THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND

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

 

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (11/1/95) TO PRESENT (12/31/04) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX14
Annual Average Total Returns
(as of 12/31/04)
Total Return
Last 3 Months*
1-year 5-year Since
Inception
(11/1/95)

Oakmark International
Small Cap Fund (Class I)
13.41% 28.95% 13.92% 13.16%
MSCI World ex. U.S. 15.15% 20.38% -0.76% 6.00%
Lipper International
Small Cap Average18
14.55% 25.52% 7.76% 11.40%

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.
The performance data quoted represents past performance. The above performance information for the Fund does not reflect the imposition of a 2% redemption fee on shares held for 90 days or less to deter market timers. If reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Average annual total return measures annualized change, while total return measures aggregate change. To obtain current month end performance data, call 1-800-OAKMARK or visit www.oakmark.com.
* Not annualized

The Oakmark International Small Cap Fund gained 13% for the quarter, underperforming our benchmark indices. More importantly, however, for the past twelve months your Fund is up 29%, solidly outpacing the relevant benchmarks.

Strong performers for the quarter were Schindler Holding and our airport operators, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste ("Asur") and Kobenhaven Lufthave. Asur continued to enjoy strong passenger volumes and increased retail spending per passenger. Towards the close of the quarter, its shareholder structure further simplified, paving the way for renewed cash disbursements to shareholders in 2005. Kobenhaven also enjoyed strong passenger figures, coupled with the finalization of the bidding process for the Brussels airport. Because Kobenhaven remained very disciplined with its bid, the group did not win the auction. As a result, Kobenhaven began returning excess cash to shareholders via share repurchases. Schindler (an elevator and escalator manufacturer) has continued along its recovery path, with profitability and free cash flow steadily increasing. To management's credit, these improvements have come in the face of a raw materials headwind and have coincided with the roll-out of several new products, including the Eurolift and Schindler 700 series.

The most significant detractor from quarterly performance was Lectra, a French software firm focused on developing products for the textile industry. Its core market happened to turn down simultaneously with a meaningful acquisition (Investronica). In addition, with approximately 25% of sales from dollar-based markets, Lectra is suffering from a large currency mismatch and is competitively disadvantaged relative to its U.S. peer, Gerber Scientific. We continue to believe the Investronica deal will be value accretive, because of significant working capital improvements and because an undisciplined price discounter has fallen out of the market. In addition, we expect the textile market and currencies to return to more normal levels, allowing for Lectra to return to historical levels of profitability.

Portfolio Composition
New positions initiated during the quarter include Lotte Confectionary, Korea's largest ice cream and candy company, and Orbotech, an Israeli semiconductor equipment company. Your Fund continued to add to the small-cap Korean banks discussed in last quarter's summary, Pusan and Daegu, and positions that had fallen, including Lectra and Morse.

Following the bid we saw last quarter for DFS, your Fund experienced quite a bit of merger and acquisition activity in this quarter as well. Waterford Wedgeford, Royal Doulton's largest shareholder, made a cash offer for the group in October. Similarly, Geest's largest shareholder, Bakkavor Group from Iceland, has made a tentative approach to the group. Finally, Recoletos' management has offered to repurchase Pearson's entire 72% stake for 3% more than we estimated the business to be worth. We're excited that independent entities continue to recognize the value we see in our businesses.

We continue to like the quality and price attractiveness of the portfolio. Thank you for your continued confidence.

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

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND

International Diversification—December 31, 2004 (Unaudited)

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND

Schedule of Investments—December 31, 2004 (Unaudited)

Name Description Shares Held Market Value

Common Stocks—95.2%    
Advertising—2.5%    
Asatsu-DK, Inc. (Japan) Advertising Services Provider 459,700 $12,947,716
G2R Inc. (Korea) Advertising & Marketing Services 485,330 8,321,684
     
      21,269,400
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—2.3%    
Bulgari S.p.A. (Italy) Jewelry Manufacturer & Retailer 1,615,900 $19,925,727
       
Home Furnishings—0.5%    
Royal Doulton plc
(Great Britain) (a)
Tableware & Giftware 18,373,000 $4,097,436
       
Home Improvement Retail—2.5%    
Carpetright plc (Great Britain) Carpet Retailer 987,400 $21,594,201
       
Motorcycle Manufacturers—0.4%    
Ducati Motor Holding
S.p.A. (Italy) (a)
Motorcycle Manufacturer 3,015,650 $3,594,247
       
