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OVERVIEW OF
THE OAKMARK FUNDS

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

The Oakmark Fund ("Oakmark Fund"), The Oakmark Select Fund ("Select Fund"), The Oakmark Global Fund ("Global Fund"), The Oakmark Global Select Fund ("Global Select Fund"), The Oakmark International Fund ("International Fund") and The Oakmark International Small Cap Fund ("International Small Cap Fund") seek long-term capital appreciation. The Oakmark Equity and Income Fund ("Equity and Income Fund") seeks income and preservation and growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Philosophy

The Oakmark Funds (the "Funds") use a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the company's true business value. By "true business value," we mean an estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. We believe that investing in securities priced significantly below their true business value presents the best opportunity to achieve a Fund's investment objective.

The Funds' investment adviser, Harris Associates L.P. (the "Adviser"), uses this value philosophy to identify companies that it believes have discounted stock prices compared to the companies' true business values.

In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although not all of the companies selected will have these attributes:

Key Tenets of the Oakmark Investment Philosophy:

1. Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2. Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just doesn't grow. The Adviser looks for good quality, growing businesses with positive free cash flow and intelligent investment of cash.

3. Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out company managements that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

Process

In making its investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. In order to select investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. The Adviser does not rely on recommendations generated by "Wall Street." As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and talk to various industry sources.

The chief consideration in the selection of stocks for the Funds is the size of the discount of a company's stock price compared to the company's perceived true business value. Once the Adviser determines that a stock is selling at a significant discount and that the company has the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser generally will consider buying that stock for a Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated worth. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock held by a Fund. The Adviser also monitors each holding and adjusts those price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals.

Bottom-Up Investment Process

All portfolio managers at the Adviser strive to abide by a consistent philosophy and process. This process involves a collective effort to identify what the managers believe are the best values in the marketplace. Each Fund manager typically constructs a focused portfolio from a list of approved stocks, built on a stock by stock basis from the bottom up. The following chart illustrates this bottom-up process:

Bottom-Up Investment Process

Managing Risk

The Adviser tries to manage some of the risks of investing in common stocks by purchasing stocks whose prices it considers low relative to the companies' intrinsic value. The Adviser seeks companies with solid finances and proven records and continuously monitors each portfolio holding.

For Equity and Income Fund, the Adviser attempts to manage the risks of investing in bonds by conducting independent evaluations of the creditworthiness of the bonds and their issuers and by actively managing the bonds' average duration in anticipation of interest rate changes.

Furthermore, for Global Fund, Global Select Fund, International Fund and International Small Cap Fund, the Adviser attempts to manage some of the risks of investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers by considering the relative political and economic stability of a company's home country, the company's ownership structure, and the company's accounting practices.

Portfolio Structure

The Adviser believes that holding a relatively small number of stocks allows its "best ideas" to have a meaningful impact on Fund performance; therefore, the portfolio of each Fund, except Select Fund and Global Select Fund, typically holds 30 to 60 stocks rather than hundreds. Select Fund and Global Select Fund each generally holds approximately 20 stocks in its portfolio.

The Adviser's value strategy also emphasizes investing for the long-term. The Adviser believes that the market will ultimately discover these undervalued companies, so it gives them the time such recognition requires. The Adviser has found that generally it takes three to five years for the gap between stock price and true business value to close. Therefore, successful implementation of this value investment philosophy requires that the Funds and their shareholders have a long-term investment horizon.

THE OAKMARK FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Oakmark Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Oakmark Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

An investor in the Fund should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the U.S. or abroad.

Although Oakmark Fund makes every effort to achieve its objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that objective. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

For more information on risks, see "How The Funds Pursue Their Investment Objectives—Risk Factors."

IS THE FUND RIGHT FOR ME?

You should consider an investment in Oakmark Fund if you are looking for long-term capital appreciation and are willing to accept the associated risks.

Although the Fund's past performance cannot predict future results, stock investments historically have outperformed most bond and money-market investments over the long term. This higher return comes at the expense of greater short-term price fluctuations, down, as well as up. Therefore, the Fund is intended for investors with a long-term investment horizon and is not managed for short-term results. Thus, you should not consider investing in this Fund if you anticipate a near-term need (typically, three years or less) for either the principal of or gains from your investment.

The Fund is not designed for investors whose primary objective is income.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The Fund's Class I Shares are offered to the general public. The Fund's Class II Shares are offered to certain retirement and profit sharing plans.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The bar chart can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class I Shares from year to year. The chart indicates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns.

bar chart  

Since 1998, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Class I Shares were:

  • Highest quarterly return: 17.0%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2003
  • Lowest quarterly return: -16.6%, during the quarter ended September 30, 2002

The following table compares the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) for one, five and ten years for Class I Shares and the Fund's average annual total returns (before taxes) for one and five years and since inception for Class II Shares to the S&P 500 Index, a widely quoted, unmanaged, market-weighted stock market index that includes 500 of the largest companies publicly traded in the U.S. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The returns shown for the S&P 500 do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2007

 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Class II
Inception*
Oakmark Fund – Class I        
Return before taxes -3.64% 9.51% 5.17% N/A
Return after taxes on distributions -4.90% 8.98% 4.06% N/A
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares -0.61% 8.27% 4.00% N/A
Oakmark Fund – Class II        
Return before taxes -4.01% 9.13% N/A 5.78%
S&P 500 5.49% 12.83% 5.91% 5.50%
* Inception date for the Fund's Class II Shares is April 5, 2001.

