THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND

Report from David G. Herro and Chad M. Clark, Portfolio Managers

David G. Herro photo Michael J. Welsh photo


THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (11/1/95) TO PRESENT (12/31/05) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX17
Oakmark Global Fund Chart
  Average Annual Total Returns
(as of12/31/05)
Total Return
Last 3 Months*
 1-year  5-year 10-year Since
Inception
(11/1/95)

Oakmark International
Small Cap Fund
(Class I)
6.58% 21.26% 20.63% 14.62% 13.94%
MSCI World ex U.S. 3.94% 14.47% 4.92% 6.22% 6.81%
MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap19 7.31% 25.05% 16.72% N/A N/A
Lipper International Small Cap Average20 5.05% 18.42% 13.16% 12.69% 11.88%

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, visit www.oakmark.com.
* Not annualized

The Oakmark International Small Cap Fund gained 7% for the quarter, outperforming most of our benchmark indices. More importantly, however, for the past twelve months and since inception your Fund is up 21% and 14% respectively, outpacing the MSCI World ex U.S. Index with returns of 14% and 7%. The strong performance in the quarter was primarily driven by stock selection in the UK and Japan, with our average position gaining 11% in the UK and 21% in Japan.

Japan

Ichiyoshi Securities, a small securities company, was the leading contributor to performance after rising nearly 60% in the quarter and almost doubling in the year. Ichiyoshi, like all Japanese brokerage houses, is highly levered to the overall confidence and performance of the local market. With economic fundamentals continuing to improve in Japan, the Nikkei21 surged ahead almost 19% in the quarter, driving underlying demand for Ichiyoshi's services.

Taiyo Ink, a manufacturer of resist ink for printed circuit boards, was another large contributor to performance. Taiyo surprised the market with a sharp turnaround in first half performance following a weak first quarter result. The company was successful in passing on raw materials inflation, in mitigating pricing pressure and reclaiming lost license revenues. Since the results were released in early October, the shares have increased almost 40%.

United Kingdom

Carpetright, a carpet retailer and a name we discussed in detail in our June 2005 letter, rebounded strongly in the quarter, gaining 22%. As you'll recall, we aggressively added to this position during the course of the year as the shares fell in response to a slowing UK housing newbuild and refurbishment market. Carpet retail is cyclical by nature, but this is a company that is tremendously managed, generates strong returns on capital, and throws off massive amounts of free cash flow. The housing slowdown created a temporary opportunity to add to our position at very compelling prices. While the first half results weren't strong, there appeared to be minor demand uplift in the second quarter, and the group confirmed its gross margin would rise for the year despite increased promotional activity. We don't know when the housing recovery will come, but we do believe we own the best positioned, best managed company in the sector to benefit from the upturn.

Halma PLC, a manufacturer of specialty electronic products used to enhance safety (fire and gas detection equipment, door sensors, water leak detection devices) also performed strongly in the quarter, gaining 24%. The new CEO, albeit early in his tenure, has dismantled the walls separating Halma's various businesses, fostering cross-fertilization of technology and solutions and driving new product introduction. The initial sign of success came in the first half report, with organic growth increasing to 6% after an extended period of stagnation. Concurrent with the cultural change, both the resistors and water businesses have demonstrated strong margin recovery off cyclically weak bases. We believe the strong share price performance was driven by the market's initial recognition of the significant underlying changes taking place within this organization.

The share price recovery at Benfield, an independent reinsurance broker, continued in the quarter with the shares increasing almost 14%. Benfield was added to the portfolio in April 2005 as the share price fell in response to additional expenses related to growth initiatives and concerns over the insurance cycle in general. What we saw was a business that generated huge returns and free cash flow, had an owner-oriented management (the CEO owned $100m of stock himself), was less exposed to a turn in the insurance cycle than people expected, and would be a major beneficiary from customer fall-out surfacing from Spitzer's investigation of Aon and Marsh & McLennan. We won't see the true strength of Benfield's model until the insurance brokerage market firms in 2006 and 2007, but we're excited by the market share gains the company has made already this year.

Our hedges had a negligible impact in the quarter, and we enter 2006 unhedged. As such, we believe the U.S. dollar has approached a reasonable value level against other major currencies when measured primarily by purchasing power parity.

Portfolio Composition

We sold both of the Fund's Korean banking positions, Daegu and Pusan, following almost a doubling of each since the summer of 2004. Jason Long, one of our analysts, deserves credit for sifting through the devastated Korean banking sector and finding two stellar small-cap franchises. Each were well capitalized, with leading market shares in their regions, had attractive funding bases and significantly less exposure to the credit card problems plaguing the industry. As the environment stabilized in the past year, credit costs fell markedly. This, coupled with relatively resilient net interest margins and improving expense bases, allowed underlying profitability to expand rapidly. The share prices followed.

