option contracts written | Futures contracts | Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | Swap contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10,428 | $ | 10,428 | ||||||||||||
Equity contracts | (19,576,840 | ) | (753,104 | ) | 37,170,288 | — | — | 16,840,344 | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | (287,924 | ) | (1,072,646 | ) | — | (15,015 | ) | — | (1,375,585 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | (1,168,830 | ) | — | 12,138 | — | — | (1,156,692 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Volatility contracts | — | — | 2,508,166 | — | — | 2,508,166 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (21,033,594 | ) | $ | (1,825,750 | ) | $ | 39,690,592 | $ | (15,015 | ) | $ | 10,428 | $ | 16,826,661 | |||||||||
*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date.
Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable or payable and in the Statement of Operations within the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). At contract close, the difference between the original cost of the contract and the value at the close date is recorded as a realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund has purchased and sold certain forward foreign currency exchange contracts of different currencies in order to acquire currencies to pay for or sell currencies to acquire related foreign securities purchase and sale transactions, respectively, or to convert foreign
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currencies to U.S. dollars from related foreign securities transactions. These foreign currency exchange contracts are negotiated at the current spot exchange rate with settlement typically within two business days thereafter.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell of $2,770,441 and $5,281,824, respectively.
Additional associated risk to the Fund includes counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty will default.
Futures Contracts
A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a 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 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.
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. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses.
Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Statement of Investments. Cash held by the broker 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 purchased futures contracts on various bonds and notes to increase exposure to interest rate risk.
The Fund has sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes to decrease exposure to interest rate risk.
The Fund has sold futures contracts on various equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk.
The Fund has sold futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related volatility indexes, in order to decrease exposure to volatility risk.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $21,139,793 and $214,322,102 on futures contracts purchased and sold, respectively.
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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.
Option Activity
The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.
Options are valued daily based upon the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the option is traded. The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund has purchased put options on currencies to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased call options on treasury and/or euro futures to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased put options on treasury and/or euro futures to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased call options on volatility indexes to increase exposure to volatility risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the level of the underlying volatility index increases relative to the strike price.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $21,215,476 and $4,186,280 on purchased call options and purchased put options, respectively.
Options written, if any, are reported in a schedule following the Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover potential obligations with respect to outstanding written options are noted in the Statement of Investments.
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The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised.
The Fund also has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract.
The Fund has written put options on currencies to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has written put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has written call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has written call options on volatility indexes to decrease exposure to volatility risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the level of the underlying volatility index decreases relative to the strike price.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $30,214 and $2,574,020 on written call options and written put options, respectively.
Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk for over-the-counter options and liquidity risk.
Written option activity for the year ended October 31, 2012 was as follows:
Call Options | Put Options | |||||||||||||||
Number of Contracts | Amount of Premiums | Number of Contracts | Amount of Premiums | |||||||||||||
Options outstanding as of October 31, 2011 | 1,150 | $ | 133,965 | 26,612,326 | $ | 1,304,125 | ||||||||||
Options written | 20,057 | 2,255,586 | 25,295 | 36,036,261 | ||||||||||||
Options closed or expired | (20,926 | ) | (2,365,160 | ) | (26,634,835 | ) | (33,575,212 | ) | ||||||||
Options exercised | (281 | ) | (24,391 | ) | (286 | ) | (32,747 | ) | ||||||||
Options outstanding as of October 31, 2012 | — | $ | — | 2,500 | $ | 3,732,427 | ||||||||||
Swap Contracts
The Fund may enter into swap contract agreements with a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows based on either specified reference rates, or the occurrence of a credit event, over a specified period. Such contracts may include interest rate, equity, debt, index, total return, credit and currency swaps.
Swaps are marked to market daily using primarily quotations from pricing services, counterparties and brokers. Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the
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Statement of Investments. The values of swap contracts are aggregated by positive and negative values and disclosed separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by contracts in unrealized appreciation and depreciation positions. Upfront payments paid or received, if any, affect the value of the respective swap. Therefore, to determine the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps, upfront payments paid should be subtracted from, while upfront payments received should be added to, the value of contracts reported as an asset on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Conversely, upfront payments paid should be added to, while upfront payments received should be subtracted from the value of contracts reported as a liability. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the accrued interest due to (owed by) the Fund at termination or settlement. The net change in this amount during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations.
Swap contract agreements are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying reference asset. Swap contracts are typically more attractively priced compared to similar investments in related cash securities because they isolate the risk to one market risk factor and eliminate the other market risk factors. Investments in cash securities (for instance bonds) have exposure to multiple risk factors (credit and interest rate risk). Because swaps require little or no initial cash investment, they can expose the Fund to substantial risk in the isolated market risk factor.
Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection on a debt security against a defined-issuer credit event, such as the issuer’s failure to make timely payments of interest or principal on the debt security, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps either by buying or selling protection on a single security or a basket of securities (the “reference asset”).
The buyer of protection pays a periodic fee to the seller of protection based on the notional amount of debt securities underlying the swap contract. The seller of protection agrees to compensate the buyer of protection for future potential losses as a result of a credit event on the reference asset. The contract effectively transfers the credit event risk of the reference asset from the buyer of protection to the seller of protection.
The ongoing value of the contract will fluctuate throughout the term of the contract based primarily on the credit risk of the reference asset. If the credit quality of the reference asset improves relative to the credit quality at contract initiation, the buyer of protection may have an unrealized loss greater than the anticipated periodic fee owed. This unrealized loss would be the result of current credit protection being cheaper than the cost of credit protection at contract initiation. If the buyer elects to terminate the contract prior to its maturity, and there has been no credit event, this
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unrealized loss will become realized. If the contract is held to maturity, and there has been no credit event, the realized loss will be equal to the periodic fee paid over the life of the contract.
If there is a credit event, the buyer of protection can exercise its rights under the contract and receive a payment from the seller of protection equal to the notional amount of the reference asset less the market value of the reference asset. Upon exercise of the contract the difference between the value of the underlying reference asset and the notional amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) and is included on the Statement of Operations.
The Fund has sold credit protection through credit default swaps to increase exposure to the credit risk of individual securities and/or, indexes that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractive in the bond market.
For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $48,846 on credit default swaps to sell protection.
Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.
As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had no such credit default swaps outstanding.
Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on asset or non-asset references. One cash flow is typically based on a non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index) and the other on the total return of a reference asset (such as a security or a basket of securities). The total return of the reference asset typically includes appreciation or depreciation on the reference asset, plus any interest or dividend payments.
Total return swap contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying financial instrument or index. Total return swaps are less standard in structure than other types of swaps and can isolate and/or, include multiple types of market risk factors including equity risk, credit risk, and interest rate risk.
The Fund has entered into total return swaps on various equity securities or indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. These equity risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay an amount equal to the positive price movement of securities or an index multiplied by the notional amount of the contract. The Fund will receive payments of a floating reference interest rate or an amount equal to the negative price movement of the same securities or index multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.
The Fund will receive payments equal to the positive price movement of the same securities or index multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.
For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $42,814,851 on total return swaps which are short the reference asset.
Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.
As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had no such total return swap agreements outstanding.
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7. Restricted Securities
As of October 31, 2012, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments.
8. Pending Litigation
Since 2009, a number of class action lawsuits have been pending in federal courts against OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor (the “Manager”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). Several of these lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits.
Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against the Manager and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the “Ponzi” scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of the Manager and assert a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of three groups of consolidated putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court’s order approving the settlement. The settlement does not resolve other outstanding lawsuits against the Manager and its affiliates relating to BLMIS.
On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark IV Funding Limited (“AAArdvark IV”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in
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AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark Funding Limited (“AAArdvark I”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 9, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark XS Funding Limited (“AAArdvark XS”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.
The Manager believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund, (a separate series of Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds), including the statement of investments, as of October 31, 2012, 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 October 31, 2012, 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 Global Allocation Fund as of October 31, 2012, 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.
KPMGLLP
Denver, Colorado
December 17, 2012
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited
In early 2012, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2011.
Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 50.01% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.
A portion, if any, of the dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 which are not designated as capital gain distributions are eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $22,782,990 of the Fund’s fiscal year taxable income may be eligible for the lower individual income tax rates. In early 2012, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates.
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 fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the maximum amount allowable but not less than $11,874,595 of the ordinary distributions to be paid by the Fund qualifies as an interest related 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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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Each year, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the independent Trustees, is required to determine whether to renew the Fund’s investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”). The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires that the Board request and evaluate, and that the Manager provide, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. The Board employs an independent consultant to prepare a report that provides information, including comparative information that the Board requests for that purpose. In addition to in-person meetings focused on this evaluation, the Board receives information throughout the year regarding Fund services, fees, expenses and performance.
The Manager and the independent consultant provided information to the Board on the following factors: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Manager’s services, (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Manager, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative expense information, (iv) the profitability of the Manager and its affiliates, including an analysis of the cost of providing services, (v) whether economies of scale are realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for Fund investors and (vi) other benefits to the Manager from its relationship with the Fund. The Board was aware that there are alternatives to retaining the Manager.
Outlined below is a summary of the principal information considered by the Board as well as the Board’s conclusions.
Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Manager’s key personnel who provide such services. The Manager’s duties include providing the Fund with the services of the portfolio managers and the Manager’s investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Fund’s investments; securities trading services; oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; and risk management. The Manager is responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund as well. Those services include providing and supervising all administrative and clerical personnel who are necessary in order to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund; compiling and maintaining records with respect to the Fund’s operations; preparing and filing reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Fund for its shareholders; preparing proxy materials for shareholder meetings; and preparing the registration statements required by Federal and state securities laws for the sale of the Fund’s shares. The Manager also provides the Fund with office space, facilities and equipment.
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AGREEMENT Continued
The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Manager’s resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Manager has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Manager’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Manager’s key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Arthur Steinmetz, George Evans, Krishna Memani, and Benjamin Rockmuller, the portfolio managers for the Fund, and the Manager’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Manager as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Manager. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Manager, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Manager’s experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreement.
Investment Performance of the Manager and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund and the Manager, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other retail front-end load and no-load global flexible portfolio funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s three-year performance was better than its peer group median although its one-year, five-year and ten-year performance was below its peer group median.
Costs of Services by the Manager. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund to the fees and services for other clients or accounts advised by the Manager. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load global flexible portfolio funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual management fees were higher than its expense group median and lower than its expense group average. The Fund’s contractual management fees were lower than its expense group median and its expense group average. The Fund’s total expenses were higher than its expense group median and its expense group average.
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Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Manager. The Board considered information regarding the Manager’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Manager’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow
Other Benefits to the Manager. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Manager, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Manager receives as a result of its relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Manager’s affiliates and research provided to the Manager in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Manager must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.
Conclusions. These factors were also considered by the independent Trustees meeting separately from the full Board, assisted by experienced counsel to the Fund and to the independent Trustees. Fund counsel and the independent Trustees’ counsel are independent of the Manager within the meaning and intent of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules.
Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreement. In addition, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the restructuring of the Fund’s investment advisory arrangement so that, effective January 1, 2013, (i) OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manager, will serve as the investment adviser to the Fund in place of the Manager under a Restated Advisory Agreement (“Restated Advisory Agreement”), and (ii) OFI Global will enter into a Sub-Advisory Agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with the Manager to provide investment sub-advisory services to the Fund. OFI Global will pay the Manager a percentage of the net investment advisory fee (after all applicable waivers have been deducted) that it receives from the Fund. The Agreement will continue until the earlier of September 30, 2013 or the effective date of the Restated Advisory Agreement between the Fund and OFI Global. The Restated Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue until September 30, 2013.
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AGREEMENT Continued
In arriving at its decisions, the Board did not single out any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Restated Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the management fees, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
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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 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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Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Age | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen | |
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. | |
Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2007), Trustee (since 2001) Age: 69 | Director of Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (non-profit) (since July 2012); Chairman Emeritus and Non-Voting Trustee of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit) (since August 2011); Director of Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (registered investment company) (affiliate of the Manager’s parent company) (since September 2004); Member of Zurich Insurance Advisory Council (insurance) (since 2004); Treasurer (since 2007) and Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study (non-profit educational institute) (since May 1992); Chairman (August 2007-August 2011) and Trustee (since August 1991) of the Board of Trustees of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit); General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (hedge fund) (September 1995-December 2007); Special Limited Partner of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (private equity investment) (January 1999-September 2004). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wruble has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since April 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. | |
David K. Downes, Trustee (since 2005) Age: 72 | Director of THL Credit Inc. (since June 2009); Independent Chairman GSK Employee Benefit Trust (since April 2006); Trustee of Employee Trusts (since January 2006); Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Community Capital Management (investment management company) (since January 2004); President of The Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund (investment management company) (since 2004); Director of Internet Capital Group (information technology company) (since October 2003); Director of Correctnet (January 2006-2007); Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quaker Investment Trust (registered investment company) (2004-2007); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National Investment Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation, a publicly traded company) and Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. (investment management subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation) (1993-2003); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Delaware Investment Family of Funds (1993-2003); President and Board Member of Lincoln National Convertible Securities Funds, Inc. and the Lincoln National Income Funds, TDC (1993-2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Financial Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent and investment adviser and subsidiary of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc.) (1993-2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Service Company, Inc. (1995-2003); Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and Director of Equitable Capital Management Corporation (investment subsidiary of Equitable Life Assurance Society) (1985-1992); Corporate Controller of Merrill Lynch Company (financial services holding company) (1977-1985); held the following positions at the Colonial Penn Group, Inc. (insurance company): Corporate Budget Director (1974-1977), Assistant Treasurer (1972-1974) and Director of Corporate Taxes (1969-1972); held the following positions at Price Waterhouse Company (financial services firm): Tax Manager (1967-1969), Tax Senior (1965-1967) and Staff Accountant (1963-1965); United States Marine Corps (1957-1959). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Downes has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2005, 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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Matthew P. Fink, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 71 | Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development (policy research foundation) (2005-2011); Director of ICI Education Foundation (education foundation) (October 1991-August 2006); President of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (October 1991-June 2004); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) (October 1991-June 2004); Author of The Rise of Mutual Funds: An Insider’s View published by Oxford University Press (second edition 2010). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fink has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since January 2005, 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. | |
Phillip A. Griffiths, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 74 | Fellow of the Carnegie Corporation (since 2007); Member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1979); Council on Foreign Relations (since 2002); Foreign Associate of Third World Academy of Sciences (since 2002); Chair of Science Initiative Group (since 1999); Member of the American Philosophical Society (since 1996); Trustee of Woodward Academy (since 1983); Director of GSI Lumonics Inc. (precision technology products company) (2001-2010); Senior Advisor of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2001-2010); Distinguished Presidential Fellow for International Affairs of the National Academy of Science (2002-2010); Director of the Institute for Advanced Study (1991-2004); Director of Bankers Trust New York Corporation (1994-1999); Provost at Duke University (1983-1991). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Griffiths has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since June 1999, 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. | |
Mary F. Miller, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 69 | Trustee of International House (not-for-profit) (since June 2007); Trustee of the American Symphony Orchestra (not-for-profit) (October 1998-November 2011); and Senior Vice President and General Auditor of American Express Company (financial services company) (July 1998-February 2003). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Miller has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2004, 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. | |
Joel W. Motley, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 60 | Member of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street (since April 2012); Director of Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation (since March 2012); Board Member of Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) (since December 2010); Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2006); Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2002); Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately-held financial advisor) (2002-2007); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (January 1998-December 2001); Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Episcopal Church of America, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Historic Hudson Valley. Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Motley has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 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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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Continued
Mary Ann Tynan, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 67 | Director and Secretary of the Appalachian Mountain Club (non-profit outdoor organization) (since January 2012); Director of Opera House Arts (non-profit arts organization) (since October 2011); Independent Director of the ICI Board of Governors (since October 2011); Vice Chair of Board of Trustees of Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals (non-profit hospital) (since 2000); Chair of Board of Directors of Faulkner Hospital (non-profit hospital) (since 1990); Member of Audit and Compliance Committee of Partners Health Care System (non-profit) (since 2004); Board of Trustees of Middlesex School (educational institution) (since 1994); Board of Directors of Idealswork, Inc. (financial services provider) (since 2003); Partner, Senior Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs of Wellington Management Company, LLP (global investment manager) (1976-2002); Vice President and Corporate Secretary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (mutual fund investment adviser) (1970-1976). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Tynan has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2008, 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. | |
Joseph M. Wikler, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 71 | Director of C-TASC (bio-statistics services) (2007-2012); formerly, Director of the following medical device companies: Medintec (1992-2011) and Cathco (1996-2011); Member of the Investment Committee of the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore (since 1994); Director of Lakes Environmental Association (environmental protection organization) (1996-2008); Director of Fortis/Hartford mutual funds (1994-December 2001). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wikler has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, 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. | |
Peter I. Wold, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 64 | Director of Arch Coal, Inc. (since 2010); Director and Chairman of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute Commission (enhanced oil recovery study) (since 2004); President of Wold Oil Properties, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and production company) (since 1994); Vice President of American Talc Company, Inc. (talc mining and milling) (since 1999); Managing Member of Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch (cattle ranching) (since 1979); Director and Chairman of the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1993-1999); and Director of PacifiCorp. (electric utility) (1995-1999). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wold has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, 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. | |
INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER | The address of Mr. Glavin is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008. Mr. Glavin serves as a Trustee for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal and as an Officer for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Glavin is an Interested Trustee due to his positions with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its affiliates. | |
William F. Glavin, Jr., Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2009) Age: 54 | Chairman of the Manager (since December 2009); Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Manager (since January 2009); President of the Manager (since May 2009); Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Manager’s parent holding company) (since June 2009); Executive Vice President |
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William F. Glavin, Jr., Continued | (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND | The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Steinmetz, Evans, Memani, Rockmuller, Gabinet and Ms. Nasta, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Messrs. Vandehey 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. | |
Arthur P. Steinmetz, Age: 54 | Chief Investment Officer of the Manager (since October 2010); Executive Vice President of the Manager (since October 2009). Chief Investment Officer of Fixed-Income Investments of the Manager (April 2009-October 2010); Director of Fixed-Income Investments of the Manager (January 2009-April 2009) and a Senior Vice President of the Manager (March 1993-September 2009). A portfolio manager and an officer of 4 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
George Evans, Vice President (since 2011) Age: 53 | Director of Equities (since October 2010), Senior Vice President (since October 1993) and Director of International Equities (since July 2004) of the Manager. Formerly Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (July 1994-November 2001). A portfolio manager and officer of 4 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Krishna Memani, Vice President (since 2011) Age: 52 | Director of Fixed Income (since October 2010), Senior Vice President and Head of the Investment Grade Fixed Income Team of the Manager (since March 2009). Prior to joining the Manager, Managing Director and Head of the U.S. and European Credit Analyst Team at Deutsche Bank Securities (June 2006-January 2009); Chief Credit Strategist at Credit Suisse Securities (August 2002-March 2006); a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments (September 1998-June 2002). A portfolio manager and an officer of 14 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Continued
Benjamin H. Rockmuller, Vice President (since 2011) Age: 33 | Vice President of the Manager (since July 2010). Assistant Vice President of the Manager (January 2010-June 2010); Senior Analyst of the Manager for the Global Debt Team (January 2010-July 2010); Intermediate Analyst of the Manager for the Global Debt Team (January 2007-January 2010); Junior Analyst of the Manager for the Global Debt Team (April 2004-January 2007) and Junior Analyst of the Manager for the High Yield Team (June 2003-April 2004). Holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. An officer of 1 portfolio in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Arthur S. Gabinet, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011) Age: 54 | Executive Vice President (since May 2010) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Manager; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Executive Vice President 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; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since January 2011); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-January 2012); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Manager (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 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Christina M. Nasta, Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2011) Age: 39 | Senior Vice President of the Manager (since July 2010); Vice President of the Manager (since January 2003); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since January 2003). An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Mark S. Vandehey, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004) Age: 62 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2004); Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2004); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since June 1983). An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Brian W. Wixted, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999) Age: 53 | Senior Vice President of the Manager (since March 1999); Treasurer of the Manager and the following: HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, 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. (since November 2000), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Manager) (June 2003-January 2012); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (trust company subsidiary of the Manager) (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of OAC (March 1999-June 2008). An officer of 79 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 | OppenheimerFunds, Inc. | |
Distributor | OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. | |
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent | OppenheimerFunds Services | |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | KPMGLLP | |
Legal Counsel | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |
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Financial Statements for Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”) | ||
93 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
94 | Statement of Operations | |
95 | Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
96 | Notes to Financial Statements | |
107 | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES October 31, 2012
Assets | ||||
Cash | $ | 3,106,711 | ||
Cash used for collateral on options | 11,904,000 | |||
Receivables and other assets: | ||||
Other | | 2,134 | | |
Total assets | 15,012,845 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payables and other liabilities: | ||||
Legal, auditing and other professional fees | 19,834 | |||
Custodian fees | 1,131 | |||
Other | | 92 | | |
Total liabilities | 21,057 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 14,991,788 | | |
Composition of Net Assets | ||||
Par value of shares of beneficial interest | $ | 29 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 10,578,033 | |||
Accumulated net investment loss | (539,372 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | 4,953,098 | | |
Net Assets—applicable to 2,921 shares of beneficial interest outstanding | $ | 14,991,788 | | |
Net Asset Value, Redemption Price Per Share and Offering Price Per Share | $ | 5,131.61 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended October 31, 2012
Expenses | ||||
Management fees | $ | 206,639 | ||
Legal, auditing and other professional fees | 23,022 | |||
Trustees’ compensation | 10,131 | |||
Custodian fees and expenses | 4,669 | |||
Other | | 2,054 | | |
Total expenses | 246,515 | |||
Net Investment Loss | (246,515 | ) | ||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investments (including premiums on options exercised) | (1,965,002 | ) | ||
Closing and expiration of option contracts written | | 537,291 | | |
Net realized loss | (1,427,711 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | (6,684,411 | ) | ||
Option contracts written | | (1,425 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (6,685,836 | ) | ||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (8,360,062 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Period Ended October 31, 20111 | |||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (246,515 | ) | $ | (292,857 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,427,711 | ) | 6,380,809 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | (6,685,836 | ) | | 6,685,836 | | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (8,360,062 | ) | 12,773,788 | |||||
Capital Transactions | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions | (75,735,571 | ) | 86,313,633 | |||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Total increase (decrease) | (84,095,633 | ) | 99,087,421 | |||||
Beginning of period | | 99,087,421 | | | — | | ||
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $539,372 and $292,857, respectively) | $ | 14,991,788 | | $ | 99,087,421 | |
1. For the period May 12, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Ltd. (the “Fund”) is organized as a Cayman Islands Company Limited by Shares. The Fund intends to carry on the business of an investment company and to acquire, invest in and hold by way of investment, sell and deal primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and exchange traded funds (“ETF”). The Fund’s investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”). The Sub-Adviser is Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (“ORAMI” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager. As of October 31, 2012, 100% of the Fund was owned by Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (“OGAF”). The Manager is also the investment adviser of OGAF.