After-tax returns are intended to show the impact of assumed federal income taxes on an investment in the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions" shows the effect of taxable distributions, but assumes that you still hold the Fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment in shares of the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares" shows the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if you purchased Fund shares at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 
Class I
Class II
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
Exchange fee None* None*
* An exchange transaction is a redemption of shares and a purchase of shares and may result in a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

 
Class I
Class II
Management fees .87% .87%
Distribution (12b-1) fees None None
Other expenses (including service fees) .14% .49%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.01% 1.36%

Example. The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, reinvest all dividends and distributions, earn a 5% return each year, and operating expenses remain constant. Your actual returns and costs may be higher or lower than those shown, but based on these assumptions, your expenses would be:

 
Class I
Class II
1 Year $103 $138
3 Years 322 431
5 Years 588 745
10 Years 1,236 1,635

THE OAKMARK SELECT FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Select Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Select Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it is not limited under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to a percentage of assets that it may invest in any one issuer. The Fund could own as few as 12 securities, but generally will have approximately 20 securities in its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

An investor in the Fund should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the U.S. or abroad.

Although Select Fund makes every effort to achieve its objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that objective. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

For more information on risks, see "How The Funds Pursue Their Investment Objectives—Risk Factors."

IS THE FUND RIGHT FOR ME?

You should consider an investment in Select Fund if you are looking for long-term capital appreciation by investing in a non-diversified fund and are willing to accept the associated risks.

Although the Fund's past performance cannot predict future results, stock investments historically have outperformed most bond and money-market investments over the long term. This higher return comes at the expense of greater short-term price fluctuations, down, as well as up. Therefore, the Fund is intended for investors with a long-term investment horizon and is not managed for short-term results. Thus, you should not consider investing in this Fund if you anticipate a near-term need (typically, three years or less) for either the principal of or gains from your investment.

The Fund is not designed for investors whose primary objective is income.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The Fund's Class I Shares are offered to the general public. The Fund's Class II Shares are offered to certain retirement and profit sharing plans.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The bar chart can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class I Shares from year to year. The chart indicates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns.

bar chart  

Since 1998, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Class I Shares were:

  • Highest quarterly return: 21.5%, during the quarter ended December 31, 1998
  • Lowest quarterly return: -17.2%, during the quarter ended September 30, 1998

The following table compares the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) for one, five and ten years for Class I Shares and the Fund's average annual total returns (before taxes) for one and five years and since inception for Class II Shares to the S&P 500 Index, a widely quoted, unmanaged, market-weighted stock market index that includes 500 of the largest companies publicly traded in the U.S. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The returns shown for the S&P 500 do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2007

 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Class II
Inception*
Select Fund – Class I        
Return before taxes -14.04% 7.70% 10.35% N/A
Return after taxes on distributions -15.52% 6.76% 9.15% N/A
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares -7.04% 6.74% 8.84% N/A
Select Fund – Class II        
Return before taxes -14.38% 7.38% N/A 8.80%
S&P 500 5.49% 12.83% 5.91% 1.66%
* Inception date for the Fund's Class II Shares is December 31, 1999.

After-tax returns are intended to show the impact of assumed federal income taxes on an investment in the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions" shows the effect of taxable distributions, but assumes that you still hold the Fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment in shares of the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares" shows the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if you purchased Fund shares at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 

Class I

Class II
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 2% of redemption proceeds on shares held for 90 days or less 2% of redemption proceeds on shares held for 90 days or less
Exchange fee None* None*
* An exchange transaction is a redemption of shares and a purchase of shares and may result in a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

 
Class I
Class II
Management fees .85% .85%
Distribution (12b-1) fees None None
Other expenses (including service fees) .12% .50%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses .97% 1.35%

Example. The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, reinvest all dividends and distributions, earn a 5% return each year, and operating expenses remain constant. Your actual returns and costs may be higher or lower than those shown, but based on these assumptions, your expenses would be:

 
Class I
Class II
1 Year $99 $137
3 Years 309 428
5 Years 536 739
10 Years 1,190 1,624

THE OAKMARK EQUITY AND
INCOME FUND*

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Equity and Income Fund seeks income and preservation and growth of capital.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Equity and Income Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. equity and fixed-income securities (although the Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies). The Fund is intended to present a balanced investment program between growth and income by investing approximately 50-75% of its total assets in common stock, including securities convertible into common stock, and up to 50% of its assets in U.S. government securities and debt securities rated at time of purchase within the two highest grades assigned by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or by Standard & Poor's Corporation Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in unrated or lower rated debt securities, sometimes called junk bonds.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

An investor in the Fund should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the U.S. or abroad.

Although Equity and Income Fund makes every effort to achieve its objectives, it cannot guarantee it will attain those objectives. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

For more information on risks, see "How The Funds Pursue Their Investment Objectives—Risk Factors."