In addition to these Korean names, we've also trimmed our holdings in Alten, Carbone Lorraine, Baycorp, Ichiyoshi, Santen, Gurit-Heberlien, and Croda as each has neared our target price.

Meaningful positions were established coincidentally in two Norwegian names, Kongsberg Automotive and Tandberg ASA. Kongsberg is active in faster growing automotive supply niches including seat comfort and automatic gearshifts. Tandberg is one of the two leading providers of videoconferencing equipment.

Geographically, our portfolio weightings remain very similar to last quarter with Europe and the UK representing over 70% of investments and the majority of the balance excluding cash in the Pacific Rim.

As mentioned in previous letters, we continue to be positively surprised by the quality and quantity of small cap ideas our team continues to find despite the strong performance of the small cap markets over the last three years. Strong idea flow, plus persistent value growth from our existing holdings, has left the price attractiveness of the portfolio in what we believe to be a very good position. We remain excited and thank you for your continued confidence.


Clyde S. McGregor signature Robert A. Taylor signature
David G. Herro, CFA
Portfolio Manager
dherro@oakmark.com
Chad M. Clark, CFA
Portfolio Manager
cclark@oakmark.com

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND

International Diversification—December 31, 2005 (Unaudited)

The Oakmark International Small Cap Fun Pie Chart

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND

Schedule of Investments—December 31, 2005 (Unaudited)


Name Description Shares Held Market Value

Common Stocks—97.2%    
Advertising—1.2%    
Asatsu-DK, Inc. (Japan) Advertising Services Provider 400,200 $12,729,008
       
Apparel Retail—7.3%    
Matalan plc (Great Britain) Clothing Retailer 12,568,000 $39,571,687
JJB Sports plc (Great Britain) Sportswear & Sports Equipment Retailer 12,033,000 36,386,187
     
      75,957,874
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—0.8%    
Bulgari S.p.A. (Italy) Jewelry Manufacturer & Retailer 784,900 $8,763,133
       
Auto Parts & Equipment—1.4%    
Kongsberg Automotive ASA (Norway) (a) Auto Parts & Equipment Manufacturer 2,087,800 $14,919,269
       
Broadcasting & Cable TV—4.2%    
Sogecable SA (Spain) (a) Cable Television Services 529,500 $21,226,886
Media Prima Berhad (Malaysia)  (a) Film Producer & Sports Promoter 33,237,400 14,950,015
M6 Metropole Television (France) Television Entertainment Channel Owner & Operator 297,700 8,247,609
     
      44,424,510
Home Improvement Retail—4.1%    
Carpetright plc (Great Britain) Carpet Retailer 2,246,000 $42,701,126
       
Photographic Products—1.5%    
Vitec Group plc (Great Britain) Photo Equipment & Supplies 2,383,907 $15,381,117
       
Publishing—3.9%    
Daekyo Co., Ltd. (Korea) Educational Information Service Provider 321,900 $25,176,893
Tamedia AG (Switzerland) TV Broadcasting & Publishing 166,004 15,728,689
     
      40,905,582
Brewers—0.7%    
Kook Soon Dang Brewery Co., Ltd. (Korea) Wine & Spirits Manufacturer 446,500 $7,290,248
     
Distillers & Vintners—1.3%    
Baron De Ley, S.A. (Spain)(a) Beverages, Wines,& Spirits Manufacturer 265,657 $13,068,497
       
Packaged Foods & Meats—2.7%    
Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. (Korea) Candy & Snacks Manufacturer 15,334 $18,202,942
Robert Wiseman Dairies plc (Great Britain) Milk Processor & Distributor 959,000 4,768,522
Alaska Milk Corporation (Philippines) Milk Producer 56,360,000 3,613,502
     
      26,584,966
Asset Management & Custody Banks—6.7%    
Julius Baer Holding AG-B (Switzerland) Asset Management 591,500 $41,909,170
MLP AG (Germany) Asset Management 1,353,700 28,079,534
     
      69,988,704
Insurance Brokers—3.6%    
Benfield Group Ltd. Common Stock (Great Britain) Reinsurance Service Provider 5,979,543 $37,037,170
       
Multi-Sector Holdings—2.9%    
Pargesa Holding AG, Class B (Switzerland) Diversified Operations 357,800 $30,551,872
       
Other Diversified Financial Services—1.5%    
Ichiyoshi Securities Co., Ltd. (Japan) Stock Broker 872,300 $15,611,137
       
Real Estate Management & Development—1.9%    
Countrywide PLC (Great Britain) Real Estate Service Provider 2,693,000 $19,448,869
       
Specialized Finance—0.3%    
Athens Stock Exchange S.A. (Greece) Exchange Services 293,000 $3,108,200
     
Health Care Supplies—2.4%    
Coloplast A/S, Class B (Denmark) Healthcare Products & Services Provider 203,000 $12,594,491
Ansell Limited (Australia) Protective Rubber & Plastics Products 1,507,384 12,218,444
     