The beneficial interest of each investor in the Fund is represented by units of participating shares. The Fund’s directors may further designate classes of participating shares and series within each class. As of October 31, 2012, the directors have not designated classes or series of outstanding participating shares. During the year ended October 31, 2012, all income, profits, losses and expenses, if any, of the Fund were allocated pro rata to all participating shares of the Fund. Issuance of additional participating shares is at the discretion of the Fund’s directors.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Income Taxes. The Fund has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes through September of 2030. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. The Fund is a Controlled Foreign Corporation under U.S. tax laws and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax. Therefore, the Fund is not required to record a tax provision.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are declared and paid annually from the Fund’s tax basis earnings and profits. Distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.
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 overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate
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equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. 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.
Other. 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 reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. 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.
While the Fund held securities during the period and did apply these procedures to value those investments, it did not hold any securities at period end. Therefore, the financial statements also do not include a Statement of Investments.
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
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2. Securities Valuation Continued
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 “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.
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.
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
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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 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). |
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2. Securities Valuation Continued
The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies of the Fund during the period.
3. Capital Transactions
The Fund has authorized 5,000,000 participating shares of $0.01 par value per share. The Fund issued 2,921.46 participating shares for $292,146 on May 12, 2011 in conjunction with OGAF’s initial capitalization of the Fund. All subsequent capital contributions and withdrawals did not have participating shares associated with the transaction.
Capital transactions were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 Amount | Period Ended October 31, 20111 Amount | |||||||
Contributions | $ | 15,790,999 | $ | 121,262,669 | ||||
Withdrawals | (91,526,570 | ) | (34,949,036 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) | $ | (75,735,571 | ) | $ | 86,313,633 | |||
1. For the period from May 12, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.
4. Expenses
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
Fee Schedule | ||||
Up to $1.0 billion | 0.80 | % | ||
Next $2.0 billion | 0.76 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.71 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.66 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.60 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.55 | |||
Next $2.0 billion | 0.50 | |||
Over $9.0 billion | 0.48 |
Sub-Adviser Fees. The Manager retains 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 a fee in monthly installments, based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
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Fee Schedule | ||||
Up to $1.0 billion | 0.400 | % | ||
Next $2.0 billion | 0.380 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.355 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.330 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.300 | |||
Next $1.0 billion | 0.275 | |||
Next $2.0 billion | 0.250 | |||
Over $9.0 billion | 0.240 |
The Fund shall bear all fees and expenses related to the business and affairs of the Fund, including among others, directors’ fees, audit fees, custodian fees and expenses in connection with the purchase and sale of securities and other Fund assets.
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments
The Fund’s investment objectives not only permit the Fund to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return 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. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity and debt securities: they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This 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.
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.
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5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
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.
The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. 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.
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. 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.
Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | ||||||||||||
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | Investments* | Closing and expiration of option contracts written | Total | |||||||||
Equity contracts | $ | (6,869,324 | ) | $ | 537,291 | $ | (6,332,033 | ) |
*Includes purchased option contracts, purchased swaption contracts and written option contracts exercised, if any.
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Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | ||||||||||||
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | Investments* | Option contracts written | Total | |||||||||
Equity contracts | $ | 859,629 | $ | (1,425 | ) | $ | 858,204 |
*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.
Option Activity
The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.
Options are valued daily based upon the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the option is traded. The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund has purchased put options on individual commodities to decrease exposure to commodity risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased call options on individual commodities to increase exposure to commodity risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $498,923 and $210,688 on purchased call options and purchased put options, respectively.
Options written, if any, are reported in a schedule following the Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover potential obligations with respect to outstanding written options are noted in the Statement of Investments.
The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract.
The Fund has written put options on individual commodities to increase exposure to commodity risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has written call options on individual commodities to decrease exposure to commodity risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $80,110 and $2,864 on written call options and written put options, respectively.
Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk for over-the-counter options and liquidity risk.
Written option activity for the year ended October 31, 2012 was as follows:
Call Options | Put Options | |||||||||||||||
Number of Contracts | Amount of Premiums | Number of Contracts | Amount of Premiums | |||||||||||||
Options outstanding as of | ||||||||||||||||
October 31, 2011 | 24 | $ | 3,993 | 23 | $ | 6,378 | ||||||||||
Options written | 4,141 | 1,086,728 | 126 | 25,909 | ||||||||||||
Options closed or expired | (4,165 | ) | (1,090,721 | ) | (101 | ) | (22,707 | ) | ||||||||
Options exercised | — | — | (48 | ) | (9,580 | ) | ||||||||||
Options outstanding as of October 31, 2012 | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had no outstanding written or purchased options.
6. Financial Highlights
The following represents the total return of the Fund for the year ended October 31, 2012. Total return was calculated based upon the daily returns of the Fund during this period. The calculation has not been annualized for reporting purposes:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | (22.96 | )% | ||
Period Ended October 31, 20111 | 13.38 | % |
The following represents certain financial ratios of the Fund for the periods noted. The computation of the net investment income and total expense ratios was based upon the daily net assets of the Fund during these periods.
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Period Ended October 31, 20111 | |||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 33,917.09 | $ | 100.00 | ||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | (84.37 | ) | (100.24 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (2,776.71 | ) | | 4,472.64 | | ||
Total from investment operations | (2,861.08 | ) | 4,372.40 | |||||
Capital Transactions | (25,924.40 | ) | 29,444.69 | |||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 5,131.61 | | $ | 33,917.09 | | ||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value | (22.96 | )% | 13.38 | % | ||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.96 | )% | (0.84 | )% | ||||
Total expenses | 0.96 | % | 0.84 | % | ||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and reimbursements | 0.96 | % | 0.84 | % |
1. For the period from May 12, 2011 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2011.
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7. Pending Litigation
Since 2009, a number of class action lawsuits have been pending in federal courts against OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor (the “Manager”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). Several of these lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits.
Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against the Manager and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the “Ponzi” scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of the Manager and assert a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of three groups of consolidated putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court’s order approving the settlement. The settlement does not resolve other outstanding lawsuits against the Manager and its affiliates relating to BLMIS.
On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark IV Funding Limited (“AAArdvark IV”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark Funding Limited (“AAArdvark I”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
7. Pending Litigation Continued
damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 9, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark XS Funding Limited (“AAArdvark XS”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.
The Manager believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds.
8. Subsequent Events Evaluation
The Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through December 17, 2012, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. This evaluation determined that there are no subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.
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OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND (CAYMAN) LTD.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Ltd.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Ltd., as of October 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for the year then ended and the period from May 12, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 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 referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Global Allocation Fund (Cayman) Fund Ltd. as of October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets for the year then ended and the period from May 12, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMGLLP
Denver, Colorado
December 17, 2012
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RA0257.001.1012 December 21, 2012
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ANNUAL REPORT
Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund
Class A Shares
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 10/31/12
Class A Shares of the Fund | S&P 500 Index | HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index | ||||||||||||||
Without Sales Charge | With Sales Charge | |||||||||||||||
1-Year | 0.03 | % | –5.72 | % | 15.21 | % | 2.66 | % | ||||||||
5-Year | –0.96 | –2.12 | 0.36 | 0.85 | ||||||||||||
10-Year | 5.03 | 4.41 | 6.91 | 6.70 |
The 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. Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and a 5.75% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment.
Prior to June 15, 2012, Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund was named Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund. Effective June 15, 2012, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index was also added as a benchmark of the Fund.
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The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a return of 0.03% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund underperformed the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index and the S&P 500 Index, which returned 2.66% and 15.21%, respectively. The bulk of the Fund’s declines occurred over the first half of the reporting period, where the Fund’s significant cash exposure detracted from results as riskier asset classes generally rallied and the Fund was in the midst of a transitional stage.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the reporting period, global equity and fixed-income markets generally experienced gains despite sustained macroeconomic concerns. The period began during a period of improved market sentiment in which the United States managed to avoid a return to recession and European policymakers appeared to take steps to address the region’s sovereign debt and banking sector
crises. Renewed investor optimism helped produce gains across risk markets internationally over the first three months of 2012. The rebound gained momentum after the European Central Bank (the ECB) implemented dual Long-Term Refinancing Operations to enhance liquidity for troubled banks and reduce rates on newly issued sovereign debt securities.
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENTS IN:
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However, the second quarter of 2012 was a volatile time for global markets. The fear of contagion from the worsening European sovereign debt crisis and a recession across much of Europe drove negative market sentiment, particularly over May and June. Very high unemployment, soaring debt and higher borrowing costs in Greece, Spain and Italy contributed to serious questions over how to implement austerity measures, restructure debt or instead take a different tact and provide some or all of those countries with additional funds. Perhaps most worrisome of all to investors was the possibility of Greece pulling out of the euro and its ramifications for the future of the Eurozone and its common currency. In the U.S., slower than expected first quarter growth also contributed to a sell-off in the U.S. stock market. Consumer confidence dropped as U.S. unemployment figures ticked slightly upwards after showing signs of improvement from the recession highs. In addition, uncertainty around the 2012 November elections and the potential removal of a significant amount of government stimulus in the beginning of 2013, contributed to the economic slowdown.
The markets generally rallied over the closing months of the period, as increased stimulus measures taken by the ECB and the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) helped boost global equity markets during the third quarter. The ECB committed to potentially unlimited bond purchases to ease financing pressure on countries like Spain and Italy.
Under the plan, these and other members of the European Union (excluding Greece) will be able to maintain access to funding at sustainable interest rates, on the condition that they continue with strict reform programs. In the U.S., the Fed introduced a third round of quantitative easing (QE3), under which it announced plans to purchase mortgage-backed bonds on a monthly basis until the labor market shows signs of substantial improvement. While these actions boosted the markets, a number of concerns throughout the globe remained, including slowing growth in China, continued European debt concerns and worries over the so-called fiscal cliff in the U.S. as politicians began discussions over expiring tax cuts and revenue shortfalls.
FUND PERFORMANCE
In the Fund’s long equity strategy, the strongest contributors to performance were information technology stock Apple, Inc., and financials holdings M&T Bank Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. Apple continued to out-execute its peers, and its success at innovation and highly recognizable brand led to global growth and share gains across its top revenue producing products—particularly iPhones and iPads. The anticipation of the iPhone 5 launch and an announcement that the company would pay a dividend also benefited its stock. M&T Bank produced positive results as it announced an acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp. Wells Fargo performed positively in a period in which its net margins held up
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well. The company also benefited from mortgage refinancing activity, an increase in share in the mortgage market and improvement in credit quality. The most significant detractors from performance were video game companies Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and THQ, Inc. The Fund exited its positions in these stocks shortly after the portfolio manager change in November. Also detracting from performance was Mosaic Co., which is a potash producer that was hurt by farmers’ delayed purchases of phosphate. We believe long-term demand for potash and soft commodities remains strong due to the increasing consumption of animal protein throughout the world, which requires an abundance of feedstock.
Given the market rally over the period, the Fund’s short equity strategy detracted from performance, particularly before the Fund’s transition to single name short positions. Individual detractors from performance included short positions in Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, Powershares QQQ and SPDR S&P Retail Exchange Traded Fund. The Fund’s single name shorts of steel and natural gas producers contributed positively to performance.
The Fund’s opportunistic fixed-income investments performed positively this period. The opportunistic strategy’s performance was driven by exposure to asset-backed securities (ABS) on first-lien mortgages, which performed well this period. We remain constructive on these securities as they have the asymmetric return profiles that we seek,
with a limited possible downside and considerable upside potential. The Fund’s exposure to Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC, also contributed positively to performance, as senior bank loans generally performed well as U.S. Treasury rates backed up during the period, and also retained their value as Treasury rates moved down. Detracting from performance were the Fund’s hedges on European sovereigns such as France, Germany and Austria, as riskier asset classes rallied when the ECB implemented its dual LTROs and announced its bond purchasing plan towards the end of the period.
STRATEGY AND OUTLOOK
After assuming portfolio management responsibilities in November 2011, we used the Fund’s sizable cash positioning to expand its exposure to opportunistic fixed-income investments. The opportunistic strategy includes exposure to ABS, senior floating rate loans through an investment in Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC, preferred stocks, convertibles, interest rate derivatives and hedges on European sovereigns. At the start of the period, this strategy consisted of roughly 1% of the Fund, compared to approximately 27% at period end. We believe these investments provide asymmetric payoff profiles, which is the characteristic of certain types of securities to provide payoffs that are not the same depending on whether the market rises or falls. We employed a significant amount of the net cash position since the beginning of the reporting period in the expansion of our opportunistic strategy.
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The Fund also has exposure to equities and equity-like investments, which include an allocation to long positions and short positions. During the period, we shifted the Fund’s short equity exposure away from broad index shorts and towards single name equity shorts.
At period end, we expect continued volatility as the markets continue to ebb and flow in reaction to macroeconomic concerns and the actions of central banks and government policy. In the U.S., there remains a contentious debate over entitlements, taxes and the deficit. Globally, concerns over Europe and the slowing of China’s growth remain.
Michelle Borré Portfolio Manager |
As such, we remain positioned for volatility across strategies. We remain focused on finding investments with lower expected correlation to traditional investments. Those opportunities are found through a variety of asset classes and investments. We seek securities with what we consider positively skewed risk/reward characteristics which provide the opportunity for upside possibility with potential downside protection.
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TOP TEN COMMON STOCK INDUSTRIES | ||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 6.2 | % | ||
Commercial Banks | 5.1 | |||
Media | 3.6 | |||
Chemicals | 3.2 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 2.8 | |||
Communications Equipment | 2.6 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 1.9 | |||
Insurance | 1.9 | |||
Beverages | 1.8 | |||
Computers & Peripherals | 1.6 |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on net assets.
TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS | ||||
Chevron Corp. | 2.4 | % | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.9 | |||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 1.8 | |||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1.8 | |||
M&T Bank Corp. | 1.8 | |||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 1.7 | |||
Apple, Inc. | 1.6 | |||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1.5 | |||
Royal Dutch Shell plc, ADR | 1.4 | |||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 1.4 |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on net assets. For more current Top 10 Fund Holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.
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PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
Common Stocks | 46.6 | % | ||
Money Market Fund | 22.8 | |||
Domestic Fixed Income Funds | 12.6 | |||
Asset-Backed Securities | 6.6 | |||
Preferred Stocks | 2.8 | |||
Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | 2.4 | |||
Mortgage-Backed Obligations | 2.1 | |||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | 1.9 | |||
Structured Securities | 1.3 | |||
Swaptions Purchased | 0.4 | |||
Event-Linked Bonds | 0.3 | |||
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary | 0.2 |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on the total market value of investments. Short sales of securities, which accounted for 22.3% of the Fund’s net assets as of fiscal year end, are not reflected in the chart above. More information about these investments is included in the Statement of Investments and the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Share Class Performance
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE
Inception Date | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | |||||||||||||
CLASS A (QVOPX) | 1/3/89 | 0.03 | % | –0.96 | % | 5.03 | % | |||||||||
CLASS B (QOPBX) | 9/1/93 | –0.79 | % | –1.81 | % | 4.56 | % | |||||||||
CLASS C (QOPCX) | 9/1/93 | –0.71 | % | –1.70 | % | 4.25 | % | |||||||||
CLASS N (QOPNX) | 3/1/01 | –0.27 | % | –1.28 | % | 4.68 | % | |||||||||
CLASS Y (QOPYX) | 12/16/96 | 0.32 | % | –0.67 | % | 5.27 | % | |||||||||
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE | ||||||||||||||||
Inception Date | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | |||||||||||||
CLASS A (QVOPX) | 1/3/89 | –5.72 | % | –2.12 | % | 4.41 | % | |||||||||
CLASS B (QOPBX) | 9/1/93 | –5.29 | % | –2.09 | % | 4.56 | % | |||||||||
CLASS C (QOPCX) | 9/1/93 | –1.61 | % | –1.70 | % | 4.25 | % | |||||||||
CLASS N (QOPNX) | 3/1/01 | –1.18 | % | –1.28 | % | 4.68 | % | |||||||||
CLASS Y (QOPYX) | 12/16/96 | 0.32 | % | –0.67 | % | 5.27 | % |
The 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. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and the applicable sales charge: for Class A shares, the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%; for Class B shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year); and for Class C and N shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class Y shares. Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the 10-year return for Class B shares uses Class A performance for the period after conversion.
The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the S&P 500 Index and the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index. The S&P 500 Index is an index of large-capitalization equity securities that is a measure of the general domestic stock market. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index is a global, equal-weighted index of over 2,000 single-manager funds that report to Hedge Fund Research, Inc. Database. Constituent funds report monthly performance (net of all fees) in U.S. Dollars and have a minimum of $50 Million under management or a twelve (12) month track record of active
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performance. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index’s returns are calculated three times each month and are subject to periodic recalculation by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. As a result, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index returns shown in this shareholder report may differ from the same Index’s returns for the same period published elsewhere. If subsequent recalculations cause the Index’s returns to change, the Fund does not expect to update the Index returns. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund. 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.
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.
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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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, 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 October 31, 2012.
