THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUNDReport from David G. Herro and
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| THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (9/30/92) TO PRESENT (12/31/02) COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX23 | |||||
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| Average Annual Total Returns5 | |||||
| (as of 12/31/02) | |||||
| Total Return Last 3 Months* |
1-year | 5-year | 10-year | Since Inception (9/30/92) |
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| Oakmark International Fund | 8.99% | -8.46% | 4.85% | 9.75% | 9.54% |
| MSCI World ex. U.S. | 6.54% | -15.80% | -2.72% | 4.17% | 3.68% |
| MSCI EAFE3 | 6.45% | -15.94% | -2.89% | 4.00% | 3.50% |
| Lipper International Fund Index24 | 6.64% | -13.83% | -1.64% | 5.55% | 5.28% |
| The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. | |||||
| Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total return measures annualized change, while total return measures aggregate change. | |||||
| * Not annualized | |||||
The Oakmark International Fund was up 9% for the quarter, compared with 7% gains in the MSCI World ex-US and the Lipper International Fund indices.
Over the past twelve month's your Fund has generated a loss of 8%, relative to the larger declines of 16% in the MSCI World ex-US index and 14% in the Lipper International Fund Index.
Impact Players for 2002
Givaudan, the Swiss flavors and fragrances company, generated the largest positive impact on the Fund's NAV22 during 2002. Givaudan was spun-off from Roche Holdings in 2000, and remained somewhat neglected by investors. That changed this year as management's strong record in both operations and capital allocation was rewarded in the market with a higher share price.
Once again our Korean holdings were among the top performers for the year. Lotte Chilsung Beverage and Kumkang Korea Chemical were near the top in positive contribution to NAV. We have owned both of these companies for over five years and they continue to deliver solid price appreciation. And in our view, they are still cheap. Somerfield plc, the UK supermarket operator, continued to make slow but sure progress in restructuring their troubled Kwik Save chain. Another solid contributor for the year was Banco Popolare di Verona. High quality management is exceeding expectations in integrating their recent Novara acquisition.
By far the single biggest negative impact on NAV for the year came from Ericsson. As discussed in the Oakmark Global letter, the market continued to punish the stock in 2002 for the slow-down in telecommunication infrastructure spending, ignoring the company's strong market position and the significant headway management has made on cost reductions. The stock has rallied strongly from its low in the third quarter, contributing significantly to fourth quarter performance, and we continue to believe Ericsson is very well positioned to benefit from any return in telecommunications capital spending.
Another negative contributor was Unibanco, the Brazilian retail bank. The share price remains under pressure due to concerns about the new Brazilian government. We have sold our entire position as we found better risk-reward opportunities in a number of other financial services companies, all of which had significant share price declines. While still cheap, we felt companies such as Credit Suisse Group, BNP-Paribas, Daiwa Securities and San Paolo IMI are all more attractive at current prices than Unibanco.
Orbotech, the Israeli optical inspection specialist, was another negative contributor as a slump in electronics and technology spending hurt short-term results. We remain confident about the company's long-term prospects and the large gap between business value and the current market price.
Finally, another loser for the Fund was Cordiant Communications. As long-term shareholders will remember, we made significant profits on our first go-round with this company but, unfortunately, not this time. Though Cordiant remains statistically cheap, we believe increasing our ownership in Publicis Groupe, a much stronger French advertising holding company, and Aegis, the UK-based global media buyer, provides superior risk-reward opportunities in this sector.
Looking Forward
We remain optimistic based on the large number of attractive absolute return opportunities in the portfolio. We thank you for your continued confidence.