Photographic Products—1.3%    
Vitec Group plc (Great Britain) Photo Equipment & Supplies 1,956,607 $10,735,167
       
Publishing—1.9%    
Tamedia AG (Switzerland) (a) Publishing & TV Broadcasting 143,661 $13,231,354
Matichon Public Company
Limited, Foreign Shares
(Thailand)
Newspaper Publisher 2,039,500 3,672,506
     
      16,903,860
Agricultural Products—2.2%    
Geest plc (Great Britain) Fresh Produce Distributor 1,562,400 $19,122,826
       
Brewers—4.1%    
Davide Campari - Milano
S.p.A. (Italy)
Soft Drinks, Wines, & Spirits
Producer
301,500 $19,325,242
Kook Soon Dang
Brewery Co., Ltd.
(Korea)
Wine & Spirits Manufacturer 843,176 10,425,669
Hite Brewery Co., Ltd.
(Korea)
Brewer 68,000 5,616,306
     
      35,367,217
Distillers & Vintners—2.0%    
Baron de Ley, S.A. (Spain) (a) Wines & Spirits Manufacturer 337,037 $17,373,887
       
Packaged Foods & Meats—0.5%    
Alaska Milk Corporation (Philippines) Milk Producer 49,394,000 $2,596,210
Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. (Korea) Candy & Snacks Manufacturer 1,880 1,440,147
     
      4,036,357
Asset Management & Custody Banks—3.4%    
Julius Baer Holding Ltd., Zurich (Switzerland) Asset Management 97,500 $29,270,098
       
Diversified Banks—1.9%    
Jyske Bank-Registered (Denmark) (a) Commercial Banking 444,800 $16,711,283
       
Multi-Sector Holdings—2.7%    
Pargesa Holding AG (Switzerland) Diversified Operations 5,754 $20,188,588
Eurazeo (France) Investment Company 39,500 3,330,229
     
      23,518,817
Other Diversified Financial Services—1.5%    
Ichiyoshi Securities Co., Ltd. (Japan) Stock Broker 1,428,700 $13,292,503
       
Regional Banks—1.5%    
Pusan Bank (Korea) Commercial Banking 1,033,500 $7,936,945
Daegu Bank (Korea) Commercial Banking 739,400 5,142,658
     
      13,079,603
Specialized Finance—0.4%    
Athens Stock Exchange S.A. (Greece) (a) Exchange Services 293,000 $3,028,715
       
Health Care Equipment—0.0%    
Golden Meditech Company Limited (China) Medical Instruments & Supplies 296,000 $74,640
   
Health Care Supplies—2.7%    
Ansell Limited (Australia) Protective Rubber & Plastics
Products
1,733,684 $12,112,959
Coloplast A/S, Class B (Denmark) Healthcare Products & Services
Provider
203,000 11,125,468
     
      23,238,427
Pharmaceuticals—2.7%    
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan) Pharmaceuticals 1,072,400 $23,451,879
       
Air Freight & Logistics—1.7%    
Mainfreight Limited (New Zealand) Logistics Services 8,935,381 $14,436,113
       
Airport Services—5.3%    
Kobenhavns Lufthavne A/S (Copenhagen Airports A/S - CPH) (Denmark) Airport Management & Operations 113,600 $24,095,494
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) (b) Airport Operator 785,300 21,477,955
     
      45,573,449
Construction & Engineering—1.2%    
Tae Young Corp. (Korea) Heavy Construction 283,560 $10,271,928
       
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks—0.2%    
Vossloh AG (Germany) Railroad Equipment Manufacturer 29,000 $1,430,007
       
Diversified Commercial Services—2.2%    
Prosegur, Compania de Seguridad SA (Spain) Security & Transportation Services 800,700 $15,728,025
Konami Sports Corporation (Japan) Fitness Centers 149,400 3,165,069
     
      18,893,094
Electrical Components & Equipment—3.7%    
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (Germany) Vacuum Pump Manufacturer 423,840 $18,973,685
Carbone Lorraine SA (France) (a) Electrical Systems Manufacturer 236,666 12,520,921
     
      31,494,606
Employment Services—1.0%    
DIS Deutscher Industrie Service AG (Germany) Recruitment Consultancy Services 227,000 $8,899,375
       
Industrial Conglomerates—2.4%    
Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A. S. (Turkey) (a)(c) Diversified Holding Company 9,859,711,000 $20,911,264
       