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 Period” 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 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), or a $12.00 fee imposed annually on accounts valued at less than $500.00 (subject to exceptions described in the Statement of Additional Information). 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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Fund Expenses Continued
Actual | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2012 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2012 | Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended October 31, 2012 | |||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,013.90 | $ | 7.88 | ||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,009.50 | 12.30 | |||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,010.00 | 11.79 | |||||||||
Class N | 1,000.00 | 1,012.10 | 9.60 | |||||||||
Class Y | 1,000.00 | 1,015.30 | 6.61 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | ||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,017.34 | 7.89 | |||||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,012.97 | 12.32 | |||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,013.47 | 11.81 | |||||||||
Class N | 1,000.00 | 1,015.63 | 9.62 | |||||||||
Class Y | 1,000.00 | 1,018.60 | 6.62 |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated fund, based on the 6-month period ended October 31, 2012 are as follows:
Class | Expense Ratios | |||
Class A | 1.55 | % | ||
Class B | 2.42 | |||
Class C | 2.32 | |||
Class N | 1.89 | |||
Class Y | 1.30 |
The expense ratios reflect voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager and Transfer Agent. 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 October 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||||||
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary—0.3% | ||||||||
Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd.1,2 (Cost $2,750,000) | 7,500 | $ | 2,619,694 | |||||
Common Stocks—47.0% | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary—5.2% | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.1% | ||||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 125,000 | 10,850,000 | ||||||
Media—3.6% | ||||||||
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 412,000 | 10,172,280 | ||||||
Comcast Corp., Cl. A | 342,000 | 12,828,420 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 130,000 | 12,884,300 | ||||||
35,885,000 | ||||||||
Multiline Retail—0.2% | ||||||||
Target Corp. | 36,210 | 2,308,388 | ||||||
Specialty Retail—0.3% | ||||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 41,000 | 2,592,020 | ||||||
Consumer Staples—5.8% | ||||||||
Beverages—1.8% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The)3 | 480,000 | 17,846,400 | ||||||
Food & Staples Retailing—1.1% | ||||||||
CVS Caremark Corp. | 238,400 | 11,061,760 | ||||||
Food Products—0.4% | ||||||||
Adecoagro SA2 | 374,420 | 3,437,176 | ||||||
Household Products—1.1% | ||||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 219,000 | 11,116,440 | ||||||
Tobacco—1.4% | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 145,950 | 4,641,210 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 108,020 | 9,566,251 | ||||||
14,207,461 | ||||||||
Energy—7.1% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services—0.9% | ||||||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 57,000 | 2,392,290 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 100,000 | 6,953,000 | ||||||
9,345,290 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—6.2% | ||||||||
Chevron Corp. | 221,670 | 24,430,251 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp.3 | 212,180 | 19,344,451 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 100,000 | 3,471,000 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell plc, ADR | 205,000 | 14,479,150 | ||||||
61,724,852 |
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 13 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Financials—8.2% | ||||||||
Capital Markets—0.3% | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 25,322 | $ | 3,099,160 | |||||
Commercial Banks—5.1% | ||||||||
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Cl. A2,4 | 375,000 | 6,937,500 | ||||||
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Cl. B, Non-Vtg.2 | 120,000 | 2,220,000 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 169,640 | 17,659,524 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 195,420 | 6,489,898 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co.3 | 531,810 | 17,916,679 | ||||||
51,223,601 | ||||||||
Insurance—1.9% | ||||||||
ACE Ltd. | 123,570 | 9,718,781 | ||||||
Alleghany Corp.2 | 25,052 | 8,708,075 | ||||||
18,426,856 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.9% | ||||||||
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 60,788 | 1,651,610 | ||||||
Macerich Co. (The) | 89,500 | 5,101,500 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 103,000 | 2,360,760 | ||||||
9,113,870 | ||||||||
Health Care—5.1% | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.4% | ||||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 35,000 | 2,192,050 | ||||||
Covidien plc | 38,000 | 2,088,100 | ||||||
4,280,150 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services—1.9% | ||||||||
Humana, Inc. | 52,990 | 3,935,567 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 268,820 | 15,053,920 | ||||||
18,989,487 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—2.8% | ||||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 304,000 | 13,871,520 | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 113,210 | 4,575,948 | ||||||
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 | 115,000 | 9,884,250 | ||||||
28,331,718 | ||||||||
Industrials—4.0% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense—0.9% | ||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 150,000 | 9,186,000 | ||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.7% | ||||||||
Tyco International Ltd. | 255,000 | 6,851,850 | ||||||
Construction & Engineering—0.8% | ||||||||
Quanta Services, Inc.2 | 300,000 | 7,779,000 |
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Machinery—1.0% | ||||||||
AGCO Corp.2 | 73,421 | $ | 3,341,390 | |||||
Pentair Ltd. | 61,185 | 2,584,454 | ||||||
SPX Corp. | 64,000 | 4,389,760 | ||||||
10,315,604 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.6% | ||||||||
AerCap Holdings NV2 | 493,901 | 6,154,006 | ||||||
Information Technology—6.4% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment—2.6% | ||||||||
Ciena Corp.2 | 397,960 | 4,938,684 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 250,000 | 4,285,000 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.2 | 417,790 | 6,922,780 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 160,560 | 9,404,802 | ||||||
25,551,266 | ||||||||
Computers & Peripherals—1.6% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc.3 | 27,300 | 16,246,230 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—0.2% | ||||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 64,000 | 2,059,520 | ||||||
Internet Software & Services—0.5% | ||||||||
Google, Inc., Cl. A2 | 7,750 | 5,268,218 | ||||||
IT Services—0.6% | ||||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 28,500 | 5,544,105 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.5% | ||||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 150,000 | 4,914,000 | ||||||
Software—0.4% | ||||||||
Oracle Corp. | 137,600 | 4,272,480 | ||||||
Materials—3.9% | ||||||||
Chemicals—3.2% | ||||||||
Celanese Corp., Series A | 47,500 | 1,804,525 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Cl. A | 245,000 | 13,080,550 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 333,670 | 17,464,288 | ||||||
32,349,363 | ||||||||
Containers & Packaging—0.7% | ||||||||
Rock-Tenn Co., Cl. A | 95,000 | 6,953,050 | ||||||
Utilities—1.3% | ||||||||
Electric Utilities—1.3% | ||||||||
Cleco Corp. | 150,000 | 6,472,500 | ||||||
Edison International | 136,500 | | 6,407,306 | | ||||
| 12,879,806 | | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $410,042,121) | 470,164,127 |
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 15 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Shares | Value | |||||||
Preferred Stocks—2.8% | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.75% Non-Cum., Series A, Non-Vtg. | 41,024 | $ | 856,171 | |||||
M&T Bank Corp.: 5% Cum., Series A, Non-Vtg. | 5,167 | 5,244,505 | ||||||
5% Cum., Series C, Non-Vtg. | 7,500 | 7,631,250 | ||||||
M&T Capital Trust IV, 8.50% Cum., Non-Vtg. | 8,124 | 209,843 | ||||||
PPL Corp., 9.50% Cv., Non-Vtg. | 100,000 | 5,433,000 | ||||||
US Bancorp, 6% Non-Cum., Series G | 300,000 | 8,610,000 | ||||||
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $26,629,152) | 27,984,769 | |||||||
Principal Amount | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities—6.6% | ||||||||
NuCO2 Funding LLC, Asset-Backed Nts., Series 2008-1A, Cl. A1, 7.25%, 6/25/384 | $ | 30,000,000 | 31,335,000 | |||||
Park Place Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-WCW3, Cl. M1, 0.691%, 8/25/355 | 5,000,000 | 3,842,248 | ||||||
Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2007-3, Mtg. Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-3, Cl. 2A4, 0.701%, 9/25/475 | 7,595,000 | 3,581,684 | ||||||
Structured Asset Securities Corp., Mtg. Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-GEL2, Cl. A2, 0.531%, 5/25/375 | 35,500,000 | | 27,690,550 | | ||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $57,583,005) | 66,449,482 | |||||||
Mortgage-Backed Obligations—2.1% | ||||||||
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-R2, Cl. M1, 0.641%, 4/25/345 | 4,286,384 | 2,678,846 | ||||||
Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust 2004-HE9, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE9, Cl. M2, 2.011%, 11/25/345 | 11,222,084 | 7,278,868 | ||||||
First NLC Trust 2005-4, Mtg.-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-4, Cl. A4, 0.601%, 2/25/365 | 11,003,000 | 5,062,068 | ||||||
Home Equity Asset Trust 2005-5, Mtg. Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-5, Cl. M2, 0.721%, 11/25/355 | 1,888,088 | 1,077,484 | ||||||
Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust, Home Equity Asset-Backed Certificates, Series INABS 2005-B, Cl. M3, 0.701%, 8/25/355 | 1,298,061 | 646,059 | ||||||
Mastr Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2004-13, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-13, Cl. 2A2, 2.664%, 4/1/345 | 1,147,994 | 1,179,989 | ||||||
RAMP Series 2005-RS6 Trust, Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-RS6, Cl. M2, 0.721%, 6/25/355 | 944,044 | 784,298 | ||||||
Structured Asset Securities Corp., Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-GEL2, Cl. A3, 0.661%, 5/25/375,6 | 4,486,000 | | 2,234,681 | | ||||
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $17,226,746) | 20,942,293 | |||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—1.9% | ||||||||
Appleton Papers, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/15/156 | 2,500,000 | 2,662,500 | ||||||
Newport Television LLC/NTV Finance Corp., 13.75% Sr. Nts., 3/15/176,7 | 5,000,000 | 5,387,500 | ||||||
Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% Perpetual Bonds5,8 | 11,000,000 | 10,958,750 | ||||||
Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $17,693,487) | 19,008,750 |
16 | OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND |
Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes—2.4% | ||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 6% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/15 | $ | 7,435,000 | $ | 6,970,313 | ||||
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/14 | 7,000,000 | 7,381,500 | ||||||
Transocean, Inc., 1.50% Cv. Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 12/15/37 | 10,000,000 | 10,018,750 | ||||||
Total Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $24,143,135) | 24,370,563 | |||||||
Event Linked Bond—0.3% | ||||||||
Merna Reinsurance II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.65%, 4/8/135,6 (Cost $3,011,292) | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
Swaption Expiration Date | Notional Amount | |||||||||||
Swaptions Purchased—0.4% | ||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs International; Interest Rate Swaption (European); Swap Terms: Paid: 2%; Received: Six-Month JYP BBA LIBOR; Termination Date: 1/21/252 | 1/20/15 | 3,838,000,000 | JPY | 633,151 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs International; Interest Rate Swaption (European); Swap Terms: Paid: 4%; Received: Three-Month BBA LIBOR; Termination Date: 11/28/242 | 11/26/14 | 50,000,000 | 544,192 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA; Interest Rate Swaption (European); Swap Terms: Paid: 4%; Received: Three-Month BBA LIBOR; Termination Date: 12/3/242 | 12/2/14 | 50,000,000 | 552,106 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA; Interest Rate Swaption (European); Swap Terms: Paid: 4%; Received: Three-Month BBA LIBOR; Termination Date: 2/26/252 | 2/25/15 | 50,000,000 | 673,606 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA; Interest Rate Swaption (European); Swap Terms: Paid: 4.50%: Received: Three-Month BBA LIBOR; Termination Date: 2/28/272 | 2/27/17 | 50,000,000 | 1,309,166 | |||||||||
Total Swaptions Purchased (Cost $8,246,096) | 3,712,221 |
Shares | ||||||||
Structured Securities—1.3% | ||||||||
Africa Telecommunications, Media & Technology Fund 1 LLC4 | 9,542,930 | 2,719,735 | ||||||
Barclays Bank plc, Apple, Inc. Equity Linked Nts., 12/31/12 | 16,858 | 10,000,166 | ||||||
Total Structured Securities (Cost $20,000,166) | 12,719,901 | |||||||
Investment Companies—35.8% | ||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.18%1,9 | 230,425,592 | 230,425,592 | ||||||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC1 | 8,288,014 | 107,349,866 | ||||||
Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y1 | 2,006,223 | 20,102,352 | ||||||
Total Investment Companies (Cost $356,770,895) | 357,877,810 | |||||||
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $944,096,095) | 100.9 | % | 1,008,849,610 | |||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | (0.9 | ) | (8,897,453 | ) | ||||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | $ | 999,952,157 | ||||
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 17 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments
Notional amount is reported in U.S. Dollars, except for those denoted in the following currency:
JPY | Japanese Yen |
1. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended October 31, 2012, 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/ Principal Amount October 31, 2011 | Gross Additions | Gross Reductions | Shares/ Principal Amount October 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd.a | — | 7,500 | — | 7,500 | ||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E | 707,964,096 | 916,358,756 | 1,393,897,260 | 230,425,592 | ||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | — | 8,288,014 | — | 8,288,014 | ||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y | — | 2,006,223 | — | 2,006,223 | ||||||||||||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 7,303,043 | — | 7,303,043 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 4.375% Cv. Sr. Nts., 6/1/14 | 4,611,000 | — | 4,611,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||
THQ, Inc. | 7,102,240 | — | 7,102,240 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1,535,078 | — | 1,535,078 | — |
Value | Income | Realized Gain (Loss) | |||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd.a | $ | 2,619,694 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E | 230,425,592 | 999,262 | — | ||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | 107,349,866 | 5,780,942 | b | 724,332 | b | ||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Short Duration Fund, Cl. Y | 20,102,352 | 82,291 | — | ||||||||||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | — | — | (34,961,011 | ) | |||||||||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 4.375% Cv. Sr. Nts., 6/1/14 | — | 60,600 | 2,700,146 | ||||||||||||||
THQ, Inc. | — | — | (59,848,966 | ) | |||||||||||||
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | — | (7,904,891 | ) | |||||||||||||
$ | 360,497,504 | $ | 6,923,095 | $ | (99,290,390 | ) | |||||||||||
a. Investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes and individual financial statements of the entity included herein.
b. Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC.
2. Non-income producing security.
3. All or a portion of the security position is held in segregated accounts and pledged to cover margin requirements with respect to securities sold short. The aggregate market value of such securities is $66,898,386. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
4. Restricted security. The aggregate value of restricted securities as of October 31, 2012 was $40,992,235, which represents 4.10% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 7 of the accompanying Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Cost | Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
Africa Telecommunications, Media & Technology Fund 1 LLC | 4/20/11 | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 2,719,735 | $ | (7,280,265 | ) | ||||||||||||
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Cl. A | 11/4/09 | 7,500,000 | 6,937,500 | (562,500 | ) | |||||||||||||||
NuCO2 Funding LLC, Asset-Backed Nts., Series 2008-1A, Cl. A1, 7.25%, 6/25/38 | 7/18/12 | 31,302,618 | 31,335,000 | 32,382 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 48,802,618 | $ | 40,992,235 | $ | (7,810,383 | ) | ||||||||||||||
18 | OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND |
5. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.
6. 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 $13,284,681 or 1.33% of the Fund’s net assets as of October 31, 2012.
7. Interest or dividend is paid-in-kind, when applicable.
8. This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. Rate reported represents the current interest rate for this variable rate security.
9. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of October 31, 2012.
Shares Sold Short | Value | |||||||
Securities Sold Short—22.3% | ||||||||
Common Stock Securities Sold Short—(17.1)% | ||||||||
ADT Corp. (The)2 | (127,500 | ) | $ | (5,292,525 | ) | |||
Aflac, Inc. | (228,000 | ) | (11,349,840 | ) | ||||
Air Lease Corp.2 | (276,000 | ) | (5,746,320 | ) | ||||
Aircastle Ltd. | (215,000 | ) | (2,392,950 | ) | ||||
AK Steel Holding Corp. | (700,000 | ) | (3,528,000 | ) | ||||
Assurant, Inc. | (233,000 | ) | (8,809,730 | ) | ||||
Babcock & Wilcox Co.2 | (150,000 | ) | (3,865,500 | ) | ||||
Bank of America Corp. | (300,000 | ) | (2,796,000 | ) | ||||
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | (80,000 | ) | (3,532,800 | ) | ||||
BHP Billiton Ltd., Sponsored ADR | (98,000 | ) | (6,932,520 | ) | ||||
Boeing Co. (The) | (107,000 | ) | (7,537,080 | ) | ||||
Camden Property Trust | (75,000 | ) | (4,922,250 | ) | ||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | (86,000 | ) | (7,293,660 | ) | ||||
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | (179,000 | ) | (4,004,230 | ) | ||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | (617,000 | ) | (12,500,420 | ) | ||||
Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc.2 | (105,000 | ) | (6,135,150 | ) | ||||
Chubb Corp. | (50,000 | ) | (3,849,000 | ) | ||||
City National Corp. | (50,000 | ) | (2,555,000 | ) | ||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | (30,000 | ) | (1,088,100 | ) | ||||
Comerica, Inc. | (186,000 | ) | (5,544,660 | ) | ||||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | (63,000 | ) | (2,399,040 | ) | ||||
Daido Steel Co. Ltd. | (233,000 | ) | (1,009,871 | ) | ||||
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | (175,000 | ) | (5,127,500 | ) | ||||
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | (51,000 | ) | (2,270,520 | ) | ||||
eBay, Inc.2 | (44,000 | ) | (2,124,760 | ) | ||||
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. | (250,000 | ) | (2,070,000 | ) | ||||
FirstMerit Corp. | (155,000 | ) | (2,148,300 | ) | ||||
FMC Technologies, Inc.2 | (51,000 | ) | (2,085,900 | ) | ||||
Glimcher Realty Trust | (364,000 | ) | (3,883,880 | ) | ||||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (Holding Co.) | (210,000 | ) | (5,042,100 | ) | ||||
Mattel, Inc. | (19,000 | ) | (698,820 | ) |
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 19 |
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Shares Sold Short | Value | |||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | (245,000 | ) | $ (6,991,075) | |||||||
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | (120,000 | ) | (2,744,400) | |||||||
Pandora Media, Inc.2 | (140,000 | ) | (1,174,600) | |||||||
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | (230,000 | ) | (3,801,900) | |||||||
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.2 | (448,734 | ) | (1,736,601) | |||||||
Rosetta Resources, Inc.2 | (50,000 | ) | (2,302,000) | |||||||
Rouse Properties, Inc. | (125,392 | ) | (1,888,404) | |||||||
SandRidge Energy, Inc.2 | (300,000 | ) | (1,866,000) | |||||||
United Technologies Corp. | (120,000 | ) | (9,379,200) | |||||||
Walter Industries, Inc. | (30,000 | ) | (1,048,800) | |||||||
Total Common Stock Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $170,178,518) | (171,469,406) | |||||||||
Investment Companies Securities Sold Short—(5.2)% | ||||||||||
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | (1,230,040 | ) | (19,533,035 | ) | ||||||
PowerShares QQQ | (60,500 | ) | (3,929,475) | |||||||
SPDR S&P Retail Exchange Traded Fund | (182,500 | ) | (11,371,575) | |||||||
Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts Trust/Standard & Poor’s 500 Exchange Traded Funds, Series 1 | (119,300 | ) | (16,842,774) | |||||||
Total Investment Companies Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $40,493,001) | (51,676,859) | |||||||||
Total Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $210,671,519) | $(223,146,265) | |||||||||
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of October 31, 2012 are as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty/ Contract Description | Buy/Sell | Contract Amount (000’s) | Expiration Date | Value | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized Depreciation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank NA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Dollar (AUD) | Sell | 14,460 | AUD | 1/29/13 | $ | 14,900,150 | $ | — | $ | 10,168 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro (EUR) | Sell | 16,000 | EUR | 1/29/13 | 20,757,924 | 12,716 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total unrealized appreciation and depreciation | $ | 12,716 | $ | 10,168 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts as of October 31, 2012 are as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contract Description | Buy/Sell | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Value | Unrealized Depreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||
Euro BTP | Sell | 43 | 12/6/12 | $ | 5,994,764 | $ | 323,161 |
Credit Default Swap Contracts as of October 31, 2012 are as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity/ Swap Counterparty | Buy/Sell Credit Protection | Notional Amount (000’s) | Pay/ Receive Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Upfront Payment Received/ (Paid) | Value | Unrealized Depreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austria (Republic of) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs International | Buy | $ | 25,000 | 1.00% | 12/20/16 | $ | (874,393 | ) | $ | (751,020 | ) | $ | 1,625,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 25,000 | (874,393 | ) | (751,020 | ) | 1,625,413 |
20 | OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND |
Credit Default Swap Contracts: Continued | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity/ Swap Counterparty | Buy/Sell Credit Protection | Notional Amount (000’s) | Pay/ Receive Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Upfront Payment Received/ (Paid) | Value | Unrealized Depreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France (Republic of) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs International | Buy | $ | 25,000 | 0.25% | 12/20/16 | $ | (1,910,232 | ) | $ | 245,189 | $ | 1,665,043 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 25,000 | (1,910,232 | ) | 245,189 | 1,665,043 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany (Federal Republic of) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs International | Buy | 50,000 | 0.25 | 12/20/16 | (1,804,216 | ) | (109,937 | ) | 1,914,153 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 50,000 | (1,804,216 | ) | (109,937 | ) | 1,914,153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy (Republic of) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays Bank plc | Buy | 15,000 | 1.00 | 9/20/17 | (1,505,987 | ) | 1,033,212 | 472,775 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 15,000 | (1,505,987 | ) | 1,033,212 | 472,775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Total Buys | (6,094,828 | ) | 417,444 | 5,677,384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Total Sells | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Credit Default Swaps | $ | (6,094,828 | ) | $ | 417,444 | $ | 5,677,384 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swap Contracts as of October 31, 2012 are as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity/ Swap Counterparty | Notional Amount (000’s) | Paid by the Fund | Received by the Fund | Termination Date | Value | |||||||||||||||
Custom Basket of Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Goldman Sach International | 24,287 | EUR | | One-Day EUR EONIA minus 75 basis points and if negative, the absolute value of the Total Return of a Custom Basket of Securities | | | If positive, the Total Return of a Custom Basket of Securities | | 5/16/13 | $ | 319,009 |
Notional amount is reported in U.S. Dollars (USD), except for those denoted in the following currency:
EUR | Euro |
Abbreviation is as follows:
EONIA | Euro OverNight Index Average |
The following table aggregates, as of period end, the amount receivable from/(payable to) each counterparty with whom the Fund has entered into a swap agreement. Swaps are individually disclosed in the preceding tables.