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| David G. Herro, CFA Portfolio Manager dherro@oakmark.com |
Michael J. Welsh, CFA, CPA Portfolio Manager mwelsh@oakmark.com |
January 6, 2003
| THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND |
Global DiversificationDecember 31, 2002 (Unaudited)

| THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND |
Schedule of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2002 (Unaudited)
| Name | Description | Shares Held | Market Value |
| Common Stocks96.1% | |||
| Food & Beverage8.0% | |||
| Diageo plc (Great Britain) | Beverages, Wines, & | ||
| Spirits Manufacturer | 4,491,700 | $48,801,422 | |
| Pernod-Ricard SA (France) | Manufactures Wines, | ||
| Spirits, & Fruit Juices | 323,300 | 31,295,319 | |
| Fomento Economico | |||
| Mexicano S.A. de C.V. | |||
| (Mexico) (b) | Soft Drink & Beer Manufacturer | 706,800 | 25,741,656 |
| Lotte Chilsung | |||
| Beverage Co., Ltd. | |||
| (Korea) | Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports | ||
| Drinks Manufacturer | 49,700 | 23,466,127 | |
| Cadbury Schweppes plc | |||
| (Great Britain) | Beverage & Confectionary | ||
| Manufacturer | 1,468,000 | 9,168,024 | |
| 138,472,548 | |||
| Household Products2.4% | |||
| Henkel KGaA (Germany) | Consumer Chemical | ||
| Products Manufacturer | 755,000 | $41,371,877 | |
| Other Consumer Goods & Services1.0% | |||
| Swatch Group AG | |||
| (Switzerland) | Watch Manufacturer | 202,300 | $16,816,900 |
| Apparel0.2% | |||
| Fila Holding S.p.A | |||
| (Italy) (a)(b) | Athletic Footwear & Apparel | 2,947,380 | $3,890,542 |
| Automobiles1.4% | |||
| Bayerische Motoren | |||
| Werke (BMW) AG | |||
| (Germany) | Luxury Automobile | ||
| Manufacturer | 787,200 | $23,875,658 | |
| Automotive3.0% | |||
| Compagnie Generale | |||
| des Etablissements | |||
| Michelin (France) | Tire Manufacturer | 770,600 | $26,556,359 |
| Autoliv Inc | |||
| (Sweden) (c) | Automotive Safety | ||
| Systems Manufacturer | 1,248,000 | 25,620,241 | |
| 52,176,600 | |||
| Broadcasting & Programming2.0% | |||
| Grupo Televisa S.A. | |||
| (Mexico) (a)(b) | Television Production & | ||
| Broadcasting | 1,145,600 | $31,996,608 | |
| Tokyo Broadcasting | |||
| System, Inc. (Japan) | Television & Radio | ||
| Broadcasting | 157,000 | 1,972,415 | |
| 33,969,023 | |||
| Building Materials & Construction0.9% | |||
| Kumkang Korea Chemical | |||
| Co., Ltd. (Korea) | Building Materials | 162,140 | $15,994,587 |
| Home Furnishings3.0% | |||
| Hunter Douglas N.V. | |||
| (Netherlands) | Window Coverings | ||
| Manufacturer | 1,718,584 | $51,457,520 | |
| Human Resources2.5% | |||
| Michael Page International | |||
| plc (Great Britain) | Recruitment Consultancy | ||
| Services | 24,736,600 | $43,598,554 | |
| Marketing Services4.7% | |||
| Aegis Group plc | |||
| (Great Britain) | Media Services | 39,066,900 | $49,205,229 |
| Publicis Groupe | |||
| (France) | Advertising & Media Services | 1,461,700 | 30,965,749 |
| 80,170,978 | |||
| Publishing3.0% | |||
| John Fairfax Holdings | |||
| Limited (Australia) | Newspaper Publisher | 27,580,400 | $49,959,440 |
| Wolters Kluwer NV | |||
| (Netherlands) | Reference Material Publisher | 59,552 | 1,036,756 |
| 50,996,196 | |||
| Retail5.5% | |||
| Giordano International | |||
| Limited (Hong Kong) | Pacific Rim Clothing | ||
| Retailer & Manufacturer | 73,240,300 | $28,644,161 | |
| Somerfield plc | |||
| (Great Britain) | Food Retailer | 17,297,000 | 23,804,270 |
| Koninklijke Ahold NV | |||
| (Netherlands) | Food Retailer | 1,769,000 | 22,448,389 |
| Signet Group plc | |||
| (Great Britain) | Jewelry Retailer | 18,220,500 | 19,502,932 |
| 94,399,752 | |||
| Bank & Thrifts8.4% | |||
| BNP Paribas SA (France) | Commercial Banking | 1,055,000 | $42,962,725 |
| Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A. | |||
| (Italy) | Banking Services | 5,189,500 | 33,743,426 |
| Banco Popolare | |||
| di Verona e | |||
| Novara Scrl (Italy) | Commercial Banking | 2,742,200 | 30,570,628 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken | |||
| AB (Sweden) | Commercial Banking | 1,194,000 | 15,929,155 |
| United Overseas Bank | |||
| Limited, Foreign Shares | |||
| (Singapore) | Commercial Banking | 1,426,968 | 9,706,986 |
| Kookmin Bank (Korea) | Commercial Banking | 231,168 | 8,186,043 |
| Banco Latinoamericano | |||
| de Exportaciones, S.A., | |||
| Class E (Panama) (a)(b) | Latin American | ||
