THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUNDReport from David G. Herro and Michael J. Welsh, Portfolio Managers |
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| THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (9/30/92) TO PRESENT (6/30/05) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX17 | |||||
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| Average Annual Total Returns | |||||
| (as of 6/30/05) | |||||
| Total Return |
1-year |
5-year |
10-year |
Since |
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| Oakmark International Fund (Class I) | -0.05% |
15.24% |
8.93% |
11.21% |
12.06% |
| MSCI World ex U.S. | -0.78% |
14.55% |
-0.34% |
5.55% |
7.16% |
| MSCI EAFE18 | -1.01% |
13.65% |
-0.58% |
5.22% |
6.91% |
| Lipper International Fund Index19 | -0.60% |
13.45% |
-0.19% |
6.86% |
8.15% |
| 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 Fund was basically unchanged for the quarter, compared to a slight decline in the MSCI World ex U.S. Index, which was down 1%. Over the past five years your Fund has gained 9% annualized relative to a flat MSCI World ex U.S. Index.
Portfolio Composition
During the quarter we eliminated four positions in the Fund: Olympus Corp (Japan), Metso (Finland), Michelin (France), and EnCana (Canada). As each of these stocks approached their respective fair values, they were sold and the proceeds redeployed in companies with more attractive valuations.
We wrote last quarter about three significant new positions in the Fund, all located in Japan. Throughout the quarter we continued to add to those names: Honda Motor Corporation, Rohm Company, and Uni-Charm. This quarter, we added another significant position in Japan that fits our investment criteria, NTT DoCoMo.
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 at the original listing back in 1998, and down over 80% from its "TMT" (Technology, Media, Telecommunications) bubble high in 2000. 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 buy-backs and dividends (up from 5% in 2001).
Thanks to the addition of DoCoMo and other new opportunities in the past two quarters, your Fund's weighting in Japan has grown to 12 percent of the portfolio. We are pleased to find so many quality Japanese companies that sell at attractive prices and are run by managements who are shareholder-oriented. This is the largest weighting we have had in the country since the inception of the Fund in Sep-tember1992.
Looking Forward
We remain excited about the value and quality of the names in the Fund. Thank you for your continued confidence and support.
| David G. Herro, CFA Portfolio Manager dherro@oakmark.com |
Michael J. Welsh, CFA, CPA Portfolio Manager mwelsh@oakmark.com |
| THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND |
International DiversificationJune 30, 2005 (Unaudited)

| THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND |
Schedule of InvestmentsJune 30, 2005 (Unaudited)
| Name | Description | Shares Held | Market Value | ||||||||||||
| Common Stocks93.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Advertising3.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Publicis Groupe (France) (b) | Advertising & Media Services | 3,965,400 | $117,232,945 | ||||||||||||
| Aegis Group plc (Great Britain) | Media Services | 45,543,900 | 81,183,937 | ||||||||||||
| 198,416,882 | |||||||||||||||
| Apparel Retail0.8% | |||||||||||||||
| Giordano International Limited (Hong Kong) | Pacific
Rim Clothing Retailer & Manufacturer |
61,424,300 | $42,290,715 | ||||||||||||
| Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods2.1% | |||||||||||||||
| Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares (Switzerland) | Watch Manufacturer | 823,000 | $115,585,378 | ||||||||||||
| Swatch Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) | Watch Manufacturer | 24,700 | 706,320 | ||||||||||||
| 116,291,698 | |||||||||||||||
| Automobile Manufacturers5.1% | |||||||||||||||
| Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (Germany) | Luxury Automobile Manufacturer | 4,054,500 | $185,124,251 | ||||||||||||
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) | Automobile & Motorcycle Manufacturer | 1,890,300 | 93,278,674 | ||||||||||||
| 278,402,925 | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcasting & Cable TV2.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Grupo Televisa S.A. (Mexico) (c) | Television Production & Broadcasting | 1,171,200 | $72,719,808 | ||||||||||||
| British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Great Britain) | Television Production & Broadcasting | 5,291,000 | 50,000,810 | ||||||||||||
| 122,720,618 | |||||||||||||||
| Consumer Electronics0.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V. (Netherlands) | Electronics Manufacturer | 1,412,500 | $35,725,141 | ||||||||||||