Swap Summary as of October 31, 2012 is as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Swap Counterparty | Swap Type from Fund Perspective | Notional Amount (000’s) | Value | ||||||||||||||||||
Barclays Bank plc | Credit Default Buy Protection | $ | 15,000 | $ | 1,033,212 | ||||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs International | Credit Default Buy Protection | 100,000 | (615,768 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total Return | 24,287 | EUR | 319,009 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Swaps | $ | 736,453 | |||||||||||||||||||
Notional amount is reported in U.S.Dollars (USD), except for those denoted in the following currency:
EUR | Euro |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 21 |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES October 31, 2012
Assets | ||||
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments: | ||||
Unaffiliated companies (cost $584,575,200) | $ | 648,352,106 | ||
Affiliated companies (cost $356,770,895) | 357,877,810 | |||
Wholly-owned subsidiary (cost $2,750,000) | | 2,619,694 | | |
1,008,849,610 | ||||
Cash | 10,612,114 | |||
Cash used for collateral on futures | 390,704 | |||
Deposits with broker for securities sold short | 211,416,517 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 12,716 | |||
Appreciated swaps, at value (upfront payments $0) | 319,009 | |||
Depreciated swaps, at value (upfront payments paid $3,416,219) | 1,278,401 | |||
Receivables and other assets: | ||||
Investments sold | 4,251,591 | |||
Interest and dividends | 1,198,934 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest sold | 225,215 | |||
Futures margins | 9,487 | |||
Other | | 111,793 | | |
Total assets | 1,238,676,091 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Short positions, at value (proceeds of $210,671,519)—see accompanying statement of investments | 223,146,265 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 10,168 | |||
Depreciated swaps, at value (upfront payments paid $2,678,609) | 860,957 | |||
Payables and other liabilities: | ||||
Investments purchased | 10,011,225 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed | 3,757,549 | |||
Trustees’ compensation | 291,366 | |||
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees | 245,312 | |||
Distribution and service plan fees | 211,806 | |||
Shareholder communications | 117,038 | |||
Futures margins | 27,867 | |||
Other | | 44,381 | | |
Total liabilities | 238,723,934 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 999,952,157 | | |
Composition of Net Assets | ||||
Par value of shares of beneficial interest | $ | 436,178 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,080,771,831 | |||
Accumulated net investment loss | (2,760,909 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions | (125,094,725 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | 46,599,782 | | |
Net Assets | $ | 999,952,157 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | ||||
Class A Shares: | ||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $774,007,200 and 33,143,714 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 23.35 | ||
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price) | $ | 24.77 | ||
Class B Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $46,780,492 and 2,201,674 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 21.25 | ||
Class C Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $135,749,753 and 6,384,831 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 21.26 | ||
Class N Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $27,180,530 and 1,206,480 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 22.53 | ||
Class Y Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $16,234,182 and 681,064 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 23.84 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 23 |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended October 31, 2012
Allocation of Income and Expenses from Master Fund1 | ||||
Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC: | ||||
Interest | $ | 5,775,013 | ||
Dividends | 5,929 | |||
Expenses2 | | (262,323 | ) | |
Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | 5,518,619 | |||
Investment Income | ||||
Dividends: | ||||
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $50,653) | 10,877,360 | |||
Affiliated companies | 1,081,553 | |||
Interest: | ||||
Unaffiliated companies | 4,877,964 | �� | ||
Affiliated companies | 60,600 | |||
Other income | | 33,701 | | |
Total investment income | 16,931,178 | |||
Expenses | ||||
Management fees | 9,703,586 | |||
Distribution and service plan fees: | ||||
Class A | 2,116,667 | |||
Class B | 558,148 | |||
Class C | 1,598,438 | |||
Class N | 164,561 | |||
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees: | ||||
Class A | 2,173,478 | |||
Class B | 261,865 | |||
Class C | 414,640 | |||
Class N | 106,026 | |||
Class Y | 64,276 | |||
Shareholder communications: | ||||
Class A | 188,337 | |||
Class B | 25,495 | |||
Class C | 35,350 | |||
Class N | 5,576 | |||
Class Y | 2,307 | |||
Dividends on short sales | 3,615,192 | |||
Financing expense from short sales | 1,599,715 | |||
Trustees’ compensation | 21,554 | |||
Custodian fees and expenses | 13,005 | |||
Administration service fees | 1,500 | |||
Other | | 198,534 | | |
Total expenses | 22,868,250 | |||
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses | | (826,723 | ) | |
Net expenses | 22,041,527 | |||
Net Investment Income | 408,270 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investments from: | ||||
Unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options exercised) | $ | 31,435,767 | ||
Affiliated companies | (100,014,722 | ) | ||
Closing and expiration of option contracts written | 480,337 | |||
Closing and expiration of futures contracts | (1,449,684 | ) | ||
Foreign currency transactions | 10,250,927 | |||
Short positions | (55,924,430 | ) | ||
Swap contracts | (5,935,293 | ) | ||
Net realized gain allocated from | ||||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | | 724,332 | | |
Total net realized loss | (120,432,766 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | 81,676,936 | |||
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (11,660,354 | ) | ||
Futures contracts | (323,161 | ) | ||
Short positions | 47,273,146 | |||
Swap contracts | (5,358,375 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/deprecation allocated from: | ||||
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC | | 1,106,915 | | |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 112,715,107 | |||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (7,309,389 | ) |
1. The Fund invests in an affiliated mutual fund that expects to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.
2. Net of expense waivers and/or reimbursements of $2,934.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 25 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 408,270 | $ | (12,769,829 | ) | |||
Net realized gain (loss) | (120,432,766 | ) | 130,987,400 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | 112,715,107 | | | (109,056,510 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (7,309,389 | ) | 9,161,061 | |||||
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain: | ||||||||
Class A | (82,912,376 | ) | (23,607,860 | ) | ||||
Class B | (5,953,214 | ) | (1,850,873 | ) | ||||
Class C | (17,407,886 | ) | (5,094,508 | ) | ||||
Class N | (3,412,728 | ) | (919,492 | ) | ||||
Class Y | | (3,279,331 | ) | | (894,640 | ) | ||
(112,965,535 | ) | (32,367,373 | ) | |||||
Tax return of capital distribution: | ||||||||
Class A | (414,116 | ) | — | |||||
Class B | (29,734 | ) | — | |||||
Class C | (86,946 | ) | — | |||||
Class N | (17,045 | ) | — | |||||
Class Y | | (16,379 | ) | | — | | ||
(564,220 | ) | — | ||||||
Beneficial Interest Transactions | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions: | ||||||||
Class A | (163,327,040 | ) | (191,105,180 | ) | ||||
Class B | (14,871,029 | ) | (21,351,139 | ) | ||||
Class C | (44,290,029 | ) | (42,358,915 | ) | ||||
Class N | (9,027,532 | ) | (5,616,085 | ) | ||||
Class Y | | (33,711,943 | ) | | 4,707,964 | | ||
(265,227,573 | ) | (255,723,355 | ) | |||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Total decrease | (386,066,717 | ) | (278,929,667 | ) | ||||
Beginning of period | | 1,386,018,874 | | | 1,664,948,541 | | ||
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $2,760,909 and $306,357, respectively) | $ | 999,952,157 | | $ | 1,386,018,874 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.55 | $ | 26.01 | $ | 24.46 | $ | 23.15 | $ | 34.21 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)2 | .04 | (.17 | ) | (.11 | ) | (.03 | ) | .26 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.10 | ) | | .22 | | | 1.66 | | | 2.19 | | | (5.63 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | (.06 | ) | .05 | 1.55 | 2.16 | (5.37 | ) | |||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | — | — | — | — | (3.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.13 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.79 | ) | (2.26 | ) | |||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | (.01 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (.06 | ) | | — | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (2.14 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.85 | ) | (5.69 | ) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.35 | | $ | 25.55 | | $ | 26.01 | | $ | 24.46 | | $ | 23.15 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 0.03 | % | 0.14 | % | 6.34 | % | 9.94 | % | (18.62 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $774,007 | $1,024,109 | $1,229,920 | $1,340,846 | $1,052,971 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $870,856 | $1,165,257 | $1,297,058 | $1,206,192 | $1,166,299 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.19 | %5 | (0.65 | )% | (0.44 | )% | (0.13 | )% | 0.93 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 1.85 | %5,6 | 1.57 | %7 | 1.43 | %7 | 1.48 | %7 | 1.56 | %7 | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 1.78 | %5,8 | 1.52 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.43 | % | 1.52 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 212 | % . | 181 | % | 58 | % | 117 | % | 135 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.90 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.62 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 1.48 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 1.53 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 1.60 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.83 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 27 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class B | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.63 | $ | 24.32 | $ | 23.07 | $ | 22.08 | $ | 32.82 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)2 | (.15 | ) | (.38 | ) | (.31 | ) | (.23 | ) | .06 | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.09 | ) | | .20 | | | 1.56 | | | 2.07 | | | (5.39 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | (.24 | ) | (.18 | ) | 1.25 | 1.84 | (5.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | — | — | — | — | (3.15 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.13 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.79 | ) | (2.26 | ) | |||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | (.01 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (.06 | ) | | — | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (2.14 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.85 | ) | (5.41 | ) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.25 | | $ | 23.63 | | $ | 24.32 | | $ | 23.07 | | $ | 22.08 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | (0.79 | )% | (0.81 | )% | 5.42 | % | 8.93 | % | (19.23 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $46,780 | $68,426 | $91,209 | $107,366 | $ 90,923 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $56,004 | $82,022 | $98,421 | $97,044 | $113,810 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.70 | )%5 | (1.55 | )% | (1.34 | )% | (1.04 | )% | 0.21 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 2.85 | %5,6 | 2.57 | %7 | 2.43 | %7 | 2.49 | %7 | 2.31 | %7 | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 2.67 | %5,8 | 2.43 | % | 2.29 | % | 2.34 | % | 2.27 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 212 | % | 181 | % | 58 | % | 117 | % | 135 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.90 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 2.62 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 2.48 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 2.54 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 2.35 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.72 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.62 | $ | 24.27 | $ | 22.99 | $ | 21.98 | $ | 32.73 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)2 | (.12 | ) | (.35 | ) | (.28 | ) | (.20 | ) | .04 | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.10 | ) | | .21 | | | 1.56 | | | 2.06 | | | (5.35 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | (.22 | ) | (.14 | ) | 1.28 | 1.86 | (5.31 | ) | ||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | — | — | — | — | (3.18 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.13 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.79 | ) | (2.26 | ) | |||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | (.01 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (.06 | ) | | — | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (2.14 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.85 | ) | (5.44 | ) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.26 | | $ | 23.62 | | $ | 24.27 | | $ | 22.99 | | $ | 21.98 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | (0.71 | )% | (0.64 | )% | 5.57 | % | 9.07 | % | (19.21 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $135,750 | $199,765 | $247,138 | $253,051 | $138,331 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $160,258 | $233,997 | $259,581 | $194,014 | $139,228 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.59 | )%5 | (1.40 | )% | (1.20 | )% | (0.93 | )% | 0.15 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 2.62 | %5,6 | 2.32 | %7 | 2.18 | %7 | 2.24 | %7 | 2.32 | %7 | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 2.55 | %5,8 | 2.27 | % | 2.13 | % | 2.19 | % | 2.28 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 212 | % | 181 | % | 58 | % | 117 | % | 135 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.67 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 2.37 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 2.23 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 2.29 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 2.36 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.60 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 29 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class N | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 24.80 | $ | 25.34 | $ | 23.91 | $ | 22.72 | $ | 33.68 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)2 | (.03 | ) | (.24 | ) | (.19 | ) | (.12 | ) | .17 | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.10 | ) | | .21 | | | 1.62 | | | 2.16 | | | (5.54 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | (.13 | ) | (.03 | ) | 1.43 | 2.04 | (5.37 | ) | ||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | — | — | — | — | (3.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.13 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.79 | ) | (2.26 | ) | |||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | (.01 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (.06 | ) | | — | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (2.14 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.85 | ) | (5.59 | ) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.53 | | $ | 24.80 | | $ | 25.34 | | $ | 23.91 | | $ | 22.72 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | (0.27 | )% | (0.18 | )% | 5.98 | % | 9.58 | % | (18.89 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $27,181 | $39,916 | $46,237 | $36,363 | $17,858 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $33,095 | $45,004 | $43,184 | $25,939 | $20,349 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.14 | )%5 | (0.95 | )% | (0.79 | )% | (0.52 | )% | 0.62 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 2.18 | %5,6 | 1.87 | %7 | 1.77 | %7 | 1.83 | %7 | 1.90 | %7 | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 2.11 | %5,8 | 1.82 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.77 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 212 | % | 181 | % | 58 | % | 117 | % | 135 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.23 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.92 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 1.82 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 1.88 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 1.94 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.16 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | 2012 | 2011 | 20101 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.97 | $ | 26.35 | $ | 24.70 | $ | 23.30 | $ | 34.39 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)2 | .10 | (.09 | ) | (.04 | ) | .02 | .30 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.09 | ) | | .22 | | | 1.69 | | | 2.23 | | | (5.65 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | .01 | .13 | 1.65 | 2.25 | (5.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | — | — | — | — | (3.48 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.13 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.79 | ) | (2.26 | ) | |||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | (.01 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (.06 | ) | | — | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | (2.14 | ) | (.51 | ) | — | (.85 | ) | (5.74 | ) | |||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.84 | | $ | 25.97 | | $ | 26.35 | | $ | 24.70 | | $ | 23.30 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 0.32 | % | 0.45 | % | 6.68 | % | 10.27 | % | (18.45 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $16,234 | $53,803 | $50,445 | $37,726 | $18,693 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $28,561 | $58,196 | $50,667 | $32,544 | $17,505 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.41 | %5 | (0.34 | )% | (0.14 | )% | 0.10 | % | 1.08 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 1.60 | %5,6 | 1.25 | %7 | 1.11 | %7 | 1.18 | %7 | 1.35 | %7 | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 1.53 | %5,8 | 1.20 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.31 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 212 | % | 181 | % | 58 | % | 117 | % | 135 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Includes the Fund’s share of the allocated expenses and/or net investment income from the master funds.
6. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.65 | % |
7. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.30 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 1.16 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 1.23 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 1.39 | % |
8. Ratio including all expenses of the wholly-owned subsidiary and indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.58 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (the “Fund”) formerly Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund, a series of Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek growth of capital. The Fund’s investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”).
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares, and previously offered Class B shares for new purchase through June 29, 2012. Subsequent to that date, no new purchases of Class B shares will be permitted, however reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds will be allowed. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class N shares are sold, and Class B shares were sold, without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class N shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the intermediaries may impose charges on their accountholders who beneficially own 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 A, B, C and N shares have separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay fees. Class Y shares do not pay such fees. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Structured Securities. The Fund invests in structured securities whose market values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The structured securities are often leveraged, increasing the volatility of each note’s market value relative to the change in the underlying linked financial element or event. Fluctuations in value of these securities are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured security is sold or matures.
Event-Linked Bonds. The Fund may invest in “event-linked” bonds. Event-linked bonds, which are sometimes referred to as “catastrophe” bonds, are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other occurrence that leads to physical or economic loss. If the trigger event occurs prior to
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maturity, the Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal in addition to interest otherwise due from the security. Event-linked bonds may expose the Fund to certain other risks, including issuer default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences. The Fund records the net change in market value of event-linked bonds on the Statement of Operations as a change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. The Fund records a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations upon the sale or maturity of such securities.
Securities Sold Short. The Fund sells securities that it does not own, and it will therefore be obligated to purchase such securities at a future date. Upon entering into a short position, the Fund is required to segregate cash or securities at its custodian which are pledged for the benefit of the lending broker and/or to deposit and pledge cash directly at the lending broker, with a value equal to a certain percentage, exceeding 100%, of the value of the securities that it sold short. Cash that has been segregated and pledged for this purpose will be disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; securities that have been segregated and pledged for this purpose are disclosed as such in the Statement of Investments. The aggregate market value of such cash and securities at period end is $278,314,903. The value of the open short position is recorded as a liability, and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the change in value of the open short position. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out. By entering into short sales, the Fund bears the market risk of increases in value of the security sold short in excess of the proceeds received. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender any dividend or interest earned. Dividend expense on short sales is treated as an expense in the Statement of Operations.
Investment in Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd., a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and exchange-traded funds related to gold or other special minerals. The Subsidiary may also invest in certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. The Fund wholly owns and controls the Subsidiary, and the Fund and Subsidiary are both managed by the Manager.
The Fund does not consolidate the assets, liabilities, capital or operations of the Subsidiary into its financial statements. Rather, the Subsidiary is separately presented as an investment in the Fund’s Statement of Investments. Shares of the Subsidiary are valued at their net asset value per share. Gains or losses on withdrawals of capital from the Subsidiary by the Fund are recognized on an average cost basis. Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is recorded in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Fund’s Statement of Operations. Distributions received from the Subsidiary are recorded as income on the ex-dividend date.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
For tax purposes, the Subsidiary is an exempted Cayman investment company. The Subsidiary has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes through September of 2030. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, the Subsidiary is a Controlled Foreign Corporation and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax. However, as a wholly-owned Controlled Foreign Corporation, the Subsidiary’s net income and capital gain, to the extent of its earnings and profits, will be included each year in the Fund’s investment company taxable income. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Subsidiary has a deficit of $130,306 in its taxable earnings and profits. In addition, any in-kind capital contributions made by the Fund to the Subsidiary will result in the Fund recognizing taxable gain to the extent of unrealized gain, if any, on securities transferred to the Subsidiary while any unrealized losses on securities so transferred will not be recognized at the time of transfer.
Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market 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. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Manager is also the investment adviser of IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its 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 IMMF.
Investment in Oppenheimer Master Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest in entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate. Certain of these entities in which the Fund invests are mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes, specifically Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC (the “Master Fund”). The Master Fund 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 the Master Fund, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of the Master Fund.
The investment objective of the Master Fund is to seek as high a level of current income and preservation of capital as is consistent with investing primarily in loans and other debt securities. The Fund’s investment in the Master Fund is included in the Statement of Investments. The Fund recognizes income and gain/(loss) on its investment in the master fund according to its allocated pro-rata share, based on its relative proportion of total outstanding Master Fund shares held, of the total net income earned and the net gain/(loss) realized on investments sold by the Master Fund. As a shareholder,
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the Fund is subject to its proportional share of the Master Fund’s expenses, including its 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 Master Fund.
Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the Exchange, normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.
Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, exchange rate fluctuations between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, including investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
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.
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 remain 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
Undistributed Net Investment Income1 | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | Accumulated Loss Carryforward2,3,4,5 | Net Unrealized Appreciation Based on Cost of Securities and Other Investments for Federal Income Tax Purposes | |||||||||
$— | $ | — | $ | 125,500,694 | $ | 52,363,808 |
1. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund elected to defer $8,702,155 of late year ordinary losses.
2. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had $125,331,289 of net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.
Expiring | ||||
No expiration | $ | 125,331,289 |
3. The Fund had $169,405 of straddle losses which were deferred.
4. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund did not utilize any capital loss carryforward.
5. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, 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 may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. 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.
Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for October 31, 2012. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.
Reduction to Paid-in Capital | Reduction to Accumulated Net Investment Income | Reduction to Accumulate Net Realized Loss on Investments | ||||||
$3,262,734 | $ | 2,862,822 | $ | 6,125,556 |
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 was as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 41,616,510 | $ | — | ||||
Long-term capital gain | 71,349,025 | 32,367,373 | ||||||
Return of capital | 564,220 | — | ||||||
Total | $ | 113,529,755 | $ | 32,367,373 | ||||
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 as of October 31, 2012 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 | $ | 943,687,896 | ||
Federal tax cost of other investments | (251,264,743 | ) | ||
Total federal tax cost | $ | 692,423,153 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 110,254,116 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (57,890,308 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 52,363,808 | ||
Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s independent trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active independent trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:
Payments Made to Retired Trustees | $ | 24,723 | ||
Accumulated Liability as of October 31, 2012 | 212,066 |
The Board of Trustees 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.
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 and capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually or at other times as deemed necessary by the Manager.
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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
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 overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. 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 (except for the investments in the Subsidiary) 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.
Other. 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 reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. 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.
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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 “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.
Structured securities, swaps, swaptions, and other over-the-counter derivatives are valued utilizing evaluated prices obtained from third party pricing services or broker-dealers.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward currency rates obtained from third party pricing services. When the settlement date of a contract is an interim date for which a quotation is not available, interpolated values are derived using the nearest dated forward currency rate.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Securities Valuation Continued
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.
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. | |
Structured securities | Relevant market information such as the price of underlying financial instruments, stock market indices, foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, commodities, or the occurrence of other specific events. | |
Swaps | Relevant market information, including underlying reference assets such as credit spreads, credit event probabilities, index values, individual security values, forward interest rates, variable interest rates, volatility measures, and forward currency rates. |
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 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.
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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 as of October 31, 2012 based on valuation input level:
Level 1— Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Assets Table | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at Value: | ||||||||||||||||
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary | $ | — | $ | 2,619,694 | $ | — | $ | 2,619,694 | ||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 51,635,408 | — | — | 51,635,408 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 57,669,237 | — | — | 57,669,237 | ||||||||||||
Energy | 71,070,142 | — | — | 71,070,142 | ||||||||||||
Financials | 72,705,987 | 9,157,500 | — | 81,863,487 | ||||||||||||
Health Care | 51,601,355 | — | — | 51,601,355 | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 40,286,460 | — | — | 40,286,460 | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 63,855,819 | — | — | 63,855,819 | ||||||||||||
Materials | 39,302,413 | — | — | 39,302,413 | ||||||||||||
Utilities | 12,879,806 | — | — | 12,879,806 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Securities Valuation Continued
Level 1— Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2— Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | $ | — | $ | 27,984,769 | $ | — | $ | 27,984,769 | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 66,449,482 | — | 66,449,482 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-Backed Obligations | — | 20,942,293 | — | 20,942,293 | ||||||||||||
Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | — | 19,008,750 | — | 19,008,750 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds and Notes | — | 24,370,563 | — | 24,370,563 | ||||||||||||
Event Linked Bond | — | 3,000,000 | — | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Swaptions Purchased | — | 3,712,221 | — | 3,712,221 | ||||||||||||
Structured Securities | — | 10,000,166 | 2,719,735 | 12,719,901 | ||||||||||||
Investment Companies | 250,527,944 | 107,349,866 | — | 357,877,810 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments, at Value | 711,534,571 | 294,595,304 | 2,719,735 | 1,008,849,610 | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||
Appreciated swaps, at value | — | 319,009 | — | 319,009 | ||||||||||||
Depreciated swaps, at value | — | 1,278,401 | — | 1,278,401 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | 12,716 | — | 12,716 | ||||||||||||
Futures margins | 9,487 | — | — | 9,487 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 711,544,058 | $ | 296,205,430 | $ | 2,719,735 | $ | 1,010,469,223 | ||||||||
Liabilities Table | ||||||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stock Securities Sold Short | $ | (171,469,406 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (171,469,406 | ) | ||||||
Investment Company Securities Sold Short | (51,676,859 | ) | — | — | (51,676,859 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciated swaps, at value | — | (860,957 | ) | — | (860,957 | ) | ||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | (10,168 | ) | — | (10,168 | ) | ||||||||||
Futures margins | (27,867 | ) | — | — | (27,867 | ) | ||||||||||
Total Liabilities | $ | (223,174,132 | ) | $ | (871,125 | ) | $ | — | $ | (224,045,257 | ) | |||||
Currency contracts and forwards, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. Futures, if any, are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.
There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies of the Fund during the period.
The net asset value per share of the Subsidiary is determined as of the close of the Exchange, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. The net asset value per share is determined by dividing the value of the Subsidiary’s net assets by the number of shares that are outstanding. The Subsidiary values its investments in the same manner as the Fund as described above.