| Trade Bank | 515,400 | 2,345,070 | |
| 143,444,033 | |||
| Financial Services1.7% | |||
| Credit Suisse Group | |||
| (Switzerland) (a) | Investment Services & | ||
| Insurance | 1,353,500 | $29,351,598 | |
| Other Financial5.4% | |||
| Euronext (Netherlands) | Stock Exchange | 2,125,200 | $46,158,520 |
| Daiwa Securities | |||
| Group Inc. (Japan) | Stock Broker | 10,310,000 | 45,750,842 |
| 91,909,362 | |||
| Medical Products2.1% | |||
| Gambro AB, Class A | |||
| (Sweden) | Manufacturer of | ||
| Dialysis Products | 6,626,500 | $36,962,076 | |
| Pharmaceuticals9.3% | |||
| GlaxoSmithKline plc | |||
| (Great Britain) | Pharmaceuticals | 3,418,800 | $65,429,487 |
| Aventis S.A. (France) | Pharmaceuticals | 887,700 | 48,224,524 |
| Takeda Chemical | |||
| Industries, Ltd. | |||
| (Japan) | Pharmaceuticals & Food | ||
| Supplements | 739,000 | 30,864,264 | |
| Novartis AG | |||
| (Switzerland) | Pharmaceuticals | 408,300 | 14,889,934 |
| 159,408,209 | |||
| Telecommunications3.9% | |||
| Panafon Hellenic | |||
| Telecom S.A. | |||
| (Greece) | Mobile Telecommunications | 6,717,900 | $38,326,963 |
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | |||
| (Korea) | Mobile Telecommunications | 144,460 | 27,892,028 |
| Telemig Celular | |||
| Participacoes S.A. | |||
| (Brazil) | Mobile Telecommunications | 1,806,000,000 | 1,943,744 |
| 68,162,735 | |||
| Telecommunications Equipment3.5% | |||
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM | |||
| Ericsson, Class B | |||
| (Sweden) (a) | Mobile & Wired | ||
| Telecommunications Products | 84,803,300 | $59,493,977 | |
| Computer Services2.4% | |||
| Meitec Corporation | |||
| (Japan) | Software Engineering Services | 1,711,300 | $41,788,228 |
| Aerospace1.3% | |||
| Rolls-Royce plc | |||
| (Great Britain) | Aviation & Marine Power | 13,102,195 | $22,723,713 |
| Airport Maintenance0.2% | |||
| Grupo Aeroportuario | |||
| del Sureste S.A. de | |||
| C.V. (Mexico) (b) | Airport Operator | 242,000 | $2,843,500 |
| Diversified Conglomerates4.2% | |||
| Vivendi Universal SA | |||
| (France) | Multimedia | 4,464,900 | $72,064,658 |
| Haw Par Corporation | |||
| Limited (Singapore) | Healthcare & Leisure | ||
| Products | 58,338 | 109,637 | |
| 72,174,295 | |||
| Instruments1.6% | |||
| Orbotech, Ltd. | |||
| (Israel) (a) | Optical Inspection Systems | 2,041,200 | $28,084,871 |
| Machinery & Industrial Processing2.4% | |||
| Metso Corporation | |||
| (Finland) | Paper & Pulp Machinery | 3,863,000 | $41,728,609 |
| Other Industrial Goods & Services4.8% | |||
| FKI plc (Great Britain) | Industrial Manufacturing | 21,083,000 | $29,438,783 |
| Chargeurs SA (France) | Wool, Textile | ||
| Production & Trading | 1,050,201 | 28,085,657 | |
| Enodis plc | |||
| (Great Britain) (a) | Food Processing Equipment | 33,585,320 | 26,488,876 |
| 84,013,316 | |||
| Transportation Services2.1% | |||
| Associated British Ports | |||
| Holdings Plc | |||
| (Great Britain) | Port Operator | 5,698,099 | $36,526,137 |
| Chemicals5.2% | |||
| Akzo Nobel N.V. | |||
| (Netherlands) | Chemical Producer | 1,518,300 | $48,135,747 |
| Givaudan | |||
| (Switzerland) | Fragrance & Flavor | ||
| Compound Manufacturer | 91,000 | 40,783,577 | |
| 88,919,324 | |||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $1,786,828,661) | 1,654,724,718 | ||
| Par Value | |||
| Short Term Investments3.8% | |||
| U.S. Government Bills1.2% | |||
| United States Treasury Bills, 1.08% - 1.20% | |||
| due 1/2/2003 - 1/9/2003 | $20,000,000 | $19,997,267 | |
| Total U.S. Government Bills (Cost: $19,997,267) | 19,997,267 | ||
| Repurchase Agreements2.6% | |||
| IBT Repurchase Agreement, 1.00% due 1/2/2003, repurchase price $42,002,333 collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities | $42,000,000 | $42,000,000 | |
| IBT Repurchase Agreement, 1.00% due 1/2/2003, repurchase price $2,449,915 collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Security | 2,449,779 | 2,449,779 | |
| Total Repurchase Agreement (Cost: $44,449,779) | 44,449,779 | ||
| Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $64,447,046) | 64,447,046 | ||
| Total Investments (Cost $1,851,275,707)99.9% | $1,719,171,764 | ||
| Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities0.1% | 1,915,255 | ||
| Total Net Assets100% | $1,721,087,019 | ||
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | Represents an American Depository Receipt. |
| (c) | Represents a Swedish Depository Receipt. |