THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Report from David G. Herro

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THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (9/30/92) TO PRESENT (12/31/05) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX17
Oakmark International Fund Chart
  Average Annual Total Returns
(as of12/31/05)
Total Return
Last 3 Months*
 1-year  5-year 10-year Since
Inception
(9/30/92)

Oakmark International Fund (Class I) 2.52% 14.12% 10.25% 12.14% 12.53%
MSCI World ex U.S. 3.94% 14.47% 4.92% 6.22% 8.04%
MSCI EAFE15 4.08% 13.54% 4.55% 5.84% 7.77%
Lipper International Fund Index18 4.75% 15.67% 5.33% 7.74% 9.08%

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 Fund returned 3% for the quarter versus the MSCI World ex U.S. Index's 4% and the Lipper International Fund Index's 5%. For the year, the International Fund returned 14%, matching the MSCI World ex U.S. Index's 14% and falling just short of the Lipper International Fund Index's 16%. More importantly, since inception, the Fund has returned 13% versus 8% for the MSCI World ex U.S. Index and 9% for the Lipper International Fund Index.

Impact Players

As mentioned in the lead letter, the Fund's relative returns were negatively affected by its underweighting in Japan and natural resource stocks; however many positives still occurred. For example, Daiwa Securities, Japan's second largest brokerage firm, performed strongly and was the fourth largest contributor for the year. Our results in South Korea were mixed. Kookmin Bank strongly outperformed a robust local market, but long-term holding SK Telecom continued to lag. The two largest contributors for the year were the European exchange operators Euronext and Deutsche Boerse. These stocks were the subject of earlier letters, and we continue to hold both companies but at somewhat smaller position sizes as the shares have approached our targets.

Negatives for the year include a number of media/telecom-oriented companies such as UK companies Vodafone and BSkyB. Vodafone was hurt by its weak Japanese subsidiary, and BSkyB, a satellite broadcasting company, suffered from competition fears. We continue to believe both offer exceptional long-term value. Another long-term holding, Chargeurs, a France-based company involved in textiles and thin films, had a weak year of operating performance and was the biggest negative source for 2005.

The Year was Quiet

In terms of portfolio activity, it was a subdued year. Though there were a number of new names added, portfolio turnover was relatively low at 17%. The fact that we eliminated few positions in the portfolio reflects our belief that there is still an abundance of value in the international markets, especially in large cap companies. Since the beginning of the year, we added several names from Japan, including Kao, Rohm, Unicharm, Honda, and NTT Docomo. The only geographic area in which we noticeably cut back our holdings was in Latin America. Strong share prices in Mexico have meant less value in the region. In particular, while Televisa has been a good stock pick and performed well over the years, we reduced most of our position as it approached its sell price.

Thanks again to all shareholders for your continued support. We remain optimistic about the future.


David G. Herror signature  
David G. Herro, CFA
Portfolio Manager
dherro@oakmark.com
 

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

International Diversification—December 31, 2005 (Unaudited)

Oakmark International Fund Pie Chart

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments—December 31, 2005 (Unaudited)

Name Description Shares Held Market Value

Common Stocks—96.5%    
Advertising—2.2%      
Publicis Groupe (France) Advertising & Media Services 3,965,400 $138,028,159
       
Apparel Retail—0.9%    
Giordano International Limited (Hong Kong) Pacific Rim Clothing Retailer & Manufacturer 94,892,300 $53,237,057
       
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—2.0%    
Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares (Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 845,300 $125,444,064
Swatch Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 24,700 747,203
     
      126,191,267
Automobile Manufacturers—5.0%    
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (Germany) Luxury Automobile Manufacturer 4,408,500 $193,380,384
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) Automobile & Motorcycle Manufacturer 2,025,000 115,591,603
     
      308,971,987
Broadcasting & Cable TV—3.4%    
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Great Britain) Television Production & Broadcasting 15,912,000 $135,928,749
Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) Television Production & Broadcasting 1,157,000 32,108,819
Grupo Televisa S.A. (Mexico)(b) Television Production & Broadcasting 294,500 23,707,250
Gestevision Telecinco SA (Spain) Television Production & Broadcasting 669,500 16,899,394
     