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3. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.01 par value shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 2,130,074 | $ | 49,452,617 | 3,804,285 | $ | 101,386,842 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 3,529,272 | 79,938,012 | 845,456 | 22,336,949 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (12,602,561 | ) | (292,717,669 | ) | (11,843,997 | ) | (314,828,971 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (6,943,215 | ) | $ | (163,327,040 | ) | (7,194,256 | ) | $ | (191,105,180 | ) | ||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 213,330 | $ | 4,529,647 | 417,497 | $ | 10,363,163 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 281,995 | 5,857,047 | 72,919 | 1,795,279 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,189,216 | ) | (25,257,723 | ) | (1,345,943 | ) | (33,509,581 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (693,891 | ) | $ | (14,871,029 | ) | (855,527 | ) | $ | (21,351,139 | ) | ||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 621,539 | $ | 13,186,124 | 1,176,984 | $ | 29,154,350 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 761,423 | 15,814,760 | 180,408 | 4,434,430 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,455,280 | ) | (73,290,913 | ) | (3,084,225 | ) | (75,947,695 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (2,072,318 | ) | $ | (44,290,029 | ) | (1,726,833 | ) | $ | (42,358,915 | ) | ||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 200,567 | $ | 4,531,243 | 443,375 | $ | 11,450,888 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 147,407 | 3,231,159 | 33,046 | 849,630 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (751,225 | ) | (16,789,934 | ) | (691,594 | ) | (17,916,603 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (403,251 | ) | $ | (9,027,532 | ) | (215,173 | ) | $ | (5,616,085 | ) | ||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 213,154 | $ | 4,992,881 | 1,297,635 | $ | 35,176,205 | ||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested | 119,803 | 2,763,856 | 21,473 | 575,046 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,723,866 | ) | (41,468,680 | ) | (1,161,706 | ) | (31,043,287 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (1,390,909 | ) | $ | (33,711,943 | ) | 157,402 | $ | 4,707,964 | ||||||||
4. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in the Subsidiary and IMMF, for the year ended October 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Investment securities | $ | 1,101,075,585 | $ | 1,198,356,701 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
Fee Schedule | ||||
Up to $1.0 billion | 0.85 | % | ||
Next $500 million | 0.80 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.75 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.70 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.65 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.60 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.55 | |||
Over $4.0 billion | 0.50 |
Administration Service Fees. The Fund pays the Manager a fee of $1,500 per year for preparing and filing the Fund’s tax returns.
Transfer Agent Fees. OppenheimerFunds Services (“OFS”), a division of the Manager, acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays OFS a per account fee. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund paid $3,014,661 to OFS for services to the Fund.
Additionally, Class Y shares are subject to minimum fees of $10,000 annually for assets of $10 million or more. The Class Y shares are subject to the minimum fees in the event that the per account fee does not equal or exceed the applicable minimum fees. OFS may voluntarily waive the minimum fees.
Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.
Distribution and Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares. Under the Plan, the Fund pays a service fee to the Distributor at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal services and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Under the Plan, the Fund may also pay an asset-based sales charge to the Distributor. However, the Fund’s Board has currently set the rate at zero. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class B, Class C and Class N shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to compensate the Distributor for its services in connection with the distribution of those shares and servicing accounts. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares daily net assets and 0.25% on Class N shares daily net assets.
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The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan. If either the Class B, Class C or Class N plan is terminated by the Fund or by the shareholders of a class, the Board of Trustees and its independent trustees must determine whether the Distributor shall be entitled to payment from the Fund of all or a portion of the service fee and/or asset-based sales charge in respect to shares sold prior to the effective date of such termination. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distributor determines its uncompensated expenses under the Plans at calendar quarter ends. The Distributor’s aggregate uncompensated expenses under the Plans at September 30, 2012 were as follows:
Class C | $ | 11,742,662 | ||
Class N | 1,077,590 |
Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.
Year Ended | Class A Front-End Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class B Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class N Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | |||||||||||||||
October 31, 2012 | $ | 171,023 | $ | 4,883 | $ | 124,655 | $ | 13,334 | $ | 449 |
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee it receives from the Subsidiary. This undertaking will continue in effect for so long as the Fund invests in the Subsidiary and may not be terminated unless approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Manager waived $4,530.
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 underlying funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $758,948 for management fees.
OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees for Classes B, C, N and Y shares to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class; this limit also applied to Class A shares prior to January 1, 2012. Effective January 1, 2012, OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for Class A shares to 0.30% of average annual net assets of the class.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, OFS waived transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:
Class B | $ | 63,245 |
OPPENHEIMER FLEXIBLE STRATEGIES FUND | 45 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates Continued
Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time; some may not be modified or terminated until after one year from the date of the current prospectus, as indicated therein.
6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments
The Fund’s investment objectives not only permit the Fund to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return 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. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity and debt securities: they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This 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.
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
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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.
The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. 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.
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. 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.
Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.
Counterparty Credit Risk. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund’s derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. As of October 31, 2012, the maximum amount of loss that the Fund would incur if the counterparties to its derivative transactions failed to perform would be $5,322,347, which represents gross payments to be received by the Fund on these derivative contracts were they to be unwound as of period end. To reduce this risk the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements, which allow the Fund to net unrealized appreciation and depreciation for certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. The amount of
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
loss that the Fund would incur taking into account these master netting arrangements would be $4,448,674 as of October 31, 2012. In addition, the Fund may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Fund.
As of October 31, 2012 the Fund has required certain counterparties to post collateral of $4,175,201.
Credit Related Contingent Features. The Fund’s agreements with derivative counterparties have several credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and or a percentage decrease in the Fund’s Net Asset Value or NAV. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements which govern certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options and swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.
As of October 31, 2012, the aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit related contingent features in a net liability position was $10,168 for which collateral was not posted by the Fund. If a contingent feature would have been triggered as of October 31, 2012, the Fund could have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties.
Valuations of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2012 are as follows:
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Value | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Value | ||||||||||
Credit contracts | Depreciated swaps, at value | $ | 1,278,401 | Depreciated swaps, at value | $ | 860,957 | ||||||||
Equity contracts | Appreciated swaps, at value | 319,009 | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | Futures margins | 9,487 | * | Futures margins | 27,867 | * | ||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 12,716 | Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 10,168 | ||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | Investments, at value | 3,712,221 | ** | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 5,331,834 | $ | 898,992 | ||||||||||
*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.
**Amounts relate to purchased swaptions.
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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | Investments from unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options exercised)* | Closing and expiration of option contracts written | Closing and expiration of futures contracts | Foreign currency transactions | Swap contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (2,367,520 | ) | $ | (2,367,520 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity contracts | (1,999,193 | ) | 480,337 | — | — | (3,567,773 | ) | (5,086,629 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | — | — | (627,046 | ) | — | (627,046 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | (2,011,940 | ) | — | (1,449,684 | ) | — | — | (3,461,624 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Volatility contracts | (869,068 | ) | — | — | — | — | (869,068 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (4,880,201 | ) | $ | 480,337 | $ | (1,449,684 | ) | $ | (627,046 | ) | $ | (5,935,293 | ) | $ | (12,411,887 | ) | |||||||
*Includes purchased option contracts, purchased swaption contracts and written option contracts exercised, if any.
Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | Investments* | Futures contracts | Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | Swap contracts | Total | |||||||||||||||
Credit contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (5,677,384 | ) | $ | (5,677,384 | ) | ||||||||
Equity contracts | — | — | — | 319,009 | 319,009 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | — | 2,548 | — | 2,548 | |||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | (4,533,875 | ) | (323,161 | ) | — | — | (4,857,036 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | (4,533,875 | ) | $ | (323,161 | ) | $ | 2,548 | $ | (5,358,375 | ) | $ | (10,212,863 | ) | ||||||
*Includes purchased option contracts and purchased swaption contracts, if any.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date.
Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable or payable and in the Statement of Operations within the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). At contract close, the difference between the original cost of the contract and the value at the close date is recorded as a realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund has purchased and sold certain forward foreign currency exchange contracts of different currencies in order to acquire currencies to pay for or sell currencies to acquire related foreign securities purchase and sale transactions, respectively, or to convert foreign currencies to U.S. dollars from related foreign securities transactions. These foreign
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
currency exchange contracts are negotiated at the current spot exchange rate with settlement typically within two business days thereafter.
The Fund has entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a positive investment perspective on the related currency. These forward foreign currency exchange contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.
The Fund has entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the Fund.
The Fund has entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a negative investment perspective on the related currency. These forward foreign currency exchange contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.
The Fund has entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward foreign currency contracts to buy and sell of $414,203 and $22,086,063, respectively.
Additional associated risk to the Fund includes counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty will default.
Futures Contracts
A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a 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 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.
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. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses.
Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Statement of Investments. Cash held by the broker to
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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 year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $5,383,029 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.
Option Activity
The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.
Options are valued daily based upon the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the option is traded. The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund has purchased call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased call options on treasury and/or euro futures to increase exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has purchased put options on treasury and/or euro futures to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
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6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
The Fund has purchased call options on volatility indexes to increase exposure to volatility risk. A purchased call option becomes more valuable as the level of the underlying volatility index increases relative to the strike price.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $683,772 and $73,375 on purchased call options and purchased put options, respectively.
Options written, if any, are reported in a schedule following the Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover potential obligations with respect to outstanding written options are noted in the Statement of Investments.
The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract.
The Fund has written put options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to increase exposure to equity risk. A written put option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument appreciates relative to the strike price.
The Fund has written call options on individual equity securities and/or equity indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. A written call option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying financial instrument depreciates relative to the strike price.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $21,638 and $88,892 on written call options and written put options, respectively.
Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk for over-the-counter options and liquidity risk.
Written option activity for the year ended October 31, 2012 was as follows:
Call Options | Put Options | |||||||||||||||
Number of Contracts | Amount of Premiums | Number of Contracts | Amount of Premiums | |||||||||||||
Options outstanding as of October 31, 2011 | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Options written | 1,900 | 355,247 | 1,050 | 443,816 | ||||||||||||
Options closed or expired | (1,300 | ) | (141,065 | ) | (900 | ) | (339,272 | ) | ||||||||
Options exercised | (600 | ) | (214,182 | ) | (150 | ) | (104,544 | ) | ||||||||
Options outstanding as of October 31, 2012 | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had no outstanding written or purchased options.
Swap Contracts
The Fund may enter into swap contract agreements with a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows based on either specified reference rates, or the occurrence of a credit event, over a specified period. Such contracts may include interest rate, equity, debt, index, total return, credit and currency swaps.
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Swaps are marked to market daily using primarily quotations from pricing services, counterparties and brokers. Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. The values of swap contracts are aggregated by positive and negative values and disclosed separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by contracts in unrealized appreciation and depreciation positions. Upfront payments paid or received, if any, affect the value of the respective swap. Therefore, to determine the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps, upfront payments paid should be subtracted from, while upfront payments received should be added to, the value of contracts reported as an asset on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Conversely, upfront payments paid should be added to, while upfront payments received should be subtracted from the value of contracts reported as a liability. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the accrued interest due to (owed by) the Fund at termination or settlement. The net change in this amount during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, under such contracts as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations.
Swap contract agreements are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying reference asset. Swap contracts are typically more attractively priced compared to similar investments in related cash securities because they isolate the risk to one market risk factor and eliminate the other market risk factors. Investments in cash securities (for instance bonds) have exposure to multiple risk factors (credit and interest rate risk). Because swaps require little or no initial cash investment, they can expose the Fund to substantial risk in the isolated market risk factor.
Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection on a debt security against a defined-issuer credit event, such as the issuer’s failure to make timely payments of interest or principal on the debt security, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps either by buying or selling protection on a single security or a basket of securities (the “reference asset”).
The buyer of protection pays a periodic fee to the seller of protection based on the notional amount of debt securities underlying the swap contract. The seller of protection agrees to compensate the buyer of protection for future potential losses as a result of a credit event on the reference asset. The contract effectively transfers the credit event risk of the reference asset from the buyer of protection to the seller of protection.
The ongoing value of the contract will fluctuate throughout the term of the contract based primarily on the credit risk of the reference asset. If the credit quality of the reference asset improves relative to the credit quality at contract initiation, the buyer of protection may have an unrealized loss greater than the anticipated periodic fee owed. This unrealized loss would be the result of current credit protection being cheaper than the cost of credit protection at contract initiation. If the buyer elects to
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6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
terminate the contract prior to its maturity, and there has been no credit event, this unrealized loss will become realized. If the contract is held to maturity, and there has been no credit event, the realized loss will be equal to the periodic fee paid over the life of the contract.
If there is a credit event, the buyer of protection can exercise its rights under the contract and receive a payment from the seller of protection equal to the notional amount of the reference asset less the market value of the reference asset. Upon exercise of the contract the difference between the value of the underlying reference asset and the notional amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) and is included on the Statement of Operations.
The Fund has purchased credit protection through credit default swaps to take an outright negative investment perspective on the credit risk of individual securities and/or indexes as opposed to decreasing its credit risk exposure related to similar debt securities held by the Fund.
For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $93,023,835 on credit default swaps to buy protection.
Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.
Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on asset or non-asset references. One cash flow is typically based on a non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index) and the other on the total return of a reference asset (such as a security or a basket of securities). The total return of the reference asset typically includes appreciation or depreciation on the reference asset, plus any interest or dividend payments.
Total return swap contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the specific underlying financial instrument or index. Total return swaps are less standard in structure than other types of swaps and can isolate and/or, include multiple types of market risk factors including equity risk, credit risk, and interest rate risk.
The Fund has entered into total return swaps on various equity securities or indexes to decrease exposure to equity risk. These equity risk related total return swaps require the Fund to pay an amount equal to the positive price movement of securities or an index multiplied by the notional amount of the contract. The Fund will receive payments of a floating reference interest rate or an amount equal to the negative price movement of the same securities or index multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.
For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had ending monthly average notional amounts of $9,470,956 on total return swaps which are short the reference asset.
Additional associated risks to the Fund include counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.
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Swaption Transactions
The Fund may enter into a swaption contract which grants the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap transaction at preset terms detailed in the underlying agreement within a specified period of time. The purchaser pays a premium to the swaption writer who bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset terms on the underlying swap.
Swaptions are marked to market daily using primarily portfolio pricing services or quotations from counterparties and brokers. Purchased swaptions are reported as a component of investments in the Statement of Investments, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations. Written swaptions are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments and their value is reported as a separate asset or liability line item in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written swaptions is separately reported in the Statement of Operations. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of premium paid or received. Upon the expiration or closing of an unexercised swaption contract, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations for the amount of the premium paid or received.
The Fund generally will incur a greater risk when it writes a swaption than when it purchases a swaption. When the Fund writes a swaption it will become obligated, upon exercise of the swaption, according to the terms of the underlying agreement. Swaption contracts written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk as they obligate the Fund, not its counterparty, to perform. When the Fund purchases a swaption it only risks losing the amount of the premium it paid if the swaption expires unexercised. However, when the Fund exercises a purchased swaption there is a risk that the counterparty will fail to perform or otherwise default on its obligations under the swaption contract.
The Fund has purchased swaptions which gives it the option to enter into an interest rate swap in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate in order to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. A purchased swaption of this type becomes more valuable as the reference interest rate appreciates relative to the preset interest rate.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $4,124,910 on purchased swaptions.
7. Restricted Securities
As of October 31, 2012, investments in securities included issues that are restricted. A restricted security may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. Securities that are restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments.
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8. Pending Litigation
Since 2009, a number of class action lawsuits have been pending in federal courts against OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor (the “Manager”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). Several of these lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits.
Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against the Manager and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the “Ponzi” scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of the Manager and assert a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of three groups of consolidated putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court’s order approving the settlement. The settlement does not resolve other outstanding lawsuits against the Manager and its affiliates relating to BLMIS.
On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark IV Funding Limited (“AAArdvark IV”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark Funding Limited (“AAArdvark I”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory
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damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 9, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark XS Funding Limited (“AAArdvark XS”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.
The Manager believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund, formerly Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds), including the statement of investments, as of October 31, 2012, 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 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 October 31, 2012, 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 Flexible Strategies Fund as of October 31, 2012, 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 in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
December 17, 2012
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited
In early 2012, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2011.
Capital gain distributions of $1.35328 per share were paid to Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y shareholders, respectively, on December 8, 2011. 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 fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 are eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.
Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 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 2012, 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.
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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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Each year, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the independent Trustees, is required to determine whether to renew the Fund’s investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”). The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires that the Board request and evaluate, and that the Manager provide, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. The Board employs an independent consultant to prepare a report that provides information, including comparative information that the Board requests for that purpose. In addition to in-person meetings focused on this evaluation, the Board receives information throughout the year regarding Fund services, fees, expenses and performance.
The Manager and the independent consultant provided information to the Board on the following factors: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Manager’s services, (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Manager, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative expense information, (iv) the profitability of the Manager and its affiliates, including an analysis of the cost of providing services, (v) whether economies of scale are realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for Fund investors and (vi) other benefits to the Manager from its relationship with the Fund. The Board was aware that there are alternatives to retaining the Manager.
Outlined below is a summary of the principal information considered by the Board as well as the Board’s conclusions.
Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Manager’s key personnel who provide such services. The Manager’s duties include providing the Fund with the services of the portfolio manager and the Manager’s investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Fund’s investments; securities trading services; oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; and risk management. The Manager is responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund as well. Those services include providing and supervising all administrative and clerical personnel who are necessary in order to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund; compiling and maintaining records with respect to the Fund’s operations; preparing and filing reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Fund for its shareholders; preparing proxy materials for shareholder meetings; and preparing the registration statements required by Federal and state securities laws for the sale of the Fund’s shares. The Manager also provides the Fund with office space, facilities and equipment.
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The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Manager’s resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Manager has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Manager’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Manager’s key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Michelle Borré, the portfolio manager for the Fund, and the Manager’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Manager as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Manager. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Manager, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Manager’s experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreement.
Investment Performance of the Manager and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund and the Manager, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other retail front-end load and no-load flexible portfolio funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year performance was below its peer group median
Costs of Services by the Manager. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund to the fees and services for other clients or accounts advised by the Manager. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load flexible portfolio funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses were higher than its expense group median and its expense group average.
Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Manager. The Board considered information regarding the Manager’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Manager’s profitability from its relationship with the
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ADVISORY AGREEMENT Continued
Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.
Other Benefits to the Manager. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Manager, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Manager receives as a result of its relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Manager’s affiliates and research provided to the Manager in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Manager must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.
Conclusions. These factors were also considered by the independent Trustees meeting separately from the full Board, assisted by experienced counsel to the Fund and to the independent Trustees. Fund counsel and the independent Trustees’ counsel are independent of the Manager within the meaning and intent of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules.
Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreement. In addition, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the restructuring of the Fund’s investment advisory arrangement so that, effective January 1, 2013, (i) OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manager, will serve as the investment adviser to the Fund in place of the Manager under a Restated Advisory Agreement (“Restated Advisory Agreement”), and (ii) OFI Global will enter into a Sub-Advisory Agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with the Manager to provide investment sub-advisory services to the Fund. OFI Global will pay the Manager a percentage of the net investment advisory fee (after all applicable waivers have been deducted) that it receives from the Fund. The Agreement will continue until the earlier of September 30, 2013 or the effective date of the Restated Advisory Agreement between the Fund and OFI Global. The Restated Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue until September 30, 2013.