Industrial Machinery—14.2%    
Saurer AG (Switzerland) (a) Textile Equipment Manufacturer 478,400 $28,115,258
Interpump Group S.p.A. (Italy) Pump & Piston Manufacturer 4,700,000 27,116,214
Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) Elevator & Escalator Manufacturer 64,200 26,748,827
Kone Oyj, Class B (Finland) Elevators 187,800 14,544,254
Alfa Laval AB (Sweden) Filtration & Separation Equipment 807,500 13,061,821
LISI (France) Industrial Fastener Manufacturer 162,413 9,553,134
Munters AB (Sweden) Cooling & Moisture Control Systems 77,400 2,329,291
NSC Groupe (France) Textile Equipment Manufacturer 12,316 1,004,942
     
      122,473,741
Office Services & Supplies—0.6%    
Societe BIC SA (France) Consumer & Office Supplies 101,800 $5,109,581
Domino Printing Sciences plc (Great Britain) Printing Equipment 70,000 344,449
     
      5,454,030
Computer Storage & Peripherals—1.4%    
Lectra (France) Manufacturing Process Systems 1,813,100 $12,297,804
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services—2.6%    
Baycorp Advantage Limited (Australia) (a) Credit Reference Services 9,342,300 $22,513,000
       
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers—1.9%    
Vaisala Oyj, Class A (Finland) Atmospheric Observation Equipment 627,000 $15,480,135
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (a) Optical Inspection Systems 29,000 613,930
     
      16,094,065
Home Entertainment Software—1.5%    
Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Japan) Entertainment Software 436,800 $12,921,058
       
IT Consulting & Other Services—4.1%    
Morse plc (Great Britain) Business & Technology Solutions 10,026,500 $18,465,444
Alten (France) (a) Systems Consulting & Engineering 456,041 10,145,736
Sopra Group (France) Computer Engineering 111,930 6,714,305
     
      35,325,485
Office Electronics—3.3%    
Neopost SA (France) Mailroom Equipment Supplier 366,200 $28,415,164
       
Construction Materials—1.3%    
Fletcher Building Limited (New Zealand) Building Materials Manufacturer 2,414,400 $11,476,829
       
Industrial Gases—1.3%    
Taiyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Japan) Manufacturer of Resist Inks 291,300 $10,806,795
       
Specialty Chemicals—6.7%    
Gurit-Heberlein AG (Switzerland) Chemical Producer 36,075 $29,396,671
Croda International plc (Great Britain) Chemical Producer 2,573,600 15,848,394
Financiere Marc de Lacharriere SA (Fimalac) (France) Chemical Storage & Diversified Operations 266,932 12,746,152
Financiere Marc de Lacharriere SA (Fimalac), Warrants (France) (a) Chemical Storage & Diversified Operations 31,866 148,271
     
      58,139,488
Alternative Carriers—1.6%    
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) Satellite Operator 7,305,000 $13,909,273
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $541,803,259)   821,422,858
       
Name Par Value Market Value

Short Term Investments—5.4%    
U.S. Government Bills—2.3%    
United States Treasury Bills, 1.64% -1.69% due 1/20/2005 - 1/27/2005 $20,000,000 $19,979,139
     
Total U.S. Government Bills (Cost: $19,979,139)   19,979,139
     
Repurchase Agreements—3.1%    
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 1.75% dated 12/31/2004 due 1/3/2005, repurchase price $1,489,554 collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Security with a market value plus accrued interest of $1,563,804 $1,489,337 $1,489,337
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 1.55% dated 12/31/2004 due 1/3/2005, repurchase price $25,003,229 collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $26,250,000 25,000,000 25,000,000
     
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $26,489,337)   26,489,337
     
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $46,468,476)   46,468,476
Total Investments (Cost $588,271,735)—100.6%   $867,891,334
Foreign Currencies (Cost $258,837)—0.0%   $257,769
Other Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets—(0.6)%   (5,260,372)
     
Total Net Assets—100%   $862,888,731
   
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents an American Depository Receipt.
(c) Effective January 1, 2005, the Republic of Turkey converted to the new Turkish Lira (currency code TRY). TRY is the equivalent to 1,000,000 of the former Turkish Lira (TRL). For Oakmark International Small Cap, its holdings in Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A. S. (currently stated in TRL) became equivalent to 9,859,711 shares under the TRY. The currency re-denomination had no impact on the cost and market value of this security.