* NOTE: Equity and Income Fund is open to new investors who purchase shares directly from the Funds. Please refer to "Investing with The Oakmark Funds — Eligibility to Buy Shares" for new account eligibility criteria.

IS THE FUND RIGHT FOR ME?

You should consider an investment in Equity and Income Fund if you are seeking current income and preservation and growth of capital and are willing to accept the associated risks. The Fund is intended to present a balanced investment program between growth and income.

If you invest in the Fund, you should be willing to accept short-term price fluctuations, which will occur from time to time. You should not consider investing in the Fund if you cannot tolerate moderate short-term declines in share value or if you are seeking the higher returns historically achieved by funds that invest primarily in stocks.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The Fund's Class I Shares are offered to the general public. The Fund's Class II Shares are offered to certain retirement and profit sharing plans.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The bar chart can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class I Shares from year to year. The chart indicates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns.

bar chart  

Since 1998, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Class I Shares were:

  • Highest quarterly return: 13.2%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2003
  • Lowest quarterly return: -8.6%, during the quarter ended September 30, 2002

The following table compares the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) for one, five and ten years for Class I Shares and the Fund's average annual total returns (before taxes) for one and five years and since inception for Class II Shares to the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, an index of 30 balanced funds. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The returns shown for the Lipper Balanced Fund Index do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2007

 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Class II
Inception*
Equity and Income Fund – Class I        
Return before taxes 11.97% 12.88% 11.89% N/A
Return after taxes on distributions 10.51% 12.06% 10.78% N/A
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 9.17% 11.08% 10.07% N/A
Equity and Income Fund – Class II        
Return before taxes 11.59% 12.55% N/A 11.85%
Lipper Balanced Fund Index 6.55% 10.33% 6.14% 4.52%
* Inception date for the Fund's Class II Shares is July 12, 2000.

After-tax returns are intended to show the impact of assumed federal income taxes on an investment in the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions" shows the effect of taxable distributions, but assumes that you still hold the Fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment in shares of the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares" shows the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if you purchased Fund shares at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 
Class I
Class II
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases
None
None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None
None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) None
None
Exchange fee None
None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

 
Class I
Class II
Management fees .70% .70%
Distribution (12b-1) fees None None
Other expenses (including service fees) .13% .47%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses .83% 1.17%

Example. The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, reinvest all dividends and distributions, earn a 5% return each year, and operating expenses remain constant. Your actual returns and costs may be higher or lower than those shown, but based on these assumptions, your expenses would be:

 
Class I
Class II
1 Year $85 $119
3 Years 265 372
5 Years 460 644
10 Years 1,025 1,420

THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND*

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Global Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Global Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The Fund invests in the securities of companies located in at least three countries. Typically, the Fund invests between 25-75% of its total assets in securities of U.S. companies and between 25-75% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. The Fund's non-U.S. investments include foreign government obligations and common stock of non-U.S. issuers. There are no geographic limits on the Fund's non-U.S. investments, but the Fund does not expect to invest more than 15% of its assets in securities of companies based in emerging markets.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

An investor in the Fund should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the U.S. or abroad, and currency fluctuations.

Although Global Fund makes every effort to achieve its objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that objective. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

For more information on risks, see "How The Funds Pursue Their Investment Objectives—Risk Factors."

* NOTE: Global Fund is open to new investors who purchase shares directly from the Funds. Please refer to "Investing with The Oakmark Funds — Eligibility to Buy Shares" for new account eligibility criteria.

IS THE FUND RIGHT FOR ME?

You should consider an investment in Global Fund if you are looking for long-term capital appreciation and are willing to accept the associated risks.

Although the Fund's past performance cannot predict future results, stock investments historically have outperformed most bond and money-market investments over the long term. This higher return comes at the expense of greater short-term price fluctuations, down, as well as up. Therefore, the Fund is intended for investors with a long-term investment horizon and is not managed for short-term results. Thus, you should not consider investing in this Fund if you anticipate a near-term need (typically, three years or less) for either the principal of or gains from your investment.

The Fund is not designed for investors whose primary objective is income.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The Fund's Class I Shares are offered to the general public. The Fund's Class II Shares are offered to certain retirement and profit sharing plans.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The bar chart can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class I Shares from year to year. The chart indicates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns.

bar chart  

Since 2000, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Class I Shares were:

  • Highest quarterly return: 33.5%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2003
  • Lowest quarterly return: -17.7%, during the quarter ended September 30, 2002

The following table compares the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) for one and five years and since inception for Class I Shares and the Fund's average annual total returns (before taxes) for one and five years and since inception for Class II Shares to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index, an unmanaged index that includes countries throughout the world, in proportion to world stock market capitalization. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The returns shown for the MSCI World Index do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2007

 
1 Year
5 Year
Since Class I
Inception*
Since Class II
Inception*
Global Fund – Class I        
Return before taxes
7.33%
21.06%
16.19%
N/A
Return after taxes on distributions
5.62%
19.98%
15.40%
N/A
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares
7.31%
18.73%
14.49%
N/A
Global Fund – Class II        
Return before taxes
6.92%
20.64%
N/A
19.33%
MSCI World Index
9.04%
16.96%
4.76%
10.31%
* Inception dates for the Fund's Class I and Class II Shares are August 4, 1999 and October 10, 2001, respectively.