In arriving at its decisions, the Board did not single out any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Restated Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the management fees, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
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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 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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Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Age | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen | |
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. | |
Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2007), Trustee (since 2001) Age: 69 | Director of Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (non-profit) (since July 2012); Chairman Emeritus and Non-Voting Trustee of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit) (since August 2011); Director of Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (registered investment company) (affiliate of the Manager’s parent company) (since September 2004); Member of Zurich Insurance Advisory Council (insurance) (since 2004); Treasurer (since 2007) and Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study (non-profit educational institute) (since May 1992); Chairman (August 2007-August 2011) and Trustee (since August 1991) of the Board of Trustees of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit); General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (hedge fund) (September 1995-December 2007); Special Limited Partner of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (private equity investment) (January 1999-September 2004). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wruble has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since April 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. | |
David K. Downes, Trustee (since 2005) Age: 72 | Director of THL Credit Inc. (since June 2009); Independent Chairman GSK Employee Benefit Trust (since April 2006); Trustee of Employee Trusts (since January 2006); Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Community Capital Management (investment management company) (since January 2004); President of The Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund (investment management company) (since 2004); Director of Internet Capital Group (information technology company) (since October 2003); Director of Correctnet (January 2006-2007); Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quaker Investment Trust (registered investment company) (2004-2007); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National Investment Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation, a publicly traded company) and Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. (investment management subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation) (1993-2003); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Delaware Investment Family of Funds (1993-2003); President and Board Member of Lincoln National Convertible Securities Funds, Inc. and the Lincoln National Income Funds, TDC (1993-2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Financial Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent and investment adviser and subsidiary of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc.) (1993-2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Service Company, Inc. (1995-2003); Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and Director of Equitable Capital Management Corporation (investment subsidiary of Equitable Life Assurance Society) (1985-1992); Corporate Controller of Merrill Lynch Company (financial services holding company) (1977-1985); held the following positions at the Colonial Penn Group, Inc. (insurance company): Corporate Budget Director (1974-1977), Assistant Treasurer (1972-1974) and Director of Corporate Taxes (1969-1972); held the following positions at Price Waterhouse Company (financial services firm): Tax Manager (1967-1969), Tax Senior (1965-1967) and Staff Accountant (1963-1965); United States Marine Corps (1957-1959). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Downes has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2005, 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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Matthew P. Fink, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 71 | Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development (policy research foundation) (2005-2011); Director of ICI Education Foundation (education foundation) (October 1991-August 2006); President of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (October 1991-June 2004); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) (October 1991-June 2004); Author of The Rise of Mutual Funds: An Insider’s View published by Oxford University Press (second edition 2010). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fink has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since January 2005, 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. | |
Phillip A. Griffiths, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 74 | Fellow of the Carnegie Corporation (since 2007); Member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1979); Council on Foreign Relations (since 2002); Foreign Associate of Third World Academy of Sciences (since 2002); Chair of Science Initiative Group (since 1999); Member of the American Philosophical Society (since 1996); Trustee of Woodward Academy (since 1983); Director of GSI Lumonics Inc. (precision technology products company) (2001-2010); Senior Advisor of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2001-2010); Distinguished Presidential Fellow for International Affairs of the National Academy of Science (2002-2010); Director of the Institute for Advanced Study (1991-2004); Director of Bankers Trust New York Corporation (1994-1999); Provost at Duke University (1983-1991). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Griffiths has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since June 1999, 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. | |
Mary F. Miller, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 69 | Trustee of International House (not-for-profit) (since June 2007); Trustee of the American Symphony Orchestra (not-for-profit) (October 1998-November 2011); and Senior Vice President and General Auditor of American Express Company (financial services company) (July 1998-February 2003). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Miller has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2004, 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. | |
Joel W. Motley, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 60 | Member of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street (since April 2012); Director of Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation (since March 2012); Board Member of Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) (since December 2010); Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2006); Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2002); Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately-held financial advisor) (2002-2007); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (January 1998-December 2001); Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Episcopal Church of America, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Historic Hudson Valley. Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Motley has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 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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Mary Ann Tynan, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 67 | Director and Secretary of the Appalachian Mountain Club (non-profit outdoor organization) (since January 2012); Director of Opera House Arts (non-profit arts organization) (since October 2011); Independent Director of the ICI Board of Governors (since October 2011); Vice Chair of Board of Trustees of Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals (non-profit hospital) (since 2000); Chair of Board of Directors of Faulkner Hospital (non-profit hospital) (since 1990); Member of Audit and Compliance Committee of Partners Health Care System (non-profit) (since 2004); Board of Trustees of Middlesex School (educational institution) (since 1994); Board of Directors of Idealswork, Inc. (financial services provider) (since 2003); Partner, Senior Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs of Wellington Management Company, LLP (global investment manager) (1976-2002); Vice President and Corporate Secretary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (mutual fund investment adviser) (1970-1976). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Tynan has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2008, 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. | |
Joseph M. Wikler, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 71 | Director of C-TASC (bio-statistics services) (2007-2012); formerly, Director of the following medical device companies: Medintec (1992-2011) and Cathco (1996-2011); Member of the Investment Committee of the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore (since 1994); Director of Lakes Environmental Association (environmental protection organization) (1996-2008); Director of Fortis/Hartford mutual funds (1994-December 2001). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wikler has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, 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. | |
Peter I. Wold, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 64 | Director of Arch Coal, Inc. (since 2010); Director and Chairman of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute Commission (enhanced oil recovery study) (since 2004); President of Wold Oil Properties, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and production company) (since 1994); Vice President of American Talc Company, Inc. (talc mining and milling) (since 1999); Managing Member of Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch (cattle ranching) (since 1979); Director and Chairman of the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1993-1999); and Director of PacifiCorp. (electric utility) (1995-1999). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wold has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, 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. | |
INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER | The address of Mr. Glavin is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008. Mr. Glavin serves as a Trustee for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal and as an Officer for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Glavin is an Interested Trustee due to his positions with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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William F. Glavin, Jr., Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2009) Age: 54 | Chairman of the Manager (since December 2009); Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Manager (since January 2009); President of the Manager (since May 2009); Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Manager’s parent holding company) (since June 2009); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND | The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Mr. Gabinet and Mss. Borré and Nasta, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Messrs. Vandehey 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. | |
Michelle Borré, Vice President (since 2011) Age: 45 | Vice President of the Manager (since April 2003) and a Senior Research Analyst of the Manager (February 2003-April 2009). Prior to joining the Manager, Managing Director and Partner at J&W Seligman (July 1996-January 2003); Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School (2003-2005); served on the Executive Advisory Board at the Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing at Columbia Business School (2004- 2005). A portfolio manager and an officer of 2 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Arthur S. Gabinet, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011) Age: 54 | Executive Vice President (since May 2010) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Manager; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Executive Vice President 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; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since January 2011); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice |
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Arthur S. Gabinet, Continued | President and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-January 2012); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Manager (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 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Christina M. Nasta, Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2011) Age: 39 | Senior Vice President of the Manager (since July 2010); Vice President of the Manager (since January 2003); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since January 2003). An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Mark S. Vandehey, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004) Age: 62 | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2004); Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2004); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since June 1983). An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Brian W. Wixted, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999) Age: 53 | Senior Vice President of the Manager (since March 1999); Treasurer of the Manager and the following: HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, 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. (since November 2000), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Manager) (June 2003-January 2012); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (trust company subsidiary of the Manager) (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of OAC (March 1999-June 2008). An officer of 79 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 | OppenheimerFunds, Inc. | |
Distributor | OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. | |
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent | OppenheimerFunds Services | |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | KPMG LLP | |
Legal Counsel | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |
©2012 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Financial Statements for Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”) | ||
71 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
72 | Statement of Operations | |
73 | Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
74 | Notes to Financial Statements | |
85 | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES October 31, 2012
Assets | ||||
Cash | $ | 2,637,301 | ||
Liabilities | ||||
Payables and other liabilities: | ||||
Auditing and other professional fees | 17,596 | |||
Other | | 11 | | |
Total liabilities | 17,607 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 2,619,694 | | |
Composition of Net Assets | ||||
Par value of shares of beneficial interest | $ | 75 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,749,925 | |||
Accumulated net investment loss | (22,232 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | (108,074 | ) | |
Net Assets—applicable to 7,500 shares of beneficial interest outstanding | $ | 2,619,694 | | |
Net Asset Value, Redemption Price Per Share and Offering Price Per Share | $349.29 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Period Ended October 31, 20121
Expenses | ||||
Management fees | $ | 4,624 | ||
Auditing and other professional fees | 17,596 | |||
Other | | 12 | | |
Total expenses | 22,232 | |||
Net Investment Loss | (22,232 | ) | ||
Realized and Unrealized Loss | ||||
Net realized loss from closing and expiration of futures contracts | (108,074 | ) | ||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (130,306 | ) |
1. For the period from August 2, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Period Ended October 31, 20121 | ||||
Operations | ||||
Net investment loss | $ | (22,232 | ) | |
Net realized loss | | (108,074 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (130,306 | ) | ||
Capital Transactions | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions | 2,750,000 | |||
Net Assets | ||||
Total increase | 2,619,694 | |||
Beginning of period | | — | | |
End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $22,232 for the period ended October 31, 2012) | | $2,619,694 | |
1. For the period from August 2, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd. (the “Fund”) is organized as a Cayman Islands Company Limited by Shares. The Fund intends to carry on the business of an investment company and to acquire, invest in and hold by way of investment, sell and deal primarily in commodity-linked derivatives (including commodity futures, financial futures, options and swap contracts) and exchange-traded funds related to gold or other special minerals. The Fund may also invest in certain fixed-income securities and other investments that may serve as margin or collateral for its derivatives positions. The Fund’s investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”). The Sub-Adviser is Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (“ORAMI” or the “Sub-Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager. As of October 31, 2012, 100% of the Fund was owned by Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (“OFSF”). The Manager is also the investment adviser of OFSF. The Fund commenced operations on August 2, 2012.
The beneficial interest of each investor in the Fund is represented by units of participating shares. The Fund’s directors may further designate classes of participating shares and series within each class. As of October 31, 2012, the directors have not designated classes or series of outstanding participating shares. During the year ended October 31, 2012, all income, profits, losses and expenses, if any, of the Fund were allocated pro rata to all participating shares of the Fund. Issuance of additional participating shares is at the discretion of the Fund’s directors.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Income Taxes. The Fund has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes through September of 2030. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. The Fund is a Controlled Foreign Corporation under U.S. tax laws and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax. Therefore, the Fund is not required to record a tax provision.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are declared and paid annually from the Fund’s tax basis earnings and profits. Distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.
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
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redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. 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.
Other. 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 reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. 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.
While the Fund held securities during the period and did apply these procedures to value those investments, it did not hold any securities at period end. Therefore, the financial statements also do not include a Statement of Investments.
Valuation Methods and Inputs
Securities are valued using unadjusted quoted market prices, when available, as supplied primarily by third party pricing services or dealers.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Securities Valuation Continued
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 “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.
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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.
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 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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Securities Valuation Continued
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.
There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies of the Fund during the period.
3. Capital Transactions
The Fund has authorized 5,000,000 participating shares of $0.01 par value per share. The Fund issued 7,500 participating shares for $750,000 on August 1, 2012 in conjunction with OFSF’s initial capitalization of the Fund. All subsequent capital contributions and withdrawals did not have participating shares associated with the transaction.
Capital transactions were as follows:
Period Ended October 31, 20121 | ||||
Amount | ||||
Contributions | $ | 2,750,000 | ||
Withdrawals | — | |||
Net increase | $ | 2,750,000 | ||
1. For the period from August 2, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012.
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4. Expenses
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
Fee Schedule | ||||
Up to $1.0 billion | 0.85 | % | ||
Next $500 million | 0.80 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.75 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.70 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.65 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.60 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.55 | |||
Over $4.0 billion | 0.50 |
Sub-Adviser Fees. The Manager retains 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 a fee in monthly installments, based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
Fee Schedule | ||||
Up to $1.0 billion | 0.425 | % | ||
Next $500 million | 0.400 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.375 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.350 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.325 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.300 | |||
Next $500 million | 0.275 | |||
Over $4.0 billion | 0.250 |
The Fund shall bear all fees and expenses related to the business and affairs of the Fund, including among others, directors’ fees, audit fees, custodian fees and expenses in connection with the purchase and sale of securities and other Fund assets.
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments
The Fund’s investment objectives not only permit the Fund to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return 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. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity and debt securities: they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This 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.
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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.
The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. 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.
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. 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.
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Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | ||||
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments | Closing and expiration of futures contracts | |||
Commodity contracts | $ | (108,074 | ) |
Futures Contracts
A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a 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 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.
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. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses.
Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Statement of Investments. Cash held by the broker 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 purchased futures contracts, which have values that are linked to the price movement of the related commodities, in order to increase exposure to commodity risk.
During the period ended October 31, 2012, the Fund had an ending monthly average market value of $727,458 on futures contracts purchased.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
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.
As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had no outstanding futures contracts.
6. Financial Highlights
The following represents the total return of the Fund for the period ended October 31, 2012. Total return was calculated based upon the daily returns of the Fund during this period. The calculation has not been annualized for reporting purposes:
Period Ended October 31, 20121 | (4.52 | )% |
The following represents certain financial ratios of the Fund for the periods noted. The computation of the net investment income and total expense ratios was based upon the daily net assets of the Fund during these periods.
Period Ended October 31, 20121 | ||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 100.00 | ||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment loss | (2.96 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (14.41 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations | (17.37 | ) | ||
Capital Transactions | 266.66 | |||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 349.29 | ||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value | (4.52)% | |||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||
Net investment loss | (4.03)% | |||
Total expenses | 4.03% | |||
Expenses after payments, waivers and reimbursements | 4.03% |
1. For the period from August 2, 2012 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2012.
7. Pending Litigation
Since 2009, a number of class action lawsuits have been pending in federal courts against OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor (the “Manager”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). Several of these lawsuits also name
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as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits.
Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against the Manager and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the “Ponzi” scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of the Manager and assert a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of three groups of consolidated putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court’s order approving the settlement. The settlement does not resolve other outstanding lawsuits against the Manager and its affiliates relating to BLMIS.
On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark IV Funding Limited (“AAArdvark IV”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark Funding Limited (“AAArdvark I”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 9, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark XS Funding Limited (“AAArdvark XS”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
7. Pending Litigation Continued
The Manager believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds.
8. Subsequent Events Evaluation
The Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through December 17, 2012, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. This evaluation determined that there are no subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd., as of October 31, 2012, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for the period from August 2, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Flexible Strategies Fund (Cayman) Ltd. as of October 31, 2012, and the results of its operations and the changes in its net assets for the period from August 2, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
December 17, 2012
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RA0236.001.1012 December 21, 2012
10 | 31 | 2012 |
ANNUAL REPORT
Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund
Class A Shares
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 10/31/12
Class A Shares of the Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
Without Sales Charge | With Sales Charge | Russell 2000 Index | Russell 2500 Index | Russell 2500 Value Index | ||||||||||||||||
1-Year | 4.26 | % | -1.74 | % | 12.08 | % | 13.00 | % | 15.55 | % | ||||||||||
5-Year | -4.26 | -5.39 | 1.19 | 2.06 | 1.99 | |||||||||||||||
10-Year | 8.81 | 8.17 | 9.58 | 10.39 | 10.14 |
The 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. Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and a 5.75% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment.
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The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a total return of 4.26%, underperforming the Russell 2500 Value Index (the “Index”), which returned 15.55%. Positive contributions to return were led by investments in the financials, consumer discretionary, health care and utilities sectors. The Fund received negative contributions to return from the information technology, energy and telecommunication services sectors.
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the reporting period, global equity markets generally experienced gains despite sustained macroeconomic concerns. The period began during a period of improved market sentiment in which the United States managed to avoid a return to recession and European policymakers appeared to take steps to address the region’s sovereign debt and banking sector crises. Renewed investor optimism helped produce gains across a number of domestic and international equity markets over the first three months of 2012.
The rebound across equities gained momentum after the European Central Bank (the ECB) implemented dual Long-Term Refinancing Operations to enhance liquidity for troubled banks and reduce rates on newly issued sovereign debt securities.
However, the second quarter of 2012 was a volatile time for global markets. The fear of contagion from the worsening European sovereign debt crisis and a recession across much of Europe drove negative market
COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENTS IN:
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sentiment, particularly over May and June. Very high unemployment, soaring debt and higher borrowing costs in Greece, Spain and Italy contributed to serious questions over how to implement austerity measures, restructure debt or instead take a different tact and provide some or all of those countries with additional funds. Perhaps most worrisome of all to investors was the possibility of Greece pulling out of the euro and its ramifications for the future of the Eurozone and its common currency. In the U.S., slower than expected first quarter growth also contributed to a sell-off in the U.S. stock market. Consumer confidence dropped as U.S. unemployment figures ticked slightly upwards after showing signs of improvement from the recession highs. In addition, uncertainty around the 2012 November elections and the potential removal of a significant amount of government stimulus in the beginning of 2013, resulted in companies stalling spending and hiring, contributing to the economic slowdown. The reduction in growth outside of the U.S. also negatively impacted exports, which was exacerbated by a strengthening dollar.
The markets generally rallied over the closing months of the period, as increased stimulus measures taken by the ECB and the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) helped boost global equity markets during the third quarter. The ECB committed to potentially unlimited bond purchases to ease financing pressure on countries like Spain and Italy. Under the plan, these and other members of
the European Union (excluding Greece) will be able to maintain access to funding at sustainable interest rates, on the condition that they continue with strict reform programs. In the U.S., the Fed introduced a third round of quantitative easing (QE3), under which it announced plans to purchase mortgage-backed bonds on a monthly basis until the labor market shows signs of substantial improvement. Equities in the U.S. were also bolstered by the continued improvement of the housing market. While the markets produced positive returns during the reporting period, a number of concerns throughout the globe remained, including slowing growth in China, continued European debt concerns and worries over the so-called fiscal cliff in the U.S. as politicians began discussions over expiring tax cuts and revenue shortfalls.
FUND PEFORMANCE
During the period, the top performing holding of the Fund was financials stock M&T Bank Corp. Financial stocks were generally helped by a more favorable view of bank stocks due to the Fed’s roll-out of QE3 and easing of concerns about the uncertain future of the Euro and potential fracturing of the Eurozone. More specifically, M&T Bank is a regional bank that appreciated as the company announced a highly accretive deal, acquiring Hudson City Bancorp, expanding the company’s network of branches from Connecticut to Virginia. The acquisition included the 135 branch offices of Hudson City in New Jersey, downstate New York and Fairfield County, Connecticut. M&T Bank also continued to successfully integrate its recent acquisition of Wilmington Trust.
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Also benefiting performance this period were consumer discretionary holdings Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. and Mohawk Industries, Inc., health care stock DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. and industrials stock Tyco International Ltd. Newell Rubbermaid manufactures and markets branded consumer products. The market reacted favorably to the newly appointed President and CEO Michael Polk and the steps the company has taken to improve its operations and profitability. Mohawk Industries, a flooring manufacturer, benefited from signs of improvement in the housing market. DaVita is a provider of dialysis to patients suffering from chronic kidney failure that benefited from the increased demand for dialysis services. The company merged with HealthCare Partners during the period, and we exited our position. Tyco International is a large, diversified industrial company that manufactures products and provides services for electronic fire and security protection. The company has performed positively since management announced plans to split it into three publicly traded segments. Tyco completed the separation process towards the end of the reporting period.
The most significant detractor from performance during the period was information technology stock Electronic Arts, Inc. Electronic Arts is among the largest U.S. video game publishers. The market reacted negatively to the departure of its CFO and
concerns about its video game “Star Wars: The Old Republic.” Also detracting from performance were industrials stock Navistar International Corp., energy stock Bill Barrett Corp. and telecommunication services company NII Holdings, Inc. Navistar is a manufacturer of commercial and military trucks that has lost share in the Heavy Duty Class 8 truck market as the company struggled to develop an engine that meets new emissions rules. Bill Barrett operates as an oil and gas company that engages in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and crude oil. Low prices for natural gas sent the stock lower. NII Holdings is a mobile communications company in Latin America. Shares suffered a sell-off when the company missed earnings targets. We exited our positions in Navistar, Bill Barrett and NII Holdings by period end.
STRATEGY & OUTLOOK
At period end, we continue to have a tempered view of the global economy as the world continues to delever, with the risk of a European financial crisis or hard landing in China undermining companies’ willingness to invest. We believe that the U.S. currently has better investment prospects than the world’s other developed markets, though we do not believe the U.S. would be immune to a broader crisis in Europe. Overall, we expect another year of continued higher volatility as the world continues to struggle with deleveraging, but we believe the U.S. market may be a relative winner in this process.
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Against this backdrop, we remain focused on seeking to deliver excess returns by utilizing in-depth fundamental research to uncover companies that we believe are undervalued relative to their long-term earnings power. This long-term perspective and focus on company fundamentals can help us locate value opportunities in all market conditions.
John Damian Portfolio Manager |
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TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS | ||||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 2.9 | % | ||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 2.7 | |||
Humana, Inc. | 2.6 | |||
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 2.6 | |||
M&T Bank Corp. | 2.5 | |||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., Cl. A | 2.2 | |||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 2.2 | |||
Quanta Services, Inc. | 2.2 | |||
Mylan, Inc. | 2.1 | |||
AGCO Corp. | 2.1 |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.
TOP TEN COMMON STOCK INDUSTRIES | ||||
Commercial Banks | 10.0 | % | ||
Insurance | 7.1 | |||
Software | 5.3 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 5.3 | |||
Electric Utilities | 5.0 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 4.8 | |||
Machinery | 4.3 | |||
Chemicals | 4.1 | |||
Household Durables | 4.1 | |||
Capital Markets | 3.9 |
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on net assets.
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2012, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.
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Share Class Performance
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE
Inception Date | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | |||||||||||||
Class A (QVSCX) | 1/3/89 | 4.26 | % | –4.26 | % | 8.81 | % | |||||||||
Class B (QSCBX) | 9/1/93 | 3.44 | % | –5.02 | % | 8.29 | % | |||||||||
Class C (QSCCX) | 9/1/93 | 3.43 | % | –4.99 | % | 7.97 | % | |||||||||
Class I (QSCIX) | 2/28/12 | –3.07 | %* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
Class N (QSCNX) | 3/1/01 | 3.97 | % | –4.52 | % | 8.47 | % | |||||||||
Class Y (QSCYX) | 10/24/05 | 4.62 | % | –3.92 | % | 2.39 | %* | |||||||||
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE | ||||||||||||||||
Inception Date | 1-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | |||||||||||||
Class A (QVSCX) | 1/3/89 | –1.74 | % | –5.39 | % | 8.17 | % | |||||||||
Class B (QSCBX) | 9/1/93 | –1.56 | % | –5.37 | % | 8.29 | % | |||||||||
Class C (QSCCX) | 9/1/93 | 2.43 | % | –4.99 | % | 7.97 | % | |||||||||
Class I (QSCIX) | 2/28/12 | –3.07 | %* | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
Class N (QSCNX) | 3/1/01 | 2.97 | % | –4.52 | % | 8.47 | % | |||||||||
Class Y (QSCYX) | 10/24/05 | 4.62 | % | –3.92 | % | 2.39 | %* |
*Shows performance since inception.
The 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. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677). Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and the applicable sales charge: for Class A shares, the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%; for Class B shares, the contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year); and for Class C and N shares, the 1% contingent deferred sales charge for the 1-year period. There is no sales charge for Class I and Class Y shares. Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the 10-year return for Class B shares uses Class A performance for the period after conversion. Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative and not annualized.
The Fund’s performance is compared to that of the Russell 2000 Index, the Russell 2500 Index and the Russell 2500 Value Index. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index of small-capitalization stocks. The Russell 2500 Index is a broad-based index featuring 2,500 stocks that cover the small- and mid-cap market capitalizations. The Russell 2500 Value Index is a broad-based measure of small- and mid-cap value stocks. The indices are unmanaged and cannot be
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purchased directly by investors. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund. 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.
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.
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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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, 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 October 31, 2012.