| Movies & Entertainment1.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Vivendi Universal SA (France) | Music, Games, Television, Film, & Telecommunications | 2,789,300 | $87,964,785 | ||||||||||||
| Specialty Stores2.1% | |||||||||||||||
| Signet Group plc (Great Britain) | Jewelry Retailer | 59,260,000 | $115,453,665 | ||||||||||||
| Textiles0.5% | |||||||||||||||
| Chargeurs SA (France) | Wool, Textile Production & Trading | 790,182 | $26,774,685 | ||||||||||||
| Brewers1.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands) | Brewer | 2,594,600 | $72,530,655 | ||||||||||||
| Heineken NV (Netherlands) | Brewer | 497,500 | 15,376,347 | ||||||||||||
| 87,907,002 | |||||||||||||||
| Distillers & Vintners3.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Diageo plc (Great Britain) | Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer | 12,023,000 | $177,267,653 | ||||||||||||
| Pernod-Ricard SA (France) | Manufactures Wines, Spirits, & Fruit Juices | 199,000 | 31,788,220 | ||||||||||||
| 209,055,873 | |||||||||||||||
| Household Products2.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Henkel KGaA (Germany) | Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer | 1,228,200 | $103,402,324 | ||||||||||||
| Uni-Charm Corporation (Japan) | Toiletry Product Manufacturer | 956,000 | 38,464,231 | ||||||||||||
| KAO Corp. (Japan) | Household & Chemical Products Manufacturer | 575,000 | 13,564,502 | ||||||||||||
| 155,431,057 | |||||||||||||||
| Packaged Foods & Meats4.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Nestle SA (Switzerland) | Food & Beverage Manufacturer | 575,100 | $147,179,651 | ||||||||||||
| Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain) | Beverage & Confectionary Manufacturer | 12,390,400 | 118,312,151 | ||||||||||||
| 265,491,802 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal Products1.4% | |||||||||||||||
| L'Oreal SA (France) | Health & Beauty Aid Manufacturer | 1,077,000 | $77,352,728 | ||||||||||||
| Soft Drinks1.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) | Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports Drinks Manufacturer | 83,400 | $72,234,316 | ||||||||||||
| Tobacco0.1% | |||||||||||||||
| KT& G Corporation (Korea) | Tobacco Products Manufacturer | 75,000 | $2,936,201 | ||||||||||||
| Integrated Oil & Gas1.8% | |||||||||||||||
| BP p.l.c. (Great Britain) | Oil & Natural Gas Exploration & Production | 6,294,100 | $65,512,864 | ||||||||||||
| Total SA (France) | Oil & Natural Gas Exploration & Production | 126,000 | 29,626,650 | ||||||||||||
| 95,139,514 | |||||||||||||||
| Diversified Banks15.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Bank of Ireland (Ireland) | Commercial Bank | 10,462,900 | $169,919,725 | ||||||||||||
| Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia) | Commercial Bank | 7,348,800 | 121,691,443 | ||||||||||||
| Lloyds TSB Group plc (Great Britain) | Commercial Bank | 12,347,600 | 104,631,031 | ||||||||||||
| Kookmin Bank (Korea) | Commercial Banking | 2,159,700 | 98,225,118 | ||||||||||||
| BNP Paribas SA (France) (b) | Commercial Banking | 1,156,000 | 79,319,524 | ||||||||||||
| UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. (Italy) | Banking Services | 13,556,700 | 71,659,838 | ||||||||||||
| United Overseas Bank Limited, Foreign Shares (Singapore) | Commercial Banking | 8,395,368 | 70,714,610 | ||||||||||||
| Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara Scrl (Italy) | Commercial Bank | 2,938,400 | 50,191,596 | ||||||||||||
| Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A. (Italy) | Banking Services | 2,947,000 | 40,392,050 | ||||||||||||
| 806,744,935 | |||||||||||||||
| Diversified Capital Markets1.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) | Investment Services & Insurance | 2,609,000 | $102,902,469 | ||||||||||||
| Investment Banking & Brokerage1.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (Japan) | Stock Broker | 11,198,000 | $69,299,305 | ||||||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development0.0% | |||||||||||||||
| United Overseas Land Limited (Singapore) | Real Estate Investor | 839,537 | $1,135,418 | ||||||||||||
| Reinsurance0.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Germany) | Reinsurance | 390,800 | $14,778,957 | ||||||||||||
| Specialized Finance5.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Euronext NV (Netherlands) | Stock Exchange | 5,012,500 | $169,783,894 | ||||||||||||
| Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) | Electronic Trading Systems | 1,719,000 | 134,675,246 | ||||||||||||
| 304,459,140 | |||||||||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals9.9% | |||||||||||||||
| GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain) | Pharmaceuticals | 8,029,300 | $194,334,473 | ||||||||||||
| Novartis AG (Switzerland) | Pharmaceuticals | 3,028,000 | 144,235,478 | ||||||||||||
