THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUNDReport from Clyde S. McGregor and Michael J. Welsh, Portfolio Managers |
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| THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (8/4/99) TO PRESENT (9/30/05) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD INDEX11 | ||||
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| Average
Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/05) |
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| Total Return Last 3 Months* |
1-year | 5-year | Since Inception (8/4/99) |
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| Oakmark Global Fund (Class I) | 8.29% | 23.88% | 18.62% | 16.53% |
| MSCI World | 6.98% | 18.93% | 0.27% | 1.30% |
| Lipper Global Fund Index12 | 8.04% | 20.60% | 1.03% | 3.58% |
| 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 Global Fund appreciated 8% for the quarter, outperforming the MSCI World Index, which was up 7%. More importantly, over the past five years, The Oakmark Global Fund has returned 19% annualized, compared to an unchanged MSCI World Index and a 1% return for the Lipper Global Fund Index.
Change in Co-Portfolio Manager
On October 1, 2005, Robert Taylor was named co-portfolio manager of The Oakmark Global Fund, replacing Michael Welsh. Michael is retiring from Harris Associates L.P., the Fund's adviser, in January 2006. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to Michael for his tremendous contribution to the Fund's success. We will miss him as a colleague, and we wish him and his family the best success in all future endeavors.
All of us at Harris Associates are very excited to have Rob join the Fund. With the firm since 1994, Rob has managed other global accounts since 2002, and serves as the Director of International Research. Rob received his BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1994) and is a CFA charterholder®.
We will continue to manage The Oakmark Global Fund using the same value philosophy employed since its inception. We search for companies that are priced at a substantial discount to their true business value and are run by managers who think and act as owners. We base our investment decisions on our own intensive, fundamental research. Finally, the Fund is constructed stock-by-stock from the bottom-up, meaning industry and geographic weightings are simply a fall out of our stock selection.
Portfolio Composition
We added Tyco International Ltd. to the portfolio this quarter. Tyco, with more than a $50 billion market capitalization, is a conglomerate with four major divisions: fire and security, electronics, healthcare, and engineered products. The company may be best known for the corporate governance problems of its previous management team, which left the company in 2002. Over the past three years, the new management team has improved operations, reduced debt, sold some non-core businesses, and made the company's accounting practices conservative and transparent. Many of Tyco's subsidiary companies have market-share-leading positions in growing industries. Our opportunity to purchase the stock developed when management reduced earnings guidance for the second half of 2005. Tyco generates more than $4 billion of free cash flow per year, affording management considerable operating flexibility. We would not be surprised to see management restructure the company over time, because of the minimal synergies between the four major divisions.
BMW, which manufactures and sells luxury cars and motorcycles worldwide, was also added to the Fund this quarter. Because of its premium brand and product innovation, the company's growth, operating margins, and returns have been some of the best in the industry. Unlike its U.S. competitors, BMW does not face excessive pension obligations and has a very healthy balance sheet. Given the strength of the brand, management does not have to rely on excessive price discounts to move volume.
Through the first half of the year, deliveries were up almost 10%. Operational management has been strong, but now even capital management is improving, as evidenced by a recent 3% share repurchase that is authorized to extend to 10%. Today BMW sells for 10x earnings and less than 6x operating profit. The stock yields 2% and is trading at a significant discount to our estimate of intrinsic value.