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 Period” 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 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), or a $12.00 fee imposed annually on accounts valued at less than $500.00 (subject to exceptions described in the Statement of Additional Information). 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 May 1, 2012 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2012 | Expenses Paid During 6 Months Ended October 31, 2012 | |||||||||
Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 992.10 | $ | 6.48 | ||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 988.40 | 10.20 | |||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 988.10 | 10.45 | |||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 983.60 | 3.70 | |||||||||
Class N | 1,000.00 | 990.80 | 7.74 | |||||||||
Class Y | 1,000.00 | 993.50 | 4.67 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | ||||||||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,018.65 | 6.57 | |||||||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,014.93 | 10.33 | |||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,014.68 | 10.59 | |||||||||
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,021.42 | 3.77 | |||||||||
Class N | 1,000.00 | 1,017.39 | 7.84 | |||||||||
Class Y | 1,000.00 | 1,020.46 | 4.73 |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated fund, based on the 6-month period ended October 31, 2012 are as follows:
Class | Expense Ratios | |||
Class A | 1.29 | % | ||
Class B | 2.03 | |||
Class C | 2.08 | |||
Class I | 0.74 | |||
Class N | 1.54 | |||
Class Y | 0.93 |
The expense ratios reflect voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager and Transfer Agent. 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 October 31, 2012
Shares | Value | |||||||
Common Stocks—93.0% | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary—10.9% | ||||||||
Auto Components—1.8% | ||||||||
Lear Corp. | 600,000 | $ | 25,560,000 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.6% | ||||||||
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.1 | 700,000 | 8,932,000 | ||||||
Household Durables—4.1% | ||||||||
Mohawk Industries, Inc.1 | 200,000 | 16,694,000 | ||||||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 2,000,000 | 41,280,000 | ||||||
57,974,000 | ||||||||
Leisure Equipment & Products—1.8% | ||||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 300,000 | 10,797,000 | ||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 400,000 | 14,712,000 | ||||||
25,509,000 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail—1.8% | ||||||||
Aeropostale, Inc.1 | 600,000 | 7,170,000 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.1 | 200,000 | 11,536,000 | ||||||
Express, Inc.1 | 600,000 | 6,678,000 | ||||||
25,384,000 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.8% | ||||||||
PVH Corp. | 100,000 | 10,999,000 | ||||||
Consumer Staples—3.2% | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing—0.4% | ||||||||
Kroger Co. (The) | 200,000 | 5,044,000 | ||||||
Food Products—1.8% | ||||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 300,000 | 8,352,000 | ||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 200,000 | 17,128,000 | ||||||
25,480,000 | ||||||||
Household Products—1.0% | ||||||||
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 200,000 | 14,594,000 | ||||||
Energy—7.9% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services—3.1% | ||||||||
Ensco plc, Cl. A, Sponsored ADR | 330,000 | 19,080,600 | ||||||
Nabors Industries Ltd.1 | 850,000 | 11,466,500 | ||||||
Tidewater, Inc. | 300,000 | 14,253,000 | ||||||
44,800,100 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—4.8% | ||||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 225,000 | 12,865,500 | ||||||
EQT Corp. | 300,000 | 18,189,000 | ||||||
HollyFrontier Corp. | 100,000 | 3,863,000 | ||||||
Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc.1 | 700,000 | 14,203,000 | ||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp.1 | 425,000 | 17,858,500 | ||||||
66,979,000 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Financials—24.9% | ||||||||
Capital Markets—3.9% | ||||||||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.1 | 150,000 | $ | 18,975,000 | |||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 300,000 | 14,334,000 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 600,000 | 22,884,000 | ||||||
56,193,000 | ||||||||
Commercial Banks—10.0% | ||||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 800,000 | 11,624,000 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 340,000 | 35,394,000 | ||||||
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 400,000 | 16,744,000 | ||||||
Signature Bank1 | 400,000 | 28,496,000 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 800,000 | 21,760,000 | ||||||
Zions Bancorp. | 1,300,000 | 27,911,000 | ||||||
141,929,000 | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services—1.4% | ||||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 400,000 | 19,264,000 | ||||||
Insurance—7.1% | ||||||||
ACE Ltd. | 300,000 | 23,595,000 | ||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 900,000 | 22,995,000 | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 200,000 | 22,210,000 | ||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., Cl. A | 600,000 | 31,752,000 | ||||||
100,552,000 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—2.0% | ||||||||
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. | 700,000 | 13,384,000 | ||||||
Rayonier, Inc. | 300,000 | 14,703,000 | ||||||
28,087,000 | ||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development—0.5% | ||||||||
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 100,000 | 7,774,000 | ||||||
Health Care—7.4% | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services—5.3% | ||||||||
Aetna, Inc. | 500,000 | 21,850,000 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 500,000 | 37,135,000 | ||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc., Cl. B | 400,000 | 16,556,000 | ||||||
75,541,000 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals—2.1% | ||||||||
Mylan, Inc.1 | 1,200,000 | 30,408,000 | ||||||
Industrials—11.3% | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.9% | ||||||||
Tyco International Ltd. | 500,000 | 13,435,000 | ||||||
Construction & Engineering—2.2% | ||||||||
Quanta Services, Inc.1 | 1,200,000 | 31,116,000 |
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Electrical Equipment—1.2% | ||||||||
Hubbell, Inc., Cl. B | 200,000 | $ | 16,744,000 | |||||
Machinery—4.3% | ||||||||
AGCO Corp.1 | 650,000 | 29,581,500 | ||||||
Pentair Ltd. | 100,000 | 4,224,000 | ||||||
SPX Corp. | 400,000 | 27,436,000 | ||||||
61,241,500 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors—2.7% | ||||||||
AerCap Holdings NV1 | 1,000,000 | 12,460,000 | ||||||
WESCO International, Inc.1 | 400,000 | 25,952,000 | ||||||
38,412,000 | ||||||||
Information Technology—11.1% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment—3.1% | ||||||||
Ciena Corp.1 | 1,500,000 | 18,615,000 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.1 | 1,500,000 | 24,855,000 | ||||||
43,470,000 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.7% | ||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 300,000 | 11,733,000 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.1 | 600,000 | 14,040,000 | ||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 400,000 | 13,104,000 | ||||||
38,877,000 | ||||||||
Software—5.3% | ||||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc.1 | 3,000,000 | 37,050,000 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.1 | 3,500,000 | 39,025,000 | ||||||
76,075,000 | ||||||||
Materials—6.2% | ||||||||
Chemicals—4.1% | ||||||||
Airgas, Inc. | 300,000 | 26,691,000 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 600,000 | 31,404,000 | ||||||
58,095,000 |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Containers & Packaging—2.1% | ||||||||
Rock-Tenn Co., Cl. A | 400,000 | $ | 29,276,000 | |||||
Utilities—10.1% | ||||||||
Electric Utilities—5.0% | ||||||||
Cleco Corp. | 400,000 | 17,260,000 | ||||||
NV Energy, Inc. | 1,500,000 | 28,515,000 | ||||||
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | 1,300,000 | 25,831,000 | ||||||
71,606,000 | ||||||||
Gas Utilities—2.0% | ||||||||
AGL Resources, Inc. | 700,000 | 28,581,000 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities—3.1% | ||||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 1,200,000 | 29,184,000 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 300,000 | 14,724,000 | ||||||
43,908,000 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,132,626,573) | 1,321,839,600 | |||||||
Investment Company—7.3% | ||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.18%2,3 (Cost $104,395,565) | 104,395,565 | 104,395,565 | ||||||
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $1,237,022,138) | 100.3 | % | 1,426,235,165 | |||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | (0.3 | ) | (4,733,079 | ) | ||||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | $ | 1,421,502,086 | ||||
Footnotes to Statement of Investments
1. Non-income producing security.
2. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended October 31, 2012, 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 October 31, 2011 | Gross Additions | Gross Reductions | Shares October 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E | 152,351,538 | 634,227,335 | 682,183,308 | 104,395,565 | ||||||||||||||||
Value | Income | |||||||||||||||||||
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E | $ | 104,395,565 | $ | 154,908 |
3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of October 31, 2012.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES October 31, 2012
Assets | ||||
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments: | ||||
Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,132,626,573) | $ | 1,321,839,600 | ||
Affiliated companies (cost $104,395,565) | | 104,395,565 | | |
1,426,235,165 | ||||
Receivables and other assets: | ||||
Investments sold | 5,348,488 | |||
Dividends | 733,477 | |||
Other | | 162,958 | | |
Total assets | 1,432,480,088 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Bank overdraft | 286,323 | |||
Payables and other liabilities: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed | 9,176,954 | |||
Trustees’ compensation | 593,623 | |||
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees | 449,787 | |||
Distribution and service plan fees | 291,469 | |||
Shareholder communications | 146,721 | |||
Other | | 33,125 | | |
Total liabilities | 10,978,002 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 1,421,502,086 | | |
Composition of Net Assets | ||||
Par value of shares of beneficial interest | $ | 471,623 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,976,974,006 | |||
Accumulated net investment income | 479,169 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (745,635,739 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | 189,213,027 | | |
Net Assets | $ | 1,421,502,086 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | ||||
Class A Shares: | ||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $938,427,386 and 29,955,154 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 31.33 | ||
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price) | $ | 33.24 | ||
Class B Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $53,204,108 and 2,009,547 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 26.48 | ||
Class C Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $234,236,873 and 8,833,777 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 26.52 | ||
Class I Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $9,691 and 304 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 31.88 | ||
Class N Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $132,364,958 and 4,399,031 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 30.09 | ||
Class Y Shares: | ||||
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $63,259,070 and 1,964,488 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ | 32.20 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended October 31, 2012
Investment Income | ||||
Dividends: | ||||
Unaffiliated companies | $ | 24,878,571 | ||
Affiliated companies | 154,908 | |||
Interest | 1,216 | |||
Other income | | 35,765 | | |
Total investment income | 25,070,460 | |||
Expenses | ||||
Management fees | 11,404,936 | |||
Distribution and service plan fees: | ||||
Class A | 2,696,719 | |||
Class B | 669,801 | |||
Class C | 2,583,358 | |||
Class N | 767,862 | |||
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees: | ||||
Class A | 3,814,731 | |||
Class B | 423,992 | |||
Class C | 946,896 | |||
Class I | 88 | |||
Class N | 591,717 | |||
Class Y | 177,784 | |||
Shareholder communications: | ||||
Class A | 171,227 | |||
Class B | 28,275 | |||
Class C | 39,505 | |||
Class I | 1 | |||
Class N | 13,903 | |||
Class Y | 6,878 | |||
Trustees’ compensation | 30,988 | |||
Custodian fees and expenses | 8,450 | |||
Administration service fees | 1,500 | |||
Other | | 201,060 | | |
Total expenses | 24,579,671 | |||
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses | | (801,737 | ) | |
Net expenses | 23,777,934 | |||
Net Investment Income | 1,292,526 | |||
Realized and Unrealized Gain | ||||
Net realized gain on investments | 53,976,240 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | 6,020,747 | |||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 61,289,513 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 1,292,526 | $ | (1,408,123 | ) | |||
Net realized gain | 53,976,240 | 339,395,596 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | 6,020,747 | | | (260,818,079 | ) | ||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 61,289,513 | 77,169,394 | ||||||
Beneficial Interest Transactions | ||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions: | ||||||||
Class A | (354,580,327 | ) | (376,168,519 | ) | ||||
Class B | (34,028,957 | ) | (43,495,600 | ) | ||||
Class C | (59,696,552 | ) | (56,497,898 | ) | ||||
Class I | (87,368 | ) | — | |||||
Class N | (48,894,989 | ) | (55,964,532 | ) | ||||
Class Y | | (39,622,636 | ) | | (4,737,986 | ) | ||
(536,910,829 | ) | (536,864,535 | ) | |||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Total decrease | (475,621,316 | ) | (459,695,141 | ) | ||||
Beginning of period | | 1,897,123,402 | | | 2,356,818,543 | | ||
End of period (including accumulated net investment income (loss) of $479,169 and $(633,357), respectively) | $ | 1,421,502,086 | | $ | 1,897,123,402 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||
Class A
| 2012
| 2011
| 20101
| 2009
| 2008
| |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 30.05 | $ | 29.44 | $ | 24.35 | $ | 19.90 | $ | 42.78 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)2 | 0.07 | 0.03 | (0.03 | ) | 0.03 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.21 | | | 0.58 | | | 5.12 | | | 4.43 | | | (19.19 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 1.28 | 0.61 | 5.09 | 4.46 | (19.17 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (3.71 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | (0.01 | ) | | 0.00 | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | (3.71 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 31.33 | | $ | 30.05 | | $ | 29.44 | | $ | 24.35 | | $ | 19.90 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 4.26 | % | 2.07 | % | 20.90 | % | 22.43 | % | (48.93 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $938,427 | $1,250,055 | $1,573,085 | $1,604,830 | $1,476,752 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $1,099,549 | $1,527,052 | $1,642,391 | $1,421,837 | $2,688,839 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.24 | % | 0.11 | % | (0.13 | )% | 0.13 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses5 | 1.31 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.46 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 1.26 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.28 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 54 | % | 89 | % | 71 | % | 99 | % | 94 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.31 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.27 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 1.29 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 1.47 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 1.16 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||
Class B
| 2012
| 2011
| 20101
| 2009
| 2008
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Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.60 | $ | 25.29 | $ | 21.08 | $ | 17.37 | $ | 38.10 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss2 | (0.15 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.22 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.03 | | | 0.51 | | | 4.43 | | | 3.84 | | | (16.80 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 0.88 | 0.31 | 4.21 | 3.72 | (17.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (3.71 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | (0.01 | ) | | 0.00 | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | (3.71 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.48 | | $ | 25.60 | | $ | 25.29 | | $ | 21.08 | | $ | 17.37 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 3.44 | % | 1.23 | % | 19.97 | % | 21.44 | % | (49.34 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $53,204 | $85,100 | $123,847 | $135,576 | $132,365 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $67,022 | $113,687 | $131,255 | $123,578 | $256,533 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.57 | )% | (0.71 | )% | (0.91 | )% | (0.67 | )% | (0.75 | )% | ||||||||||
Total expenses5 | 2.37 | % | 2.30 | % | 2.31 | % | 2.49 | % | 1.96 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 2.09 | % | 2.08 | % | 2.07 | % | 2.13 | % | 1.96 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 54 | % | 89 | % | 71 | % | 99 | % | 94 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.37 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 2.31 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 2.31 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 2.50 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 1.96 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER SMALL- & MID- CAP VALUE FUND | 19 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||
Class C
| 2012
| 2011
| 20101
| 2009
| 2008
| |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.64 | $ | 25.32 | $ | 21.10 | $ | 17.38 | $ | 38.10 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss2 | (0.14 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.02 | | | 0.50 | | | 4.43 | | | 3.84 | | | (16.81 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 0.88 | 0.32 | 4.22 | 3.73 | (17.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (3.71 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | (0.01 | ) | | 0.00 | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | (3.71 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.52 | | $ | 25.64 | | $ | 25.32 | | $ | 21.10 | | $ | 17.38 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 3.43 | % | 1.26 | % | 20.00 | % | 21.48 | % | (49.30 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $234,237 | $285,735 | $334,710 | $322,950 | $318,189 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $258,974 | $336,244 | $336,938 | $291,243 | $598,093 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.56 | )% | (0.67 | )% | (0.89 | )% | (0.62 | )% | (0.70 | )% | ||||||||||
Total expenses5 | 2.08 | % | 2.03 | % | 2.07 | % | 2.24 | % | 1.91 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 2.06 | % | 2.02 | % | 2.04 | % | 2.08 | % | 1.91 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 54 | % | 89 | % | 71 | % | 99 | % | 94 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 2.08 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 2.04 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 2.07 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 2.25 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 1.91 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Period Ended October 31, | ||||
Class I
| 20121
| |||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $32.90 | |||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income2 | 0.21 | |||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (1.23 | ) | ||
Total from investment operations | (1.02 | ) | ||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||
Distributions from net realized gain | 0.00 | |||
Tax return of capital distribution | 0.00 | |||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | 0.00 | |||
Net asset value, end of period | $31.88 | |||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | (3.07)% | |||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $10 | |||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $422 | |||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||
Net investment income | 0.99 | % | ||
Total expenses5 | 0.74 | % | ||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 0.74 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 54 | % |
1. For the period from February 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to October 31, 2012.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Period Ended October 31, 2012 | 0.74 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER SMALL- & MID- CAP VALUE FUND | 21 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||
Class N
| 2012
| 2011
| 20101
| 2009
| 2008
| |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 28.94 | $ | 28.44 | $ | 23.58 | $ | 19.31 | $ | 41.75 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss2 | (0.02 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.17 | | | 0.55 | | | 4.96 | | | 4.30 | | | (18.64 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 1.15 | 0.50 | 4.86 | 4.28 | (18.73 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (3.71 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | (0.01 | ) | | 0.00 | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | (3.71 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 30.09 | | $ | 28.94 | | $ | 28.44 | | $ | 23.58 | | $ | 19.31 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 3.97 | % | 1.76 | % | 20.61 | % | 22.19 | % | | (49 .10 | )% | |||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $132,365 | $176,002 | $224,132 | $218,401 | $187,639 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $154,101 | $213,872 | $227,923 | $192,372 | $320,483 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.05 | )% | (0.17 | )% | (0.38 | )% | (0.09 | )% | (0.29 | )% | ||||||||||
Total expenses5 | 1.59 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.62 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.56 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 1.55 | % | 1.53 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 54 | % | 89 | % | 71 | % | 99 | % | 94 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 1.59 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.55 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 1.62 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 1.87 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 1.56 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 29, | Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||
Class Y
| 2012
| 2011
| 20101
| 2009
| 2008
| |||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 30.78 | $ | 30.08 | $ | 24.79 | $ | 20.18 | $ | 43.17 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.23 | | | 0.58 | | | 5.23 | | | 4.50 | | | (19.42 | ) | |||||
Total from investment operations | 1.42 | 0.70 | 5.29 | 4.62 | 19.28 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (3.71 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital distribution | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 | | | (0.01 | ) | | 0.00 | | |||||
Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | (3.71 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 32.20 | | $ | 30.78 | | $ | 30.08 | | $ | 24.79 | | $ | 20.18 | | |||||
Total Return, at Net Asset Value3 | 4.62 | % | 2.33 | % | 21.34 | % | 22.91 | % | (48.73 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $63,259 | $100,231 | $101,045 | $76,153 | $72,540 | |||||||||||||||
Average net assets (in thousands) | $85,178 | $102,025 | $120,886 | $76,732 | $93,084 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.60 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.43 | % | ||||||||||
Total expenses5 | 0.92 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.91 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.76 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses | 0.92 | % | 0.99 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.92 | % | 0.76 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 54 | % | 89 | % | 71 | % | 99 | % | 94 | % |
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s 2010 fiscal year.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2012 | 0.92 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2011 | 1.01 | % | ||
Year Ended October 29, 2010 | 0.91 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2009 | 0.94 | % | ||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | 0.76 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
OPPENHEIMER SMALL- & MID- CAP VALUE FUND | 23 |
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”).
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class N and Class Y shares, and previously offered Class B shares for new purchase through June 29, 2012. Subsequent to that date, no new purchases of Class B shares will be permitted, however reinvestment of dividend and/or capital gain distributions and exchanges of Class B shares into and from other Oppenheimer funds will be allowed. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class C and Class N shares are sold, and Class B shares were sold, without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class N shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class I and Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors or intermediaries without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, 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 A, B, C and N shares have separate distribution and/or service plans under which they pay fees. Class I and Class Y shares do not pay such fees. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase. Class I shares were first publicly offered on February 28, 2012.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market 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. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Manager is also the investment adviser of IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its 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 IMMF.
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.
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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 remain 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.
Undistributed Net Investment Income | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | Accumulated Loss Carryforward1,2,3 | Net Unrealized Appreciation Based on cost of Securities and Other Investments for Federal Income Tax Purposes | |||||||
$1,070,819 | $ | — | $ | 718,684,958 | $162,262,245 |
1. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had $718,684,958 of net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.
Expiring | ||||
2017 | $ | 718,684,958 |
2. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund utilized $47,355,679 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.
3. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund utilized $324,398,555 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.
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 may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. 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.
Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for October 31, 2012. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.
OPPENHEIMER SMALL- & MID- CAP VALUE FUND | 25 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
Reduction to Accumulated Net Investment Income | Reduction to Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments | |||
$180,000 | $ | 180,000 |
No distributions were paid during the years ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011.
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 as of October 31, 2012 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.
Federal tax cost of securities | $ | 1,263,972,920 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 211,316,285 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (49,054,040 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 162,262,245 | ||
Trustees’ Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan (the “Plan”) for the Fund’s independent trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and fees paid to each trustee during their period of service. The Plan was frozen with respect to adding new participants effective December 31, 2006 (the “Freeze Date”) and existing Plan Participants as of the Freeze Date will continue to receive accrued benefits under the Plan. Active independent trustees as of the Freeze Date have each elected a distribution method with respect to their benefits under the Plan. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund’s projected benefit obligations, payments to retired trustees and accumulated liability were as follows:
Projected Benefit Obligations Increased | $ | — | ||
Payments Made to Retired Trustees | 53,755 | |||
Accumulated Liability as of October 31, 2012 | 461,094 |
The Board of Trustees 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.
26 | OPPENHEIMER SMALL- & MID- CAP VALUE FUND |
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 and capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually or at other times as deemed necessary by the Manager.
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 overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. 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.
Other. 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 reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. 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.
OPPENHEIMER SMALL- & MID- CAP VALUE FUND | 27 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Securities Valuation Continued
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 “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.
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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.
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 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
2. Securities Valuation Continued
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 as of October 31, 2012 based on valuation input level:
Level 1— Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2—Other Observable | Level 3— Significant Unobservable Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets Table | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments, at Value: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | $ | 154,358,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 154,358,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 45,118,000 | — | — | 45,118,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 111,779,100 | — | — | 111,779,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financials | 353,799,000 | — | — | 353,799,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | 105,949,000 | — | — | 105,949,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Industrials | 160,948,500 | — | — | 160,948,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Information Technology | 158,422,000 | — | — | 158,422,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Materials | 87,371,000 | — | — | 87,371,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Utilities | 144,095,000 | — | — | 144,095,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Company | 104,395,565 | — | — | 104,395,565 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 1,426,235,165 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,426,235,165 | ||||||||||||||||
Currency contracts and forwards, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/ depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. Futures, if any, are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.
There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies of the Fund during the period.