After-tax returns are intended to show the impact of assumed federal income taxes on an investment in the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions" shows the effect of taxable distributions, but assumes that you still hold the Fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment in shares of the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares" shows the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if you purchased Fund shares at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 
Class I
Class II
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
Exchange fee None* None*
* An exchange transaction is a redemption of shares and a purchase of shares and may result in a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

 
Class I
Class II
Management fees .97% .97%
Distribution (12b-1) fees None None
Other expenses (including service fees) .16% .56%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.13% 1.53%

Example. The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, reinvest all dividends and distributions, earn a 5% return each year, and operating expenses remain constant. Your actual returns and costs may be higher or lower than those shown, but based on these assumptions, your expenses would be:

 
Class I
Class II
1 Year $115 $156
3 Years 359 483
5 Years 622 834
10 Years 1,375 1,824

THE OAKMARK GLOBAL SELECT FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Global Select Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Global Select Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The Fund invests in the securities of companies located in at least three countries. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that the Fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in a more limited number of issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund could own as few as 12 securities, but generally will have approximately 20 securities in its portfolio. Typically, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies (unless the Adviser deems market conditions and/or company valuations less favorable to non-U.S. companies, in which case the Fund will invest at least 30% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies). There are no geographic limits on the Fund's non-U.S. investments, but the Fund does not expect to invest more than 15% of its assets in securities of companies based in emerging markets.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

An investor in the Fund should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the U.S. or abroad, and currency fluctuations.

Although Global Select Fund makes every effort to achieve its objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that objective. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

For more information on risks, see "How The Funds Pursue Their Investment Objectives—Risk Factors."

IS THE FUND RIGHT FOR ME?

You should consider an investment in Global Select Fund if you are looking for long-term capital appreciation and are willing to accept the associated risks.

Although the Fund's past performance cannot predict future results, stock investments historically have outperformed most bond and money-market investments over the long term. This higher return comes at the expense of greater short-term price fluctuations, down, as well as up. Therefore, the Fund is intended for investors with a long-term investment horizon and is not managed for short-term results. Thus, you should not consider investing in this Fund if you anticipate a near-term need (typically, three years or less) for either the principal of or gains from your investment.

The Fund is not designed for investors whose primary objective is income.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The Fund's Class I Shares are offered to the general public. The Fund's Class II Shares are offered to certain retirement and profit-sharing plans.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The bar chart can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class I Shares from year to year. The chart indicates the Fund's historical returns.
  bar chart

Since 2007, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Class I Shares were:

  • Highest quarterly return: 7.8%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2007
  • Lowest quarterly return: -8.2%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2007

The following table compares the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) for one year and since inception for Class I Shares to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index, an unmanaged index that includes countries throughout the world, in proportion to world stock market capitalization. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The returns shown for the MSCI World Index do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2007
 
1 Year
Since Class I
Inception*
Since Class II
Inception*
Global Select Fund – Class I      
Return before taxes
-1.16%
5.31%
N/A
Return after taxes on distributions
-2.23%
4.37%
N/A
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares
-0.33%
4.14%
N/A
MSCI World Index 9.04% 14.32% N/A
* Inception date for the Fund's Class I Shares is October 2, 2006. As of December 31, 2007, there were no Class II Shares outstanding.

After-tax returns are intended to show the impact of assumed federal income taxes on an investment in the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions" shows the effect of taxable distributions, but assumes that you still hold the Fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment in shares of the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares" shows the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if you purchased Fund shares at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
 
Class I
Class II
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases
None
None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None
None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
Exchange fee None*
None*
* An exchange transaction is a redemption of shares and a purchase of shares and may result in a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

 
Class I
Class II
Management fees .93% .93%
Distribution (12b-1) fees None None
Other expenses (including service fees) .38% .63%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.31% 1.56%

Example. The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, reinvest all dividends and distributions, earn a 5% return each year, and estimated expenses remain constant. Your actual returns and costs may be higher or lower than those shown, but based on these assumptions, your expenses would be:

 
Class I
Class II
1 Year $133 $159
3 Years 415 493
5 Years 718 850
10 Years 1,579 1,856

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

International Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

International Fund invests primarily in common stocks of non-U.S. companies. The Fund may invest in mature markets (examples are Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom) and in less developed markets (examples are Mexico, Brazil, and South Korea). Ordinarily, the Fund will invest in the securities of at least five countries outside the U.S. There are no geographic limits on the Fund's non-U.S. investments, but the Fund does not expect to invest more than 35% of its assets in securities of companies based in emerging markets.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

An investor in the Fund should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the U.S. or abroad, and currency fluctuations.

Although International Fund makes every effort to achieve its objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that objective. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

For more information on risks, see "How The Funds Pursue Their Investment Objectives—Risk Factors."

IS THE FUND RIGHT FOR ME?