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, CFA Portfolio Manager mcgregor@oakmark.com |
Michael J. Welsh,
CFA, CPA Portfolio Manager mwelsh@oakmark.com |
| THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND |
Global DiversificationSeptember 30, 2005

| THE OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND |
Schedule of InvestmentsSeptember 30, 2005
| Name | Description | Shares Held | Market Value |
| Common Stocks95.7% | |||
| Apparel Retail2.0% | |||
| The TJX Companies, Inc. (United States) |
Discount
Apparel & Home Fashion Retailer |
1,861,000 | $38,113,280 |
| Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods0.4% | |||
| Bulgari S.p.A. (Italy) | Jewelry Manufacturer & Retailer | 740,000 | $8,314,661 |
| Automobile Manufacturers0.3% | |||
| Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (Germany) |
Luxury
Automobile Manufacturer |
107,500 | $5,047,558 |
| Broadcasting & Cable TV2.2% | |||
| Grupo Televisa S.A. (Mexico) (b) |
Television
Production & Broadcasting |
278,700 | $19,985,577 |
| Liberty Media Corporation, Class A (United States) (a) | Broadcast
Services & Programming |
2,356,000 | 18,965,800 |
| Discovery Holding Company, Class A (United States) (a) | Media
Management & Network Services |
235,600 | 3,402,064 |
| 42,353,441 | |||
| Household Appliances2.7% | |||
| Snap-on Incorporated (United States) |
Tool &
Equipment Manufacturer |
1,431,000 | $51,687,720 |
| Motorcycle Manufacturers2.5% | |||
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. (United States) |
Motorcycle
Manufacturer |
987,000 | $47,810,280 |
| Movies & Entertainment6.3% | |||
| Viacom, Inc., Class B (United States) |
Worldwide
Entertainment & Publishing Company |
1,595,000 | $52,650,950 |
| Vivendi Universal SA (France) |
Music,
Games, Television, Film, & Telecommunications |
1,430,500 | 46,704,446 |
| Time Warner, Inc. (United States) | Filmed
Entertainment & Television Networks |
1,041,000 | 18,852,510 |
| 118,207,906 | |||
| Publishing1.8% | |||
| Tribune Company (United States) |
Publishing &
Broadcast Services |
1,003,000 | $33,991,670 |
| Distillers & Vintners4.2% | |||
| Diageo plc (Great Britain) | Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer | 5,517,500 | $79,340,878 |
| Household Products2.8% | |||
| Henkel KGaA (Germany) | Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer | 632,000 | $53,955,826 |
| Packaged Foods & Meats5.6% | |||
| Nestle SA (Switzerland) | Food & Beverage Manufacturer | 281,000 | $82,286,266 |
| Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain) |
Beverage &
Confectionary Manufacturer |
2,423,000 | 24,453,808 |
| 106,740,074 | |||
| Soft Drinks0.8% | |||
| Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) | Soft Drinks,
Juices & Sports Drinks Manufacturer |
15,120 | $14,373,780 |
| Oil & Gas Exploration & Production5.4% | |||
| Burlington Resources, Inc. (United States) |
Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration & Production |
1,260,000 | $102,463,200 |
| Asset Management & Custody Banks2.7% | |||
| Julius Baer Holding AG-B (Switzerland) | Asset
Management |
646,500 | $50,601,082 |
| Diversified Banks6.3% | |||
| Bank of Ireland (Ireland) | Commercial Bank | 4,029,000 | $63,688,881 |
| Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia) | Commercial
Bank |
2,260,000 | 41,368,848 |
| Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara Scrl (Italy) | Commercial
Bank |
863,600 | 16,250,943 |
| 121,308,672 | |||
| Diversified Capital Markets0.4% | |||
| Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) | Investment
Services & Insurance |
190,700 | $8,442,812 |
| Investment Banking & Brokerage0.8% | |||
| Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) | Stock
Broker |
2,062,000 | $16,116,615 |
| Specialized Finance4.2% | |||
| Euronext NV (Netherlands) | Stock Exchange | 1,814,000 | $79,853,916 |
| Health Care Services2.4% | |||
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (United States) (a) |
Medical
Laboratory & Testing Services |
920,000 | $44,813,200 |
| Health Care Supplies1.0% | |||
| Ansell Limited (Australia) | Protective Rubber & Plastics Products | 2,265,966 | $19,494,686 |
| Pharmaceuticals11.0% | |||
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan) | Pharmaceuticals &
Food Supplements |
1,281,000 | $76,305,767 |
| GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain) |