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3. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.01 par value shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 20121 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 3,843,493 | $ | 116,896,841 | 8,259,826 | $ | 265,428,352 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (15,488,600 | ) | (471,477,168 | ) | (20,089,378 | ) | (641,596,871 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (11,645,107 | ) | $ | (354,580,327 | ) | (11,829,552 | ) | $ | (376,168,519 | ) | ||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 191,704 | $ | 4,968,839 | 480,437 | $ | 13,228,436 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,506,123 | ) | (38,997,796 | ) | (2,053,000 | ) | (56,724,036 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (1,314,419 | ) | $ | (34,028,957 | ) | (1,572,563 | ) | $ | (43,495,600 | ) | ||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 1,083,515 | $ | 28,086,658 | 1,609,596 | $ | 44,219,293 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,394,457 | ) | (87,783,210 | ) | (3,686,519 | ) | (100,717,191 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (2,310,942 | ) | $ | (59,696,552 | ) | (2,076,923 | ) | $ | (56,497,898 | ) | ||||||
Class I | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 54,699 | $ | 1,668,516 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (54,395 | ) | (1,755,884 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | 304 | $ | (87,368 | ) | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 949,348 | $ | 27,694,166 | 1,564,348 | $ | 48,313,982 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,630,950 | ) | (76,589,155 | ) | (3,364,859 | ) | (104,278,514 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (1,681,602 | ) | $ | (48,894,989 | ) | (1,800,511 | ) | $ | (55,964,532 | ) | ||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Sold | 708,620 | $ | 22,223,879 | 1,560,931 | $ | 50,851,197 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,000,389 | ) | (61,846,515 | ) | (1,663,636 | ) | (55,589,183 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease | (1,291,769 | ) | $ | (39,622,636 | ) | (102,705 | ) | $ | (4,737,986 | ) | ||||||
1. For the year ended October 31, 2012 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares, and for the period from February 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to October 31, 2012 for Class I shares.
4. 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 year ended October 31, 2012, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
Investment securities | $ | 862,945,309 | $ | 1,378,161,460 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
Fee Schedule | ||||
Up to $400 million | 0.80 | % | ||
Next $400 million | 0.75 | |||
Next $1.2 billion | 0.60 | |||
Next $4.0 billion | 0.58 | |||
Over $6.0 billion | 0.56 |
Administrative Service Fees. The Fund pays the Manager a fee of $1,500 per year for preparing and filing the Fund’s tax returns.
Transfer Agent Fees. OppenheimerFunds Services (“OFS”), a division of the Manager, acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays OFS a per account fee. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund paid $5,378,419 to OFS for services to the Fund.
Additionally, Class Y shares are subject to minimum fees of $10,000 annually for assets of $10 million or more. The Class Y shares are subject to the minimum fees in the event that the per account fee does not equal or exceed the applicable minimum fees. OFS may voluntarily waive the minimum fees.
Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.
Distribution and Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares. Under the Plan, the Fund pays a service fee to the Distributor at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class A shares. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal services and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Under the Plan, the Fund may also pay an asset-based sales charge to the Distributor. However, the Fund’s Board has currently set the rate at zero. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class B, Class C and Class N shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to compensate the Distributor for its services in connection with the distribution of those shares and servicing accounts. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares daily net assets and 0.25% on Class N shares daily net assets. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan. If either the Class B, Class C or Class N plan is terminated by the Fund or by the shareholders of
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a class, the Board of Trustees and its independent trustees must determine whether the Distributor shall be entitled to payment from the Fund of all or a portion of the service fee and/or asset-based sales charge in respect to shares sold prior to the effective date of such termination. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distributor determines its uncompensated expenses under the Plans at calendar quarter ends. The Distributor’s aggregate uncompensated expenses under the Plans at September 30, 2012 were as follows:
Class C | $ | 9,106,180 | ||
Class N | 4,733,339 |
Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.
Year Ended | Class A Front-End Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class B Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | Class N Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor | |||||||||||||||
October 31, 2012 | $ | 220,317 | $ | 2,204 | $ | 127,722 | $ | 12,152 | $ | 482 |
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $76,451 for IMMF management fees.
OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees for Classes B, C, N and Y shares to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class; this limit also applied to Class A shares prior to January 1, 2012. Effective January 1, 2012, OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for Class A shares to 0.30% of average annual net assets of the class.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, OFS waived transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:
Class A | $ | 459,042 | ||
Class B | 186,222 | |||
Class C | 27,657 | |||
Class N | 52,365 |
Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time; some may not be modified or terminated until after one year from the date of the current prospectus, as indicated therein.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Continued
6. Pending Litigation
Since 2009, a number of class action lawsuits have been pending in federal courts against OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor (the “Manager”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). Several of these lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits.
Other class action and individual lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts against the Manager and certain of its affiliates by investors seeking to recover investments they allegedly lost as a result of the “Ponzi” scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff and his firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”). Plaintiffs in these suits allege that they suffered losses as a result of their investments in several funds managed by an affiliate of the Manager and assert a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. Neither the Distributor, nor any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds, their independent trustees or directors are named as defendants in these lawsuits. None of the Oppenheimer mutual funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff or BLMIS. On February 28, 2011, a stipulation of partial settlement of three groups of consolidated putative class action lawsuits relating to these matters was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 19, 2011, the court entered an order and final judgment approving the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate. In September 2011, certain parties filed notices of appeal from the court’s order approving the settlement. The settlement does not resolve other outstanding lawsuits against the Manager and its affiliates relating to BLMIS.
On April 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark IV Funding Limited (“AAArdvark IV”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark IV. Plaintiffs allege breach of contract against the defendants and seek compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On July 15, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark Funding Limited (“AAArdvark I”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark I. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 9, 2011, a lawsuit was filed in New York state court against the Manager, an affiliate of the Manager and AAArdvark XS Funding Limited (“AAArdvark XS”), an entity advised by the Manager’s affiliate, in connection with
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investments made by the plaintiffs in AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.
The Manager believes the lawsuits and appeals described above are without legal merit and, with the exception of actions it has settled, is defending against them vigorously. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund (a series of Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds), including the statement of investments, as of October 31, 2012, 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 October 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. 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 Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund as of October 31, 2012, 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
December 17, 2012
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION Unaudited
In early 2012, if applicable, shareholders of record received information regarding all dividends and distributions paid to them by the Fund during calendar year 2011.
Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 100% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.
A portion, if any, of the dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 which are not designated as capital gain distributions are eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $24,750,784 of the Fund’s fiscal year taxable income may be eligible for the lower individual income tax rates. In early 2012, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates.
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 fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the maximum amount allowable but not less than $52 of the ordinary distributions to be paid by the Fund qualifies as an interest related 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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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AGREEMENT Unaudited
Each year, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the independent Trustees, is required to determine whether to renew the Fund’s investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”). The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires that the Board request and evaluate, and that the Manager provide, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. The Board employs an independent consultant to prepare a report that provides information, including comparative information that the Board requests for that purpose. In addition to in-person meetings focused on this evaluation, the Board receives information throughout the year regarding Fund services, fees, expenses and performance.
The Manager and the independent consultant provided information to the Board on the following factors: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Manager’s services, (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Manager, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Fund, including comparative expense information, (iv) the profitability of the Manager and its affiliates, including an analysis of the cost of providing services, (v) whether economies of scale are realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for Fund investors and (vi) other benefits to the Manager from its relationship with the Fund. The Board was aware that there are alternatives to retaining the Manager.
Outlined below is a summary of the principal information considered by the Board as well as the Board’s conclusions.
Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Manager’s key personnel who provide such services. The Manager’s duties include providing the Fund with the services of the portfolio manager and the Manager’s investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Fund’s investments; securities trading services; oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; and risk management. The Manager is responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund as well. Those services include providing and supervising all administrative and clerical personnel who are necessary in order to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund; compiling and maintaining records with respect to the Fund’s operations; preparing and filing reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Fund for its shareholders; preparing proxy materials for shareholder meetings; and preparing the registration statements required by Federal and state securities laws for the sale of the Fund’s shares. The Manager also provides the Fund with office space, facilities and equipment.
The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Manager’s resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Manager has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Manager’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Manager’s key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of John Damian, the portfolio manager for the
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Fund, and the Manager’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Manager as directors or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Manager. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Manager, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Manager’s experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreement.
Investment Performance of the Manager and the Fund. Throughout the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Fund and the Manager, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other retail front-end load and no-load mid-cap value funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s three-year and ten-year performance was better than its peer group median although its one-year and five-year performance was below its peer group median.
Costs of Services by the Manager. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund to the fees and services for other clients or accounts advised by the Manager. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load mid-cap value funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual and contractual management fees were lower than its expense group median and its expense group average. The Fund’s total expenses were higher than its expense group median and its expense group average.
Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Manager. The Board considered information regarding the Manager’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Manager’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow
Other Benefits to the Manager. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Manager, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Manager receives as a result of its relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to the Manager’s affiliates and research provided to the Manager in connection with permissible brokerage arrangements (soft dollar arrangements). The Board also considered that the Manager must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Fund.
Conclusions. These factors were also considered by the independent Trustees meeting separately from the full Board, assisted by experienced counsel to the Fund and to the independent Trustees. Fund counsel and the independent Trustees’ counsel are independent of the Manager within the meaning and intent of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules.
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AGREEMENT Unaudited/Continued
Based on its review of the information it received and its evaluations described above, the Board, including a majority of the independent Trustees, decided to continue the Agreement. In addition, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the restructuring of the Fund’s investment advisory arrangement so that, effective January 1, 2013, (i) OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manager, will serve as the investment adviser to the Fund in place of the Manager under a Restated Advisory Agreement (“Restated Advisory Agreement”), and (ii) OFI Global will enter into a Sub-Advisory Agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with the Manager to provide investment sub-advisory services to the Fund. OFI Global will pay the Manager a percentage of the net investment advisory fee (after all applicable waivers have been deducted) that it receives from the Fund. The Agreement will continue until the earlier of September 30, 2013 or the effective date of the Restated Advisory Agreement between the Fund and OFI Global. The Restated Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement will continue until September 30, 2013.
In arriving at its decisions, the Board did not single out any factor or factors as being more important than others, but considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Restated Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the management fees, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
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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 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 BIOS Unaudited
Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Age | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen | |
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. | |
Brian F. Wruble, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2007), Trustee (since 2001) Age: 69 | Director of Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (non-profit) (since July 2012); Chairman Emeritus and Non-Voting Trustee of The Jackson Laboratory (non-profit) (since August 2011); Director of Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (registered investment company) (affiliate of the Manager’s parent company) (since September 2004); Member of Zurich Insurance Advisory Council (insurance) (since 2004); Treasurer (since 2007) and Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study (non-profit educational institute) (since May 1992); Chairman (August 2007-August 2011) and Trustee (since August 1991) of the Board of Trustees of The Jackson Laboratory (non- profit); General Partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P. (hedge fund) (September 1995- December 2007); Special Limited Partner of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (private equity investment) (January 1999-September 2004). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wruble has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since April 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. | |
David K. Downes, Trustee (since 2005) Age: 72 | Director of THL Credit Inc. (since June 2009); Independent Chairman GSK Employee Benefit Trust (since April 2006); Trustee of Employee Trusts (since January 2006); Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Community Capital Management (investment management company) (since January 2004); President of The Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund (investment management company) (since 2004); Director of Internet Capital Group (information technology company) (since October 2003); Director of Correctnet (January 2006-2007); Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quaker Investment Trust (registered investment company) (2004-2007); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National Investment Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation, a publicly traded company) and Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. (investment management subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation) (1993-2003); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Delaware Investment Family of Funds (1993-2003); President and Board Member of Lincoln National Convertible Securities Funds, Inc. and the Lincoln National Income Funds, TDC (1993-2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Financial Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent and investment adviser and subsidiary of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc.) (1993- 2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Service Company, Inc. (1995-2003); Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and Director of Equitable Capital Management Corporation (investment subsidiary of Equitable Life Assurance Society) (1985-1992); Corporate Controller of Merrill Lynch Company (financial services holding company) (1977-1985); held the following positions at the Colonial Penn Group, Inc. (insurance company): Corporate Budget Director (1974-1977), Assistant Treasurer (1972-1974) and Director of Corporate Taxes (1969-1972); held the following positions at Price Waterhouse Company (financial services firm): Tax Manager (1967-1969), Tax Senior (1965-1967) and Staff Accountant (1963-1965); United States Marine Corps (1957-1959). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Downes has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since December 2005, 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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Matthew P. Fink, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 71 | Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development (policy research foundation) (2005-2011); Director of ICI Education Foundation (education foundation) (October 1991-August 2006); President of the Investment Company Institute (trade association) (October 1991-June 2004); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) (October 1991-June 2004); Author of The Rise of Mutual Funds: An Insider’s View published by Oxford University Press (second edition 2010). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fink has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since January 2005, 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. | |
Phillip A. Griffiths, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 74 | Fellow of the Carnegie Corporation (since 2007); Member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1979); Council on Foreign Relations (since 2002); Foreign Associate of Third World Academy of Sciences (since 2002); Chair of Science Initiative Group (since 1999); Member of the American Philosophical Society (since 1996); Trustee of Woodward Academy (since 1983); Director of GSI Lumonics Inc. (precision technology products company) (2001-2010); Senior Advisor of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2001-2010); Distinguished Presidential Fellow for International Affairs of the National Academy of Science (2002-2010); Director of the Institute for Advanced Study (1991-2004); Director of Bankers Trust New York Corporation (1994-1999); Provost at Duke University (1983-1991). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Griffiths has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since June 1999, 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. | |
Mary F. Miller, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 69 | Trustee of International House (not-for-profit) (since June 2007); Trustee of the American Symphony Orchestra (not-for-profit) (October 1998-November 2011); and Senior Vice President and General Auditor of American Express Company (financial services company) (July 1998-February 2003). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Miller has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2004, 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. | |
Joel W. Motley, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 60 | Member of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street (since April 2012); Director of Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation (since March 2012); Board Member of Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) (since December 2010); Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2006); Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (since January 2002); Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately-held financial advisor) (2002-2007); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. (privately-held financial advisor) (January 1998-December 2001); Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Episcopal Church of America, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Historic Hudson Valley. Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Motley has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 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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Mary Ann Tynan, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 67 | Director and Secretary of the Appalachian Mountain Club (non-profit outdoor organization) (since January 2012); Director of Opera House Arts (non-profit arts organization) (since October 2011); Independent Director of the ICI Board of Governors (since October 2011); Vice Chair of Board of Trustees of Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals (non-profit hospital) (since 2000); Chair of Board of Directors of Faulkner Hospital (non-profit hospital) (since 1990); Member of Audit and Compliance Committee of Partners Health Care System (non-profit) (since 2004); Board of Trustees of Middlesex School (educational institution) (since 1994); Board of Directors of Idealswork, Inc. (financial services provider) (since 2003); Partner, Senior Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs of Wellington Management Company, LLP (global investment manager) (1976-2002); Vice President and Corporate Secretary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (mutual fund investment adviser) (1970-1976). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Tynan has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2008, 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. | |
Joseph M. Wikler, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 71 | Director of C-TASC (bio-statistics services) (2007-2012); formerly, Director of the following medical device companies: Medintec (1992-2011) and Cathco (1996-2011); Member of the Investment Committee of the Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore (since 1994); Director of Lakes Environmental Association (environmental protection organization) (1996-2008); Director of Fortis/Hartford mutual funds (1994-December 2001). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wikler has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, 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. | |
Peter I. Wold, Trustee (since 2009) Age: 63 | Director of Arch Coal, Inc. (since 2010); Director and Chairman of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute Commission (enhanced oil recovery study) (since 2004); President of Wold Oil Properties, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and production company) (since 1994); Vice President of American Talc Company, Inc. (talc mining and milling) (since 1999); Managing Member of Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch (cattle ranching) (since 1979); Director and Chairman of the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1993-1999); and Director of PacifiCorp. (electric utility) (1995-1999). Oversees 49 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Wold has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since August 2005, 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. | |
INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER | The address of Mr. Glavin is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008. Mr. Glavin serves as a Trustee for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal and as an Officer for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Glavin is an Interested Trustee due to his positions with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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William F. Glavin, Jr., Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2009) Age: 54 | Chairman of the Manager (since December 2009); Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Manager (since January 2009); President of the Manager (since May 2009); Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Manager’s parent holding company) (since June 2009); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007- July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND | The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Damian, Gabinet, and Ms. Nasta, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Messrs. Vandehey 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. | |
John Damian, Vice President (since 2001) Age: 44 | Senior Vice President and Director of Value Equity Investments (since February 2007); Vice President of the Manager (September 2001-February 2007). Senior Analyst/Director for Citigroup Asset Management (November 1999-September 2001). A portfolio manager and officer of 2 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Arthur S. Gabinet, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2011) Age: 53 | Executive Vice President (since May 2010) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Manager; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Executive Vice President 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; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since January 2011); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-January 2012); Executive Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Manager (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 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. |
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Christina M. Nasta, Vice President and Chief Business Officer (since 2011) | Senior Vice President of the Manager (since July 2010); Vice President of the Manager (since January 2003); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since January 2003). An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Mark S. Vandehey, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004) | Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2004); Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2004); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since June 1983). An officer of 79 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. | |
Brian W. Wixted, Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999) Age: 53 | Senior Vice President of the Manager (since March 1999); Treasurer of the Manager and the following: HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, 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. (since November 2000), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Manager) (June 2003-January 2012); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (trust company subsidiary of the Manager) (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of OAC (March 1999-June 2008). An officer of 79 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 | OppenheimerFunds, Inc. | |
Distributor | OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. | |
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent | OppenheimerFunds Services | |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | KPMG LLP | |
Legal Counsel | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |
© 2012 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.
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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:
l | Applications or other forms |
l | When you create a user ID and password for online account access |
l | When you enroll in eDocs Direct, our electronic document delivery service |
l | Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others |
l | A software program on our website, often referred to as a “cookie,” which indicates which parts of our site you’ve visited |
l | 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
We send your financial advisor (as designated by you) copies of confirmations, account statements and other documents reporting activity in your fund accounts. 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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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.
l | All transactions, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by SSL and 128-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. |
l | 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. |
l | 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., and each of its financial institution subsidiaries, the trustee of OppenheimerFunds Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and the custodian of the OppenheimerFunds 403(b)(7) tax sheltered custodial accounts. 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 November 2012. 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 these privacy policies, 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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Visit us at oppenheimerfunds.com for 24-hr access to account information and transactions or call us at 1.800.CALL OPP (1.800.225.5677) for 24-hr automated information and automated transactions. Representatives also available Mon-Fri 8am-8pm ET.
RA0251.001.1012 December 21, 2012
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 David Downes, the Board’s Audit Committee Chairman, is an audit committee financial expert and that Mr. Downes is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) | Audit Fees |
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $88,700 in fiscal 2012 and $83,200 in fiscal 2011.
(b) | Audit-Related Fees |
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2012 and $1,500 in fiscal 2011.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $426,206 in fiscal 2012 and $215,103 in fiscal 2011 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, compliance procedures, GIPS attestation procedures, internal audit training, surprise exams, and system conversion testing
(c) | Tax Fees |
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $38,415 in fiscal 2012 and $16,540 in fiscal 2011.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $386,424 in fiscal 2012 and no such fees in fiscal 2011 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.
(d) | All Other Fees |
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2012 and no such fees in fiscal 2011.
The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed no such fees in fiscal 2012 and no such fees in fiscal 2011 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) 100%
(f) | Not applicable as less than 50%. |
(g) | The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $851,045 in fiscal 2012 and $233,143 in fiscal 2011 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
1. | The Fund’s Governance Committee (the “Committee”) will evaluate potential Board candidates to assess their qualifications. The Committee shall have the authority, upon approval of the Board, to retain an executive search firm to assist in this effort. The Committee may consider recommendations by business and personal contacts of current Board members and by executive search firms which the Committee may engage from time to time and may also consider shareholder recommendations. The Committee may consider the advice and recommendation of the Funds’ investment manager and its affiliates in making the selection. |
2. | The Committee shall screen candidates for Board membership. The Committee has not established specific qualifications that it believes must be met by a trustee nominee. In evaluating trustee nominees, the Committee considers, among other things, an individual’s background, skills, and experience; whether the individual is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940; and whether the individual would be deemed an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Committee also considers whether the individual’s background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the Board. There are no differences in the manner in which the Committee evaluates nominees for trustees based on whether the nominee is recommended by a shareholder. |
3. | The Committee may consider nominations from shareholders for the Board at such times as the Committee meets to consider new nominees for the Board. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the candidates to present to the Board and, in such cases where required, to shareholders. Recommendations for trustee nominees should, at a minimum, be accompanied by the following: |
• | the name, address, and business, educational, and/or other pertinent background of the person being recommended; |
• | a statement concerning whether the person is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940; |
• | any other information that the Funds would be required to include in a proxy statement concerning the person if he or she was nominated; and |
• | the name and address of the person submitting the recommendation and, if that person is a shareholder, the period for which that person held Fund shares. |
The recommendation also can include any additional information which the person submitting it believes would assist the Committee in evaluating the recommendation.
4. | Shareholders should note that a person who owns securities issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the parent company of the Funds’ investment adviser) would be deemed an “interested person” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In addition, certain other relationships with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company or its subsidiaries, with registered broker-dealers, or with the Funds’ outside legal counsel may cause a person to be deemed an “interested person.” |
5. | Before the Committee decides to nominate an individual as a trustee, Committee members and other directors customarily interview the individual in person. In addition, the individual customarily is asked to complete a detailed questionnaire which is designed to elicit |
information which must be disclosed under SEC and stock exchange rules and to determine whether the individual is subject to any statutory disqualification from serving as a trustee of a registered investment company. |
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 10/31/2012, 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 Quest for Value Funds
By: | /s/ William F. Glavin, Jr. | |
William F. Glavin, Jr. | ||
Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: | 12/11/2012 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ William F. Glavin, Jr. | |
William F. Glavin, Jr. | ||
Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: | 12/11/2012 |
By: | /s/ Brian W. Wixted | |
Brian W. Wixted | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: | 12/11/2012 |