THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND

Report from Clyde S. McGregor and Michael J. Welsh, Portfolio Managers

Clyde S. McGregor photo Michael J. Welsh photo

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (8/4/99) TO PRESENT (6/30/05) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD INDEX15
The Oakmark Global Fund Chart
Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 6/30/05)
 
Total Return
Last 3 Months*
1-year
5-year
Since
Inception
(8/4/99)

Oakmark Global Fund (Class I)
0.64%
11.13%
17.94%
15.72%
MSCI World
0.41%
10.05%
-2.09%
0.21%
Lipper Global Fund Index16
0.48%
10.39%
-1.22%
2.38%

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

Fellow Shareholders,

The Oakmark Global Fund was up slightly for the three-month period ending June 30, 2005, compared with small gains for the MSCI World Index and the Lipper Global Fund Index, respectively. More importantly, over the past five years, The Oakmark Global Fund has returned 18% annualized, compared to annualized declines of 2% for the MSCI World Index and of 1% for the Lipper Global Fund Index.

Portfolio Changes

We added three new positions during the quarter: NTT DoCoMo, Rohm Company (both in Japan), and Harley-Davidson Inc. (U.S.).

As mentioned in this quarter's Oakmark International Fund shareholder letter DoCoMo is Japan's largest wireless service provider, with a current market share of 56%. The business has attractive returns, very strong expected free cash flow generation, and good potential to expand comparatively low profit margins.

The share price is trading at close to an all-time low, near the same level as its original listing back in 1998. DoCoMo trades at roughly 8.5x our estimate of current year operating profit, which we think is very attractive for this business. Finally, we are encouraged by management's improving shareholder focus. For example, in 2004 the company returned 90% of net income to shareholders via buybacks and dividends (up from 5% in 2001).

Rohm Company is a global leader in integrated chips and electronic components with a terrific record of profitability and return on invested capital. Two recent developments convinced us that Rohm was compelling enough to add to the portfolio. First, the share price hit a seven-year low, expanding the discount to intrinsic value. Second, management initiated the company's first-ever share repurchase program; this is a crucial consideration given that cash and securities on Rohm's balance sheet represent roughly 40% of the market capitalization.

Harley-Davidson, unlike DoCoMo and Rohm, is a name with which most of you are much more likely to be familiar. It has a consistent record of high unit volume growth coupled with very high returns on capital. What piqued our interest in the company was a one-day share price drop of 17%, prompted by investors' very short-term concerns about first quarter 2005 earnings. Management has capitalized upon the share price decline to step up their already aggressive share repurchase program, authorizing an additional 20 million shares (approximately 7% of the share capital). We think the market's undue emphasis on the short-term is giving us a very attractive long-term opportunity with Harley.

It is important to note that, with the addition of the two new positions in Japan, the Fund's weighting there has gone from just over 7% to nearly 11% over the past three months. As discussed in last quarter's letter, a geographic weighting is strictly a fall-out of our bottom-up, stock selection process, not a top-down, macroeconomic "call." We are focused on companies, not countries. Shareholders that have been with us for awhile will remember that over the years it has been difficult to find businesses in Japan that meet both our requirement of substantial discount to business value and a shareholder-oriented management. We believe both DoCoMo and Rohm meet those requirements.

Looking Forward

We will continue to manage the portfolio using the same value discipline described above. We remain excited about the value and quality of the names in the Fund. Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Clyde S. McGregor signature Michael J. Welsh signature
Clyde S. McGregor, CFA
Portfolio Manager
mcgregor@oakmark.com
Michael J. Welsh, CFA, CPA
Portfolio Manager
mwelsh@oakmark.com

THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND

Global Diversification—June 30, 2005 (Unaudited)

Oakmark Global Fund Pie Chart

THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND

Schedule of Investments—June 30, 2005 (Unaudited)

Name
Description
Shares Held
Market Value

Common Stocks—95.4%
Apparel Retail—2.1%
The TJX Companies, Inc.
(United States)
Discount Apparel & Home Fashion Retailer
1,501,000
$36,549,350
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—0.9%
Bulgari S.p.A. (Italy) Jewelry Manufacturer & Retailer
1,390,000
$15,598,192
Broadcasting & Cable TV—2.8%
LibertyMedia Corporation, Class A (United States) (a) Broadcast Services & Programming
2,356,000
$24,007,640
Grupo Televisa S.A. (Mexico) (b) Television Production & Broadcasting
378,000
23,470,020
     
   
47,477,660
Household Appliances—2.9%
Snap-on Incorporated (United States) Tool & Equipment Manufacturer
1,431,000
$49,083,300
Motorcycle Manufacturers—2.1%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (United States) Motorcycle Manufacturer
697,000
$34,571,200
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Italy) (a) Motorcycle Manufacturer
1,790,000
2,116,347
     
   
36,687,547
Movies & Entertainment—6.5%
Viacom Inc., Class B (United States) Worldwide Entertainment & Publishing Company
1,560,000
$49,951,200
Vivendi Universal SA (France) Music, Games, Television, Film,  & Telecommunications
1,430,500
45,112,976
Time Warner Inc. (United States) (a) Filmed Entertainment & Television Networks
991,000
16,559,610
     
