THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Report from David G. Herro and
Michael J. Welsh, Portfolio Managers

David G. Herro photo Michael J. Welsh photo

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (9/30/92) TO PRESENT (12/31/03) COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX20
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Average Annual Total Returns1
(as of 12/31/03)
Total Return
Last 3 Months*
1-year 5-year 10-year Since
Inception (9/30/92)

Oakmark International Fund 15.75% 38.04% 13.46% 8.58% 11.81%
MSCI World ex. U.S. 17.00% 39.42% 0.46% 4.73% 6.45%
MSCI EAFE21 17.08% 38.59% -0.05% 4.47% 6.22%
Lipper International Fund Index22 15.45% 36.00% 2.13% 5.31% 7.71%

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 gained 16% for the quarter, compared to the MSCI World ex U.S. Index which gained 17%. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2003 the Fund gained 38%, similar to the 39% and 36% returns of the MSCI World ex U.S. Index and the Lipper International Fund Index, respectively.

Big Contributors 2003

As we do at the end of every year we like to mention those stocks which had the most significant impact on your Fund's NAV8. Happily this year, nearly all were positive.

L.M. Ericsson, the Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer, had by far the most significant positive contribution, rebounding from a tough 2002. The stock more than tripled from its March, 2003 lows. The share price responded positively to the appointment and initial actions of new CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg, as well as to better than expected cash flow generation.

A number of our financials in the Fund also did extremely well. Sanpaolo IMI (Italy), BNP Paribas (France), Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland), and Daiwa Securities (Japan) all made substantial positive contributions to The Oakmark International Fund's return. In general, the market gave us a very good buying opportunity in March when share prices weakened to top up our positions in these names and others, as well as to add Credit Suisse to the portfolio.

The share price of Vivendi Universal (France) rose over the past twelve months in reflection of the excellent work done by the new management team, led by Chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou. Since taking over the company in the summer of 2002, this team has restored credibility and liquidity to a very tarnished enterprise, and has done so under very difficult market conditions.

Other significant winners for us in calendar 2003 included blue-chip recruitment company Michael Page plc (UK), German automaker BMW, global advertising and services giant Publicis Group (France), and media powerhouse Grupo Televisa (Mexico). The negative contributors to a lesser degree included Gambro AB A, FKI plc and Rolls-Royce Group plc.

Looking Forward

Given the quality of the holdings and the attractive valuation of the portfolio, we remain optimistic about potential price appreciation. Thank you for your continued confidence.

David G. Herro signature Michael J. Welsh signature
David G. Herro, CFA
Portfolio Manager
dherro@oakmark.com

Michael J. Welsh, CFA, CPA
Portfolio Manager
mwelsh@oakmark.com

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

International Diversification—December 31, 2003 (Unaudited)

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THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments—December 31, 2003 (Unaudited)

Name Description Shares Held Market Value

Common Stocks—94.7% 
Food & Beverage—13.9%
Diageo plc (Great Britain) Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer 10,717,900 $140,496,894
Nestle SA (Switzerland) Food & Beverage Manufacturer 454,800 113,534,658
Cadbury Schweppes  
plc (Great Britain) Beverage & Confectionary
Manufacturer 15,103,800 110,720,751
Pernod-Ricard SA (France) Manufactures Wines,
Spirits, & Fruit Juices 615,425 68,332,939
Lotte Chilsung Beverage  
Co., Ltd. (Korea) Soft Drinks, Juices &
Sports Drinks Manufacturer 83,400 41,577,507
Fomento Economico  
Mexicano S.A.  
de C.V. (Mexico) (b) Soft Drink & Beer Manufacturer 1,073,000 39,572,240

514,234,989
Household Products—2.8%
Henkel KGaA (Germany) Consumer Chemical Products
Manufacturer 1,386,950 $101,832,759
Other Consumer Goods & Services—1.5%
Swatch Group AG,  
Bearer Shares  
(Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 457,900 $54,934,682
Swatch Group AG,  
Registered Shares  
(Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 24,700 588,665

55,523,347
Automobiles—2.3%
Bayerische Motoren  
Werke (BMW)  
AG (Germany) Luxury Automobile Manufacturer 1,871,700 $86,641,554
Automotive—1.8%
Compagnie Generale  
des Etablissements  
Michelin (France) Tire Manufacturer 1,454,500 $66,651,369
Broadcasting & Programming—2.2%
Grupo Televisa S.A.  
(Mexico) (b) Television Production &
Broadcasting 2,056,000 $81,952,160
Human Resources—2.1%
Michael Page International  
plc (Great Britain) Recruitment Consultancy Services 22,748,600 $76,022,426
Marketing Services—3.6%
Publicis Groupe (France) Advertising & Media Services 2,355,100 $76,238,638
Aegis Group plc  
(Great Britain) Media Services 30,524,200 53,795,583

130,034,221
Publishing—4.9%
Reed Elsevier plc  
(Great Britain) Publisher 10,918,300 $90,950,392
John Fairfax Holdings  
Limited (Australia) Newspaper Publisher 32,814,100 86,981,516