      24,812,935
Pharmaceuticals—1.9%    
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan) Pharmaceuticals 709,000 $19,604,241
       
Air Freight & Logistics—1.8%    
Mainfreight Limited (New Zealand) Logistics Services 7,596,017 $18,933,718
       
Commercial Printing—1.2%    
De La Rue Plc (Great Britain) Commercial Printing 1,566,190 $12,597,761
       
Diversified Commercial and Professional Services—2.2%    
Prosegur, Compania de Seguridad SA (Spain) Security & Transportation Services 552,800 $12,644,700
Intrum Justitia AB (Sweden)(a) Diversified Financial Services 1,157,443 10,674,292
     
      23,318,992
Electrical Components & Equipment—1.3%    
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (Germany) Vacuum Pump Manufacturer 254,000 $13,884,395
Carbone Lorraine SA (France) Electrical Systems Manufacturer 4,980 227,588
     
      14,111,983
Industrial Conglomerates—2.9%    
Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holdings A. S. (Turkey)(a) Diversified Holding Company 4,637,511 $15,109,255
Rheinmetall AG (Germany) Automotive Pump Manufacturer 185,600 11,703,412
Haw Par Corporation Limited (Singapore) Diversified Operations 1,029,687 3,188,844
     
      30,001,511
Industrial Machinery—12.4%    
Halma plc (Great Britain) Electronic Instrument Producer 10,734,000 $34,720,561
Interpump Group S.p.A. (Italy) Pump & Piston Manufacturer 4,709,000 30,596,810
Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) Elevator & Escalator Manufacturer 64,200 25,381,963
Saurer AG (Switzerland)(a) Textile Equipment Manufacturer 298,853 19,900,790
Alfa Laval AB (Sweden) Filtration & Separation Equipment 551,900 11,951,452
LISI (France) Industrial Fastener Manufacturer 127,600 6,949,313
     
      129,500,889
Office Services & Supplies—0.8%    
Domino Printing Sciences plc (Great Britain) Printing Equipment 1,809,000 $8,061,310
       
Communication Equipment—0.5%    
Tandberg ASA (Norway) Develops & Markets Communication Equipment 920,300 $5,634,963
       
       
Computer Hardware—2.0%    
Wincor Nixdorf AG (Germany) Banking Machine Manufacturer 194,500 $20,579,969
       
Computer Storage & Peripherals—1.1%    
Lectra (France) Manufacturing Process Systems 2,186,404 $11,752,212
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services—2.1%    
Baycorp Advantage Limited (Australia) Credit Reference Services 8,662,000 $21,285,934
       
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers—5.2%    
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) Digital Camera Motors Manufacturer 466,500 $25,916,667
Vaisala Oyj, Class A (Finland) Atmospheric Observation Equipment 559,600 15,900,922
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel)(a) Optical Inspection Systems 536,500 12,859,905
     
      54,677,494
       
Name Description Shares Held/
Par Value
Market Value

Home Entertainment Software—1.2%    
Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Japan) Entertainment Software 447,900 $12,574,631
       
IT Consulting & Other Services—2.3%    
Morse plc (Great Britain) Business & Technology Solutions 12,474,000 $20,496,344
Alten (France)(a) Systems Consulting & Engineering 113,316 3,394,260
     
      23,890,604
Office Electronics—2.1%    
Neopost SA (France) Mailroom Equipment Supplier 220,700 $22,131,921
       
Industrial Gases—2.3%    
Taiyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Japan) Manufacturer of Resist Inks 502,300 $24,369,432
       
Specialty Chemicals—3.9%    
Gurit-Heberlein AG (Switzerland) Chemical Producer 26,700 $26,415,525
Croda International plc (Great Britain) Chemical Producer 1,859,600 14,749,855
     
      41,165,380
Alternative Carriers—1.6%    
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) Satellite Operator 9,383,500 $16,640,308
       
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $766,351,991)   1,014,117,470
       
Short Term Investments—2.1%    
Repurchase Agreements—2.1%    
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 3.55% dated 12/30/2005 due 1/3/2006, repurchase price $19,007,494, collateralized by Small Business Administration Bonds, with rates of 6.580% - 7.125%, with maturities from 6/25/2016 - 1/25/2028, and with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $19,950,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000
       
Name Description Par Value Market Value

IBT Repurchase Agreement, 3.02% dated 12/30/2005 due 1/3/2006, repurchase price $2,385,487, collateralized by a Small Business Administration Bond, with a rate of 7.375%, with a maturity date of 8/25/2016, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $2,503,921 $2,384,687 $2,384,687
   
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $21,384,687)   21,384,687
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $21,384,687)
  21,384,687
Total Investments (Cost $787,736,678)—99.3%   $1,035,502,157
Foreign Currencies (Cost $1,904,466)—0.2%   $1,923,951
Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities—0.5%   5,699,179
   
Total Net Assets—100%   $1,043,125,287
   
(a) Non-income producing security.