You should consider an investment in International Fund if you are looking for long-term capital appreciation and are willing to accept the associated risks.

Although the Fund's past performance cannot predict future results, stock investments historically have outperformed most bond and money-market investments over the long term. This higher return comes at the expense of greater short-term price fluctuations, down, as well as up. Therefore, the Fund is intended for investors with a long-term investment horizon and is not managed for short-term results. Thus, you should not consider investing in this Fund if you anticipate a near-term need (typically, three years or less) for either the principal of or gains from your investment.

The Fund is not designed for investors whose primary objective is income.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The Fund's Class I Shares are offered to the general public. The Fund's Class II Shares are offered to certain retirement and profit sharing plans.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The bar chart can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class I Shares from year to year. The chart indicates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns.

bar chart  

Since 1998, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Class I Shares were:

  • Highest quarterly return: 25.4%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2003
  • Lowest quarterly return: -22.9%, during the quarter ended September 30, 2002

The following table compares the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) for one, five and ten years for Class I Shares and the Fund's average annual total returns (before taxes) for one and five years and since inception for Class II Shares to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World ex U.S. Index, an unmanaged index that includes countries throughout the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada, in proportion to world stock market capitalization. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The returns shown for the MSCI World ex U.S. Index do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2007

 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Class II
Inception*
International Fund – Class I        
Return before taxes
-0.51%
19.51%
11.94%
N/A
Return after taxes on distributions
-2.90%
18.20%
10.60%
N/A
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares
3.36%
17.36%
10.19%
N/A
International Fund – Class II        
Return before taxes
-0.94%
19.06%
N/A
11.64%
MSCI World ex U.S. Index
12.44%
22.12%
8.99%
7.03%
* Inception date for the Fund's Class II Shares is November 4, 1999.

After-tax returns are intended to show the impact of assumed federal income taxes on an investment in the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions" shows the effect of taxable distributions, but assumes that you still hold the Fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment in shares of the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares" shows the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if you purchased Fund shares at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 
Class I
Class II
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
Exchange fee None* None*
* An exchange transaction is a redemption of shares and a purchase of shares and may result in a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

 
Class I
Class II
Management fees .88% .88%
Distribution (12b-1) fees None None
Other expenses (including service fees) .17% .56%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.05% 1.44%

Example. The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, reinvest all dividends and distributions, earn a 5% return each year, and operating expenses remain constant. Your actual returns and costs may be higher or lower than those shown, but based on these assumptions, your expenses would be:

 
Class I
Class II
1 Year $107 $147
3 Years 334 456
5 Years 579 787
10 Years 1,283 1,724

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

International Small Cap Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

International Small Cap Fund invests primarily in common stocks of non-U.S. companies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the stocks of "small cap companies." A small cap company is one whose market capitalization is less than $5 billion at the time of investment.

The Fund may invest in mature markets (examples are Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom) and in less developed markets (examples are Mexico, Brazil, and South Korea). Ordinarily, the Fund will invest in the securities of at least five countries outside the U.S. There are no geographic limits on the Fund's non-U.S. investments, but the Fund does not expect to invest more than 35% of its assets in securities of companies based in emerging markets.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

An investor in the Fund should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the U.S. or abroad, and currency fluctuations.

Although International Small Cap Fund makes every effort to achieve its objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that objective. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Your investment in the Fund is a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

For more information on risks, see "How The Funds Pursue Their Investment Objectives—Risk Factors."

IS THE FUND RIGHT FOR ME?

You should consider an investment in International Small Cap Fund if you are looking for long-term capital appreciation and are willing to accept the associated risks.

Although the Fund's past performance cannot predict future results, stock investments historically have outperformed most bond and money-market investments over the long term. This higher return comes at the expense of greater short-term price fluctuations, down, as well as up. Therefore, the Fund is intended for investors with a long-term investment horizon and is not managed for short-term results. Thus, you should not consider investing in this Fund if you anticipate a near-term need (typically, three years or less) for either the principal of or gains from your investment.

The Fund is not designed for investors whose primary objective is income.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The Fund offers two classes of shares: Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The Fund's Class I Shares are offered to the general public. The Fund's Class II Shares are offered to certain retirement and profit sharing plans.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The bar chart can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class I Shares from year to year. The chart indicates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns.

bar chart  

Since 1998, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Class I Shares were:

  • Highest quarterly return: 29.2%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2003
  • Lowest quarterly return: -22.3%, during the quarter ended September 30, 2002

The following table compares the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) for one, five and ten years for Class I Shares and the Fund's average annual total returns (before taxes) for one and five years and since inception for Class II Shares to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World ex U.S. Index, an unmanaged index that includes countries throughout the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada, in proportion to world stock market capitalization. All returns reflect reinvested dividends. The returns shown for the MSCI World ex U.S. Index do not reflect the deduction of fees, expenses or taxes.

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2007

 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since Class II
Inception*
International Small Cap Fund – Class I        
Return before taxes
-8.33%
24.13%
17.07%
N/A
Return after taxes on distributions
-12.02%
21.71%
15.29%
N/A
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares
-0.19%
21.42%
15.01%
N/A
International Small Cap Fund – Class II        
Return before taxes
-8.41%
24.04%
N/A
17.44%
MSCI World ex U.S. Index
12.44%
22.12%
8.99%
8.83%
* Inception date for the Fund's Class II Shares is January 8, 2001.