      208,644,212
Consumer Electronics—0.9%    
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V. (Netherlands) Electronics Manufacturer 1,787,000 $55,537,615
       
Movies & Entertainment—1.4%    
Vivendi Universal SA (France) Music, Games, Television, Film, & Telecommunications 2,789,300 $87,381,285
       
Publishing—2.2%    
Trinity Mirror plc (Great Britain) Newspaper Publishing 9,241,000 $91,104,723
Johnston Press plc (Great Britain) Newspaper Publisher 5,792,600 46,393,862
     
      137,498,585
Specialty Stores—2.4%    
Signet Group plc (Great Britain) Jewelry Retailer 80,549,000 $148,982,726
       
Textiles—0.3%    
Chargeurs SA (France) Wool, Textile Production & Trading 790,182 $16,839,648
       
Brewers—1.6%    
Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands) Brewer 2,594,600 $76,243,979
Heineken NV (Netherlands) Brewer 497,500 15,773,825
InBev NV (Belgium) Brewer 132,000 5,746,467
     
      97,764,271
Distillers & Vintners—3.3%    
Diageo plc (Great Britain) Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer 12,570,000 $182,210,116
Pernod-Ricard SA (France) Wines, Spirits, & Fruit Juice Manufacturer 157,000 27,398,734
     
      209,608,850
Household Products—3.4%    
Henkel KGaA (Germany) Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer 1,228,200 $114,207,165
Uni-Charm Corporation (Japan) Toiletry Product Manufacturer 1,871,000 84,107,718
KAO Corp. (Japan) Household & Chemical Products Manufacturer 575,000 15,411,366
     
      213,726,249
Hypermarkets & Super Centers—0.8%    
Metro AG (Germany) Food Retailer 978,700 $47,276,260
       
Packaged Foods & Meats—4.7%    
Nestle SA (Switzerland) Food & Beverage Manufacturer 575,100 $172,004,795
Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain) Beverage & Confectionary Manufacturer 12,390,400 117,144,073
     
      289,148,868
Personal Products—1.3%    
L'Oreal SA (France) Health & Beauty Aid Manufacturer 1,077,000 $80,077,169
       
Soft Drinks—1.4%    
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports Drinks Manufacturer 86,800 $84,516,923
       
Tobacco—1.1%    
KT& G Corporation (Korea) Tobacco Products Manufacturer 1,559,000 $69,710,124
       
Integrated Oil & Gas—1.6%    
BP p.l.c. (Great Britain) Oil & Natural Gas Exploration & Production 6,294,100 $67,033,452
Total SA (France) Oil & Natural Gas Exploration & Production 126,000 31,655,508
     
      98,688,960
Diversified Banks—14.8%    
Bank of Ireland (Ireland) Commercial Bank 10,968,500 $172,845,731
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia) Commercial Bank 7,348,800 129,107,558
Kookmin Bank (Korea) Commercial Banking 1,561,500 118,565,509
Lloyds TSB Group plc (Great Britain) Commercial Bank 12,952,600 108,865,136
BNP Paribas SA (France) Commercial Banking 1,156,000 93,546,968
UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. (Italy) Banking Services 11,291,000 77,761,536
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. (Taiwan) Commercial Banking 93,805,606 74,298,074
United Overseas Bank Limited, Foreign Shares (Singapore) Commercial Banking 8,395,368 73,707,792
Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara Scrl (Italy) Commercial Bank 2,938,400 59,454,720
     
      908,153,024
       
Diversified Capital Markets—2.1%    
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) Investment Services & Insurance 2,507,000 $127,830,289
       
Investment Banking & Brokerage—1.6%    
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) Stock Broker 8,995,000 $102,004,368
       
Real Estate Management & Development—0.0%    
United Overseas Land Limited (Singapore) Real Estate Investor 839,536 $1,267,167
       