177,931,908
Recreation & Entertainment—0.7%
Nintendo Company,  
Ltd. (Japan) Video Game Manufacturer 284,800 $26,587,005
Retail—4.1%
Signet Group plc  
(Great Britain) Jewelry Retailer 31,585,100 $58,061,026
J Sainsbury plc  
(Great Britain) Food Stores 9,902,000 55,269,491
Giordano International  
Limited (Hong Kong) Pacific Rim Clothing
Retailer & Manufacturer 82,924,300 38,451,455

151,781,972
Bank & Thrifts—11.5%
Bank of Ireland (Ireland) Commercial Bank 7,347,000 $100,131,323
Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A. (Italy) Banking Services 6,335,800 82,519,132
BNP Paribas SA (France) Commercial Banking 1,156,000 72,688,392
Banco Popolare di  
Verona e Novara  
Scrl (Italy) Commercial Banking 2,938,400 49,681,324
United Overseas  
Bank Limited,  
Foreign Shares  
(Singapore) Commercial Banking 6,178,368 48,021,232
Australia and  
New Zealand  
Banking Group  
Limited (Australia) Commercial Bank 2,757,700 $36,715,808
Svenska Handelsbanken  
AB (Sweden) Commercial Banking 1,498,800 30,619,212
Kookmin Bank (Korea) Commercial Banking 231,168 8,662,737

429,039,160
Financial Services—1.5%
Credit Suisse Group  
(Switzerland) Investment Services & Insurance 1,552,900 $56,769,046
Other Financial—7.0%
Euronext (Netherlands) Stock Exchange 4,230,800 106,955,352
Deutsche Boerse AG  
(Germany) Electronic Trading Systems 1,415,400 77,286,020
Daiwa Securities Group  
Inc. (Japan) Stock Broker 10,870,000 73,975,261

258,216,633
Pharmaceuticals—11.4%
Aventis S.A. (France) Pharmaceuticals 2,061,200 $136,045,466
GlaxoSmithKline  
plc (Great Britain) Pharmaceuticals 5,271,200 120,604,286
Takeda Chemical  
Industries, Ltd. (Japan) Pharmaceuticals &
Food Supplements 2,371,000 94,069,735
Novartis AG (Switzerland) Pharmaceuticals 1,534,500 69,609,125

420,328,612
Telecommunications—2.5%
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.  
(Korea) Mobile Telecommunications 542,000 $90,522,870
Telecommunications Equipment—0.8%
Telefonaktiebolaget  
LM Ericsson,  
Class B (Sweden) (a) Mobile & Wired
Telecommunications Products 16,290,000 $29,204,097
Computer Services—1.7%
Meitec Corporation  
(Japan) Software Engineering Services 1,613,200 $62,046,154
Airport Maintenance—0.1%
Grupo Aeroportuario del  
Sureste S.A. de C.V.  
(Mexico) (b) Airport Operator 242,000 $4,259,200
Diversified Conglomerates—3.5%
Vivendi Universal SA  
(France) (a) Multimedia 4,813,700 $116,840,495
LVMH Moet Hennessy  
Louis Vuitton SA  
(France) Diversified Luxury Goods 159,600 11,599,556
Haw Par Corporation  
Limited (Singapore) Healthcare & Leisure Products 58,338 153,205

128,593,256
Instruments—1.2%
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (a) Optical Inspection Systems 1,834,200 $43,874,064
Machinery & Industrial Processing—1.3%
Metso Corporation  
(Finland) Paper & Pulp Machinery 3,863,000 $47,247,256
Other Industrial Goods & Services—2.2%
Enodis plc  
(Great Britain) (a) Food Processing Equipment 33,585,320 49,000,722
Chargeurs SA (France) Wool, Textile Production
& Trading 1,050,201 34,393,663

83,394,385
Transportation Services—2.0%
Associated British Ports  
Holdings plc  
(Great Britain) Port Operator 9,341,299 $74,896,338
Chemicals—8.1%
Akzo Nobel N.V.  
(Netherlands) Chemical Producer 2,848,000 109,772,628
Givaudan (Switzerland) Fragrance & Flavor Compound
Manufacturer 198,300 102,850,703
Lonza Group AG,  
Registered Shares  
(Switzerland) Industrial Organic Chemicals 1,459,300 83,823,097
   
    296,446,428
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $2,685,649,811) 3,494,031,209
Par Value

Short Term Investments—5.0%    
U.S. Government Bills—2.1%  
United States Treasury Bills, 0.84% - 0.925% due 1/2/2004 - 1/22/2004 $80,000,000 $79,979,449
Total U.S. Government Bills (Cost: $79,979,449) 79,979,449
Repurchase Agreements—2.9%  
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 0.85% due 1/2/2004, repurchase price $105,004,958 collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities $105,000,000 $105,000,000
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 0.75% due 1/2/2004, repurchase price $170,629 collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Security 170,622 170,622
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $105,170,622) 105,170,622
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $185,150,071) 185,150,071
Total Investments (Cost $2,870,799,882)—99.7% $3,679,181,280
Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities—0.3% 11,525,883
     
Total Net Assets—100% $3,690,707,163
     

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents an American Depository Receipt.