After-tax returns are intended to show the impact of assumed federal income taxes on an investment in the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions" shows the effect of taxable distributions, but assumes that you still hold the Fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment in shares of the Fund. The Fund's "Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares" shows the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if you purchased Fund shares at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 
Class I
Class II
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
2% of redemption proceeds on
shares held for 90 days or less
Exchange fee None* None*
* An exchange transaction is a redemption of shares and a purchase of shares and may result in a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

 
Class I
Class II
Management fees 1.15% 1.15%
Distribution (12b-1) fees None None
Other expenses (including service fees) .19% .28%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.34% 1.43%

Example. The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, reinvest all dividends and distributions, earn a 5% return each year, and operating expenses remain constant. Your actual returns and costs may be higher or lower than those shown, but based on these assumptions, your expenses would be:

 
Class I
Class II
1 Year $136 $146
3 Years 425 452
5 Years 734 782
10 Years 1,613 1,713

HOW THE FUNDS PURSUE THEIR
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES

In addition to the principal investment strategies described above, each of the Funds may employ the following techniques in pursuing their investment objectives.

Equity Securities. The types of equity securities in which each Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks and warrants or other similar rights and convertible securities. The chief consideration in selecting an equity security for a Fund is the size of the discount of the market price relative to the Adviser's determination of the true business value of the security.

Debt Securities. Each Fund may invest in debt securities of both governmental and corporate issuers. Each of Oakmark Fund, Select Fund, Global Fund and Global Select Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets, Equity and Income Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets, and each of International Fund and International Small Cap Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets (valued at the time of investment) in debt securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly called junk bonds), without a minimum rating requirement. Descriptions of the ratings used by Standard & Poor's Corporation Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies ("S&P"), and Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") are included in Appendix A to the Statement of Additional Information.

Currency Exchange Transactions. Each Fund may engage in currency exchange transactions either on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate for purchasing or selling currency prevailing in the foreign exchange market or through a forward currency exchange contract ("forward contract"). A forward contract is an agreement to purchase or sell a specified currency at a specified future date (or within a specified time period) and price set at the time of the contract. Forward contracts are usually entered into with banks and broker-dealers, are not exchange-traded and are usually for less than one year, but may be renewed.

Forward currency transactions may involve currencies of the different countries in which a Fund may invest, and serve as hedges against possible variations in the exchange rate between these currencies. The Funds' forward currency transactions are limited to transaction hedging and portfolio hedging involving either specific transactions or actual or anticipated portfolio positions. Transaction hedging is the purchase or sale of a forward contract with respect to a specific receivable or payable of a Fund accruing in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. Portfolio hedging is the use of a forward contract with respect to an actual or anticipated portfolio security position denominated or quoted in a particular currency. The Funds may engage in portfolio hedging with respect to the currency of a particular country in amounts approximating actual or anticipated positions in securities denominated in such currency. When a Fund owns or anticipates owning securities in countries whose currencies are linked, the Fund may aggregate such positions as to the currency hedged. Although forward contracts may be used to protect a Fund from adverse currency movements, the use of such hedges may reduce or eliminate the potentially positive effect of currency revaluations on the Fund's total return.

Short-Term Investments. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, a Fund ordinarily invests on a long-term basis, but on occasion may also invest on a short-term basis, for example, where short-term perceptions have created a significant gap between price and value. Occasionally, securities purchased on a long-term basis may be sold within 12 months after purchase in light of a change in the circumstances of a particular company or industry or in light of general market or economic conditions or if a security achieves its price target in an unexpected shorter period.  

Temporary Defensive Investments. In response to adverse market, economic, political, or other unusual conditions, a Fund may utilize a temporary defensive investment strategy by holding cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies, or multinational currency units) or investing without limitation in high-quality debt obligations, money market instruments or repurchase agreements. Under normal market conditions, the potential for income or capital growth on these securities will tend to be lower than the potential for income or capital growth on other securities that may be owned by the Fund. During periods when the Fund has assumed a temporary defensive position, it may miss certain other investment opportunities and it may not achieve its investment objective.

Liquidity Program. Each Fund may participate in one or more liquidity programs that are designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for mutual funds experiencing net redemptions of their shares. The Funds will pay the program sponsor fees for providing such liquidity. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.  

RISK FACTORS

You may be subject to the following risks if you invest in the Funds:

General Risks. All investments, including those in mutual funds, have risks, and no one investment is suitable for all investors. Each Fund is intended for long-term investors. Only Equity and Income Fund is intended to present a balanced investment program between growth and income.

Market Risk. Each Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that the securities markets will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Securities markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising security prices and periods of falling security prices. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which a Fund invests.