Pharmaceuticals |
2,614,200 | 66,512,170 |
| Novartis AG (Switzerland) | Pharmaceuticals | 899,600 | 45,631,632 |
| Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan) | Pharmaceuticals |
781,000 | 20,232,982 |
| 208,682,551 | |||
| Aerospace & Defense0.9% | |||
| Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (United States) (a) |
Propulsion
Systems & Munitions |
239,087 | $17,847,845 |
| Diversified Commercial and Professional Services3.8% | |||
| Equifax Inc. (United States) | Credit Reporting & Collection | 1,367,000 | $47,762,980 |
| Meitec Corporation (Japan) | Software Engineering Services | 760,000 | 24,309,821 |
| 72,072,801 | |||
| Environmental & Facilities Services2.1% | |||
| Waste Management, Inc. (United States) |
Waste
Management Services |
1,425,000 | $40,769,250 |
| Human Resource & Employment Services1.1% | |||
| Michael Page International plc (Great Britain) | Recruitment
Consultancy Services |
4,815,400 | $20,900,878 |
| Industrial Conglomerates1.4% | |||
| Tyco International Ltd. (Bermuda) | Diversified
Manufacturing & Services |
975,000 | $27,153,750 |
| Office Services & Supplies0.4% | |||
| United Stationers, Inc. (United States) (a) |
Business
Products Distributor |
150,000 | $7,179,000 |
| Data Processing & Outsourced Services6.0% | |||
| eFunds Corporation (United States) (a) |
Electronic
Debit Payment Services |
2,237,100 | $42,124,593 |
| First Data Corporation (United States) |
Data Processing &
Management |
1,004,750 | 40,190,000 |
| Ceridian Corporation (United States) (a) |
Data Management
Services |
1,538,000 | 31,913,500 |
| 114,228,093 | |||
| Office Electronics2.5% | |||
| Neopost SA (France) | Mailroom Equipment Supplier | 494,750 | $47,965,698 |
| Semiconductors1.5% | |||
| Rohm Company Limited (Japan) |
Integrated
Circuits & Semi-Conductor Devices Manufacturer |
321,000 | $27,861,391 |
| Diversified Chemicals2.3% | |||
| Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands) | Chemical
Producer |
992,300 | $43,264,446 |
| Specialty Chemicals2.4% | |||
| Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) | Industrial
Organic Chemicals |
408,400 | $24,107,985 |
| Givaudan (Switzerland) | Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer | 32,800 | 21,009,233 |
| 45,117,218 | |||
| Wireless Telecommunication Services5.5% | |||
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) | Mobile
Telecommunications |
300,000 | $58,217,537 |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) | Mobile
Telecommunications |
24,600 | 43,787,285 |
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) (b) |
Mobile
Telecommunications |
55,000 | 1,201,200 |
| 103,206,022 | |||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $1,358,187,848) | 1,819,280,200 | ||
| Name | Par Value | Market Value | |
| Short Term Investments3.4% | |||
| U.S. Government Agencies1.0% | |||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.64% due 10/18/2005 | $10,000,000 | $10,009,100 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.55% due 10/7/2005 | 10,000,000 | 9,994,084 | |
| Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost: $20,003,184) | 20,003,184 | ||
| Repurchase Agreements2.4% | |||
| IBT Repurchase Agreement, 3.51% dated 9/30/2005 due 10/3/2005, repurchase price $44,012,870, collateralized by Small Business Administration Bonds, with rates of 5.875% -6.375%, with maturities from 12/25/2015 - 11/15/2030, and with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $46,200,000 | $44,000,000 | $44,000,000 | |
| IBT Repurchase Agreement, 2.75% dated 9/30/2005 due 10/3/2005, repurchase price $1,471,493, collateralized by a Small Business Administration Bond, with a rate of 7.375%, with a maturity date of 4/25/2026, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $1,544,713 | 1,471,155 | 1,471,155 | |
| Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $45,471,155) | 45,471,155 | ||
| Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $65,474,339) | 65,474,339 | ||
| Total Investments (Cost $1,423,662,187)99.1% | $1,884,754,539 | ||
| Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities0.9% | 16,750,531 | ||
| Total Net Assets100% | $1,901,505,070 | ||
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | Represents an American Depository Receipt. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.