   
111,623,786
Publishing—2.1%
Tribune Company (United States) Publishing & Broadcast Services
1,003,000
$35,285,540
Distillers & Vintners—4.8%
Diageo plc (Great Britain) Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer
5,517,500
$81,350,268
Household Products—3.1%
Henkel KGaA (Germany) Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer
632,000
$53,208,166
Packaged Foods & Meats—5.4%
Nestle SA (Switzerland) Food & Beverage Manufacturer
264,000
$67,562,907
Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain) Beverage & Confectionary Manufacturer
2,423,000
23,136,488
     
   
90,699,395
Soft Drinks—0.7%
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports Drinks Manufacturer
13,430
$11,631,977
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production—4.1%
Burlington Resources Inc. (United States) Oil & Natural Gas Exploration & Production
1,260,000
$69,602,400
Asset Management & Custody Banks—2.3%
Julius Baer Holding AG-B (Switzerland) Asset Management
646,500
$39,547,146
Diversified Banks—6.9%    
Bank of Ireland(Ireland) Commercial Bank
4,029,000
$65,431,818
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia) Commercial Bank
2,260,000
37,424,159
Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara Scrl (Italy) Commercial Bank
863,600
14,751,382
     
   
117,607,359
Diversified Capital Markets—0.4%
 
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) Investment Services & Insurance
190,700
$7,521,465
Investment Banking & Brokerage—0.7%
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (Japan) Stock Broker
2,062,000
$12,760,776
Specialized Finance—3.6%
EuronextNV(Netherlands) Stock Exchange
1,814,000
$61,443,987
Health Care Services—2.6%
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (United States) (a) Medical Laboratory & Testing Services
892,000
$44,510,800
Health Care Supplies—1.0%
Ansell Limited (Australia) Protective Rubber & Plastics Products
2,265,966
$17,320,940
Pharmaceuticals—10.9%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan) Pharmaceuticals & Food Supplements
1,281,000
$63,558,863
GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain) Pharmaceuticals
2,614,200
63,271,914
Novartis AG (Switzerland) Pharmaceuticals
899,600
42,851,465
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan) Pharmaceuticals
781,000
17,719,576
     
   
187,401,818
Aerospace & Defense—1.0%    
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (United States) (a) Propulsion Systems & Munitions
239,087
$16,879,542
Airport Services—0.9%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) (b)
Airport Operator
463,000
$14,746,550
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services—4.3%
Equifax Inc. (United States) Credit Reporting & Collection
1,367,000
$48,815,570
Meitec Corporation (Japan) Software Engineering Services
760,000
23,379,341
     
   
72,194,911
Environmental & Facilities Services—1.9%
Waste Management, Inc. (United States) Waste Management Services
1,175,000
$33,299,500
Human Resource & Employment Services—1.0%
Michael Page International plc (Great Britain) Recruitment Consultancy Services
4,815,400
$17,447,681
Office Services & Supplies—0.4%
United Stationers Inc. Business Products Distributor
150,000
$7,365,000
Data Processing & Outsourced Services—6.3%
First Data Corporation (United States) Data Processing & Management
1,004,750
$40,330,665
   
Name Description
Shares Held/
Par Value
Market Value

eFunds Corporation (United States) (a) Electronic Debit Payment Services
2,237,100
$40,245,429
Ceridian Corporation (United States) (a) Data Management Services
1,348,000
26,259,040
     
   
106,835,134
Office Electronics—2.6%    
Neopost SA (France) Mailroom Equipment Supplier
494,750
$43,557,005
Semiconductors—1.6%
Rohm Company Limited (Japan) Integrated Circuits & Semi-Conductor Devices Manufacturer
277,000
$26,737,934
Diversified Chemicals—2.3%
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands) Chemical Producer
992,300
$39,123,102
Specialty Chemicals—2.2%
Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) Industrial Organic Chemicals
408,400
$22,608,341
Givaudan (Switzerland) Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer
25,300
14,716,303
     
   
37,324,644
Wireless Telecommunication Services—5.0%
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) Mobile Telecommunications
300,000
$52,779,120
NTT DoCoMo Inc. (Japan) Mobile Telecommunications
22,140
32,755,616
     
   
85,534,736
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $1,285,016,704)
1,627,957,611
   
Short Term Investments—4.1%
Repurchase Agreements—4.1%
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 2.80% dated 6/30/2005 due 7/1/2005, repurchase price $68,505,328 collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $71,925,000
$68,500,000
$68,500,000
   
Name  
Par Value
Market Value

IBT Repurchase Agreement, 2.01% dated 6/30/2005 due 7/1/2005, repurchase price $1,588,901 collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Security with a market value plus accrued interest of $1,668,253
$1,588,813
$1,588,813
   
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $70,088,813)
70,088,813
     
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $70,088,813)
70,088,813
Total Investments (Cost $1,355,105,517)—99.5%
$1,698,046,424
Foreign Currencies (Cost $474,226)—0.0%
$472,878
Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities—0.5%
7,629,232
   
Total Net Assets—100%
$1,706,148,534
 

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