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan) | Pharmaceuticals & Food Supplements | 2,876,800 | 142,737,032 | ||||||||||||
| Sanofi-Aventis (France) | Pharmaceuticals | 588,508 | 48,357,223 | ||||||||||||
| 529,664,206 | |||||||||||||||
| Diversified Commercial & Professional Services1.4% | |||||||||||||||
| Meitec Corporation (Japan) | Software Engineering Services | 2,483,800 | $76,407,379 | ||||||||||||
| Environmental & Facilities Services0.2% | |||||||||||||||
| Rentokil Initial plc (Great Britain) | Global Business Services | 3,400,000 | $9,730,532 | ||||||||||||
| Human Resource & Employment Services1.8% | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Page International plc (Great Britain) | Recruitment Consultancy Services | 26,290,000 | $95,256,787 | ||||||||||||
| Industrial Conglomerates0.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Haw Par Corporation Limited (Singapore) | Healthcare & Leisure Products | 58,338 | $178,213 | ||||||||||||
| Industrial Machinery1.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Enodis plc (Great Britain) (a) | Food Processing Equipment | 33,585,320 | $69,494,156 | ||||||||||||
| Marine Ports & Services2.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Associated British Ports Holdings plc (Great Britain) | Port Operator | 12,131,399 | $107,145,669 | ||||||||||||
| Shares Held/ | |||||||||||||||
| Name | Description | Par Value | Market Value | ||||||||||||
| Electronic Equipment Manufacturers0.5% | |||||||||||||||
| Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (a) | Optical Inspection Systems | 1,237,700 | $26,598,173 | ||||||||||||
| Semiconductors0.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Rohm Company Limited (Japan) | Integrated Circuits & Semi-Conductor Devices Manufacturer | 527,500 | $50,917,907 | ||||||||||||
| Diversified Chemicals2.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands) | Chemical Producer | 3,107,200 | $122,506,602 | ||||||||||||
| Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals1.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Syngenta AG (Switzerland) (a) | Crop Protection Products | 882,300 | $90,801,209 | ||||||||||||
| Specialty Chemicals3.4% | |||||||||||||||
| Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) | Industrial Organic Chemicals | 1,797,700 | $99,517,665 | ||||||||||||
| Givaudan (Switzerland) | Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer | 151,100 | 87,890,649 | ||||||||||||
| 187,408,314 | |||||||||||||||
| Wireless Telecommunication Services7.2% | |||||||||||||||
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) | Mobile Telecommunications | 970,200 | $170,687,675 | ||||||||||||
| NTT DoCoMo Inc. (Japan) | Mobile Telecommunications | 79,180 | 117,144,971 | ||||||||||||
| Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) | Mobile Telecommunications | 32,142,800 | 78,314,004 | ||||||||||||
| Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) (c) | Mobile Telecommunications | 606,000 | 14,737,919 | ||||||||||||
| 380,884,569 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $3,933,215,202) | 5,035,903,547 | ||||||||||||||
| Short Term Investments4.8% | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. Government Bills1.0% | |||||||||||||||
| United States Treasury Bills, 2.705%-2.855% due 7/14/2005 - 8/18/2005 | $50,000,000 | $49,858,900 | |||||||||||||
| Total U.S. Government Bills (Cost: $49,861,399) | 49,858,900 | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Par Value | Market Value | |||||||||||||
| Repurchase Agreements3.8% | |||||||||||||||
| IBT Repurchase Agreement, 2.80% dated 6/30/2005 due 7/1/2005, repurchase price $204,515,906 collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Securities with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $214,725,000 | $204,500,000 | $204,500,000 | |||||||||||||
| IBT Repurchase Agreement, 2.01% dated 6/30/2005 due 7/1/2005, repurchase price $2,610,762 collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Security with a market value plus accrued interest of $2,741,147 | 2,610,616 | 2,610,616 | |||||||||||||
| Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $207,110,616) | 207,110,616 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $256,972,015) | 256,969,516 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Investments (Cost $4,190,187,217)98.4% | $5,292,873,063 | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currencies (Cost $1,460,064)0.0% | $1,455,915 | ||||||||||||||
| Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities1.6% | 86,008,057 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Net Assets100% | $5,380,337,035 | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Non-income producing security. | |||||||||||||||
| (b) All or a portion of security out on loan. | |||||||||||||||
| (c) Represents an American Depository Receipt. | |||||||||||||||