Each Fund's portfolio tends to be fairly concentrated, whether it is classified as a diversified or non-diversified fund. As a result, the appreciation or depreciation of any one security held by a Fund will have a greater impact on the Fund's net asset value than it would if the Fund invested in a larger number of securities. Although that strategy has the potential to generate attractive returns over time, it also increases a Fund's volatility. As a result, when you redeem your shares of the Fund, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

Common Stock Risk. Each Fund invests significantly in common stocks, which are a type of equity security that represents an ownership interest in a corporation. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, a Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' true business values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during given periods.

To the extent that a Fund invests in the following types of securities, you also may be subject to other risks:

Small and Mid Cap Securities Risk. During some periods, the securities of small and mid cap companies, as a class, have performed better than the securities of large companies, and in some periods they have performed worse. Stocks of small and mid cap companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than stocks of large companies.

Small and mid cap companies, as compared to larger companies, may have a shorter history of operations, may not have as great an ability to raise additional capital, may have a less diversified product line making them susceptible to market pressure, and may have a smaller public market for their shares.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. International investing allows you to achieve greater diversification and to take advantage of changes in foreign economies and market conditions. Many foreign economies have, from time to time, grown faster than the U.S. economy, and the returns on investments in those countries have exceeded those of similar U.S. investments, although there can be no assurance that those conditions will continue.

You should understand and consider carefully the greater risks involved in investing internationally. These include: less public information with respect to companies; less governmental supervision of stock exchanges, securities brokers and companies; different accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; different settlement periods and trading practices; less liquidity and frequently greater price volatility in non-U.S. markets; imposition of foreign taxes; and sometimes less advantageous legal, operational and financial protections applicable to foreign subcustodial arrangements.

Although the Funds try to invest in companies located in countries having stable political environments, there is the possibility of restriction of foreign investment, expropriation of assets, or confiscatory taxation, seizure or nationalization of foreign bank deposits or other assets, establishment of exchange controls, the adoption of foreign government restrictions, or other political, social or diplomatic developments that could adversely affect investment in these countries. Economies in individual emerging markets may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross domestic product, rates of inflation, currency depreciation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments positions. Many emerging market countries have experienced high rates of inflation for many years, which have had and may continue to have very negative effects on the economies and securities markets of those countries.

The securities markets of emerging countries are substantially smaller, less developed, less liquid and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other more developed countries. Disclosure and regulatory standards in many respects are less stringent than in the U.S. and other major markets. There also may be a lower level of monitoring and regulation of emerging markets and the activities of investors in such markets, and enforcement of existing regulations has been extremely limited.

The Funds may invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) or Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) that are not sponsored by the issuer of the underlying security. To the extent it does so, a Fund would probably bear its proportionate share of the expenses of the depository and might have greater difficulty in receiving copies of the issuer's shareholder communications than would be the case with a sponsored ADR, EDR or GDR.

The cost of investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers typically is higher than the cost of investing in U.S. securities. International Fund, International Small Cap Fund, Global Fund, and Global Select Fund provide an efficient way for an individual to participate in non-U.S. markets, but their expenses, including advisory and custody fees, are higher than for a typical domestic equity fund.

Currency Risk. Non-U.S. securities are generally denominated and traded in foreign currencies. The exchange rates between currencies can fluctuate daily. As a result, the values of a Fund's non-U.S. securities may be affected by changes in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar, as well as between currencies of countries other than the U.S. For example, if the value of the U.S. dollar rises compared to a foreign currency, the value of an investment traded in that currency will fall because it will be worth fewer U.S. dollars. The Funds may try to hedge the risk of loss resulting from currency exchange fluctuation; however, there can be no guarantee that any hedging activity will be undertaken or, if undertaken, be successful. Further, hedging activity may reduce the risk of loss from currency fluctuations, but may also limit or reduce the opportunity for gain. Other currency-related risks include the possible imposition of exchange control regulations and currency restrictions that would prevent cash from being brought back to the U.S.

Debt Securities Risk. Each Fund may invest in debt securities of both governmental and corporate issuers. A decline in prevailing levels of interest rates generally increases the value of debt securities in a Fund's portfolio, while an increase in rates usually reduces the value of those securities. As a result, to the extent that a Fund invests in debt securities, interest rate fluctuations will generally affect its net asset value, but not the income it receives from debt securities it owns. In addition, if the debt securities contain call, prepayment, or redemption provisions, during a period of declining interest rates, those securities are likely to be redeemed, and the Fund would probably be unable to replace them with securities having as great a yield.

Neither International Fund nor International Small Cap Fund will invest more than 10% of its respective total assets in securities rated below investment grade or, if unrated, that are considered by the Adviser to be of comparable quality; Equity and Income Fund will not invest more than 20% of its total assets in such securities; and each of the other Funds will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in such securities.

Investment in medium- and lower-grade debt securities involves greater risk, including the possibility of issuer default or bankruptcy. Lower-grade debt securities (commonly called "junk bonds") are obligations of companies rated BB or lower by S&P or Ba or lower by Moody's. Lower-grade debt securities are considered speculative and may be in poor standing or actually in default. Medium-grade debt securities are those rated BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's. Securities so rated are considered to have speculative characteristics. An economic downturn could severely disrupt the market in medium and lower grade debt securities and adversely affect the value of outstanding bonds and the ability of the issuers to repay principal and interest. In addition, lower-quality bonds are less sensitive to interest rate changes than higher-quality instruments and generally are more sensitive to adverse economic changes or individual corporate developments. During a period of adverse economic changes, including a period of rising interest rates, issuers of such bonds may experience difficulty in servicing their principal and interest payment obligations.