Reinsurance—0.4%    
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Germany) Reinsurance 626,400 $22,196,875
       
Specialized Finance—4.8%    
Euronext NV (Netherlands) Stock Exchange 3,094,600 $161,209,473
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) Electronic Trading Systems 1,328,000 136,097,042
     
      297,306,515
Pharmaceuticals—9.4%    
GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain) Pharmaceuticals 8,470,000 $214,078,229
Novartis AG (Switzerland) Pharmaceuticals 3,089,000 162,325,304
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan) Pharmaceuticals & Food Supplements 2,876,800 155,674,165
Sanofi-Aventis (France) Pharmaceuticals 588,508 51,560,539
     
      583,638,237
Diversified Commercial and Professional Services—1.3%    
Meitec Corporation (Japan) Software Engineering Services 2,483,800 $80,475,963
       
Environmental & Facilities Services—0.2%    
Rentokil Initial plc (Great Britain) Global Business Services 3,400,000 $9,564,537
       
Human Resource & Employment Services—1.8%    
Michael Page International plc (Great Britain) Recruitment Consultancy Services 23,641,000 $109,823,911
       
Industrial Machinery—1.2%    
Enodis plc (Great Britain) (a) Food Processing Equipment 33,585,320 $74,831,863
       
Marine Ports& Services—1.9%    
Associated British Ports Holdings plc (Great Britain) Port Operator 11,623,000 $117,387,982
       
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers—0.5%    
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (a) Optical Inspection Systems 1,237,700 $29,667,669
       
Semiconductors—1.9%    
Rohm Company Limited (Japan) Integrated Circuits & Semi-Conductor Devices Manufacturer 1,095,700 $119,235,208
       
Diversified Chemicals—2.4%    
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands) Chemical Producer 3,182,200 $147,500,197
       
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—1.9%    
Syngenta AG (Switzerland) (a) Crop Protection Products 932,400 $116,017,808
       
Specialty Chemicals—3.3%    
Givaudan (Switzerland) Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer 155,700 $105,518,151
Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) Industrial Organic Chemicals 1,629,000 99,673,973
     
      205,192,124
Wireless Telecommunication Services—7.1%    
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) Mobile Telecommunications 1,010,500 $181,538,958
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) Mobile Telecommunications 110,900 169,312,977
Vodafone Group Plc      
(Great Britain) Mobile Telecommunications 36,699,000 79,243,793
Vodafone Group Plc      
(Great Britain)(b) Mobile Telecommunications 606,000 13,010,820
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea)(b) Mobile Telecommunications 43,500 882,615
     
      443,989,163
       
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $4,471,319,216)   5,967,913,115
       
Name Par Value Market Value

Short Term Investments—3.6%    
U.S. Government Agencies—1.0%    
Fannie Mae, 4.15% -4.16% due 1/12/2006 - 1/19/2006 $40,000,000 $39,928,422
Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.17% due 1/4/2006 20,000,000 19,990,734
   
Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost: $59,919,156)   59,919,156
Repurchase Agreements—2.6%    
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 3.55% dated 12/30/2005 due 1/3/2006, repurchase price of $159,062,717, collateralized by Small Business Administration Bonds, with rates of 6.125% -7.375%, with maturities from 10/25/2017 -11/25/2030, and with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $166,950,000 $159,000,000 $159,000,000
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 3.02% dated 12/30/2005 due 1/3/2006, repurchase price $1,220,076, collateralized by a Small Business Administration Bond, with a rate of 6.625%, with a maturity date of 1/25/2027, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $1,280,650 1,219,667 1,219,667
   
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $160,219,667)   160,219,667
     
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $220,138,823)   220,138,823
Total Investments (Cost $4,691,458,039)—100.1%   $6,188,051,938
Foreign Currencies (Cost $3,303,803)—0.0%   $3,348,338
Other Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets—(0.1%)   (7,814,837)
   
Total Net Assets—100%   $6,183,585,439
   

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