The market for medium- and lower-grade debt securities tends to be less broad than the market for higher-quality debt securities. The market for unrated debt securities is even narrower. During periods of thin trading in these markets, the spread between bid and asked prices is likely to increase significantly, and a Fund may have greater difficulty selling its portfolio of these debt securities. The market value of these securities and their liquidity may be affected by adverse publicity and investor perceptions.

Government-Sponsored Entity Securities Risk. Each Fund may invest in government-sponsored entity securities, which are securities issued by entities such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks, among others. Although such an issuer may be chartered or sponsored by an Act of Congress, its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury.

Inflation-Indexed Securities Risk. Each Fund may invest in inflation-indexed debt securities issued by governments, their agencies or instrumentalities or corporations. The principal amount of such a security is periodically adjusted according to changes in the rate of inflation as measured by the consumer price index ("CPI"). The interest rate is fixed at issuance as a percentage of the principal amount as so adjusted from time to time. If the CPI declines, the principal amount of the security will be reduced and, consequently, the amount of interest payable on the security will also be reduced. Conversely, the principal amount and the amount of interest will increase if the CPI adjustment is positive. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed debt security is taxable currently as ordinary income, even though the investor does not receive the principal until maturity.

If you invest in Select Fund or Global Select Fund, you will be subject to the following additional risk:

Non-Diversification Risk. Each Fund, except Select Fund and Global Select Fund, is classified as a diversified fund and generally intends to hold approximately 30 to 60 stocks. Select Fund and Global Select Fund are classified as non-diversified funds, meaning that they each may invest a greater portion of their assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. Select Fund and Global Select Fund each generally intends to hold approximately 20 stocks. A non-diversified fund may be subject to greater risk than a diversified fund because changes in the financial condition or market assessment of a single issuer may cause greater fluctuation in the value of a non-diversified fund's shares. Lack of broad diversification may also cause a non-diversified fund to be more susceptible to economic, political or regulatory events than a diversified fund.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Information on the Funds' portfolio holdings disclosure policies and procedures is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE

Each Fund's investment objective may be changed by the board of trustees without shareholder approval. Shareholders will receive at least 30 days' written notice of any change in a Fund's objective. If the board of trustees approves a change in a Fund's investment objective, you should consider whether that Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of your then current financial position and needs. There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its investment objective.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

The Oakmark Funds' investments and business affairs are managed by Harris Associates L.P. The Adviser also serves as investment adviser to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments and foundations, and as sub-adviser to other mutual funds and as manager to private partnerships. Together with a predecessor, the Adviser has advised and managed mutual funds since 1970. The Adviser's address is Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-3790.

Subject to the overall authority of the board of trustees, the Adviser furnishes continuous investment supervision and management to the Funds and also furnishes office space, equipment, and management personnel.

Each Fund pays a management fee to the Adviser for serving as investment adviser and for providing administrative services. The fees reflected below are expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, the management fees paid by the Funds, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were:

Fund
Oakmark Fund .87%
Select Fund .85
Equity and Income Fund .70
Global Fund .97
Global Select Fund .93
International Fund .88
International Small Cap Fund 1.15

The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse each Fund to the extent that its annual ordinary operating expenses of a class exceed the following percentages of the average daily net assets of that class:

Fund
Class I
Class II
Oakmark Fund 1.50% 1.75%
Select Fund 1.50 1.75
Equity and Income Fund 1.00 1.25
Global Fund 1.75 2.00
Global Select Fund 1.75 2.00
International Fund 2.00 2.25
International Small Cap Fund 2.00 2.25

The agreement is effective through January 31, 2009.

A discussion regarding the basis for the approval of the Funds' current investment advisory agreements with the Adviser by the board of trustees will be available in the Funds' semi-annual report to shareholders dated March 31, 2008.

Oakmark Fund is managed by William C. Nygren, C.F.A., and Kevin G. Grant, C.F.A. Mr. Nygren joined the Adviser as an analyst in 1983 and was the Adviser's Director of Research from September 1990 to March 1998. Previously, he had been an analyst with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. He holds an M.S. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1981) and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Minnesota (1980). Mr. Grant joined the Adviser as an analyst in 1988, and has been a senior investment analyst since 1994. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Loyola University (1991) and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1987).

Select Fund is managed by Mr. Nygren and Henry R. Berghoef, C.F.A. Mr. Berghoef joined the Adviser as an analyst in 1994. He has been the Director of Domestic Research since 2003 and was Associate Director of Domestic Research from 2000 to 2002. He holds an M.B.A. from George Washington University (1985), an M.A. in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University (1974), and a B.A. in History from Calvin College (1971).

Equity and Income Fund is managed by Clyde S. McGregor, C.F.A., and Edward A. Studzinski, C.F.A. Mr. McGregor joined the Adviser as an analyst in 1981 and began managing portfolios in 1986. He hold