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 (3/31/06) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX16
Oakmark International Fund Chart
  Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 3/31/06)
  Total Return
Last 3 Months*
1-year 5-year 10-year Since
Inception
(9/30/92)

Oakmark International Fund (Class I) 10.17% 23.10% 14.48% 11.95% 13.09%
MSCI World ex U.S. 9.33% 25.06% 10.08% 6.86% 8.60%
MSCI EAFE17 9.40% 24.41% 9.63% 6.49% 8.33%
Lipper International Fund Index18 9.88% 27.15% 10.38% 8.29% 9.67%

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 most recent month-end performance data, visit www.oakmark.com.
* Not annualized

The Oakmark International Fund performed satisfactorily over the past 3 months with a return of 10%. This compares with the MSCI World ex U.S. Index’s 9% and the Lipper International Fund Index’s 10%. Most importantly, since inception, The Oakmark International Fund has returned annually 13% versus 9% for the MSCI World ex U.S. Index and 10% for the Lipper International Fund Index.

Impact Players

Munich-based BMW was the quarter’s largest contributor to return. Though much of the auto industry is in trouble, BMW continues to grow its business with updated lines like the 3 Series and 7 Series, which are fueling very strong unit growth. Because the newly wealthy often showcase their economic success via “The Ultimate Driving Machine,” BMW is also profiting from emerging market prosperity. In other sectors, our holdings in the European exchanges Deutsche Boerse and Euronext continued their ascent, becoming the Fund’s second and fourth strongest positive contributors, due to increased talk of global consolidation in the sector. In fact, during the quarter, Euronext reached its sell target, and we no longer own the stock. Finally, as fears of competition in the Irish home lending market subsided, long-term holding Bank of Ireland contributed over 1/2 of 1% to the return of Oakmark International.

On the negative side, the possibility of adverse lending regulation in Taiwan took its toll on new position Chinatrust. We remain very confident of its strong investment fundamentals and have increased our position in the stock. Japanese securities Rohm and NTT DoCoMo also lagged. We believe fears of an overly competitive market and slowing mobile phone usage continue to plague NTT and negatively affect its share price. However, with a 50% plus market share, a new 3G network, and its newly formed alliances with “down stream” services, NTT is very well positioned for future growth, in our view.

New Additions

During the quarter, we added three new names: old Fund holding Michelin, global employment agency Adecco, and DaimlerChrysler. Though the global auto industry seems rough, we feel that Daimler- Chrysler has ample restructuring opportunities, especially given the will demonstrated by new CEO Dieter Zetsche to dramatically enhance the company’s profitability.

Despite the Fund’s relatively healthy returns, we have been able to add promising new investments to our buy list and have plenty of prospects on our research list. As long-term international equity investors, we are still finding attractive opportunities and remain enthusiastic about investment prospects.

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

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

International Diversification—March 31, 2006 (Unaudited)


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THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments—March 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

Name Description
Shares Held
Market Value

Common Stocks—95.7%    
Advertising—2.1%    
Publicis Groupe (France) Advertising & Media Services 3,706,400 $144,605,678
     
Apparel Retail—1.0%    
Giordano International Limited
(Hong Kong) (b)
Pacific Rim Clothing Retailer & Manufacturer 121,265,300 $67,203,339
     
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—2.0%    
Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares (Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 824,700 $138,462,057
Swatch Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 24,700 860,086
     
      139,322,143
     
Automobile Manufacturers—7.6%    
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (Germany) Luxury Automobile Manufacturer 4,581,500 $252,300,880
DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany) (c) Automobile Manufacturer 2,648,000 152,080,492
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) Automobile & Motorcycle Manufacturer 2,025,000 125,417,357
     
      529,798,729
     
Broadcasting & Cable TV—3.5%    
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
(Great Britain)

Television Production & Broadcasting
20,784,300 $194,986,248
Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) Television Production & Broadcasting 1,261,000 38,197,266
Gestevision Telecinco SA (Spain) Television Production & Broadcasting 669,500 16,718,825
     
      249,902,339
       
Consumer Electronics—0.9%      
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V. (Netherlands) (c)
Electronics Manufacturer
1,787,000 $60,387,945
     
Movies & Entertainment—1.6%    
Vivendi Universal SA (France) Music, Games, Television, Film, & Telecommunications 3,275,600 $112,478,080
       
Publishing—3.5%    
Trinity Mirror plc (Great Britain) (b) Newspaper Publishing 15,132,538 $149,851,622
Johnston Press plc (Great Britain) Newspaper Publishing 11,400,300 96,305,417
     
      246,157,039
     
Specialty Stores—2.3%    
Signet Group plc (Great Britain) Jewelry Retailer 86,443,900 $164,445,991
     
Tires & Rubber—0.4%    
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (France) Tire Manufacturer 459,000 $28,836,240
       
Brewers—1.6%    
Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands) Brewer 2,594,600 $89,408,167
Heineken NV (Netherlands) Brewer 497,500 18,879,567
     
      108,287,734
     
Distillers & Vintners—2.8%    
Diageo plc (Great Britain) Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer 12,570,000 $197,960,210
       
Household Products—3.6%    
Henkel KGaA (Germany) (c) Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer 1,228,200 $132,147,589
Uni-Charm Corporation (Japan) Toiletry Products Manufacturer 2,169,400 106,530,156
KAO Corp. (Japan)
Household & Chemical Products Manufacturer
575,000 15,143,792
     
      253,821,537
     
Hypermarkets & Super Centers—1.3%    
Metro AG (Germany)
Internet Food Retailer
1,719,000 $88,124,383
     
Packaged Foods & Meats—4.2%    
Nestle SA (Switzerland) (c) Food & Beverage Manufacturer 575,100 $170,703,866
Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain)
Beverage & Confectionary Manufacturer
12,390,400 123,127,816
     
      293,831,682
     
Personal Products—0.5%    
L'Oreal SA (France) Health & Beauty Aid Manufacturer 438,043 $38,585,874
       
Soft Drinks—1.4%    
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) (b)
Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports Drinks Manufacturer
88,800 $98,707,287
       
Tobacco—1.0%    
KT&G Corporation (Korea)
Tobacco Products Manufacturer
1,232,250 $69,501,132
     
Integrated Oil & Gas—1.5%    
BP plc (Great Britain) Oil & Natural Gas Exploration & Production 6,294,100 $72,278,631
Total SA (France) Oil & Natural Gas Exploration & Production 126,000 33,235,802
     
      105,514,433
     
Diversified Banks—13.5%    
Bank of Ireland (Ireland) Commercial Bank 10,968,500 $204,001,239
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. (Taiwan) Commercial Bank 214,534,606 152,349,082
Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited (Australia)
Commercial Bank 7,348,800 139,426,394
Lloyds TSB Group plc (Great Britain) Commercial Bank 12,952,600 123,876,549
Kookmin Bank (Korea) Commercial Bank 1,114,000 96,196,583
United Overseas Bank Limited, Foreign Shares (Singapore)
Commercial Bank
8,395,368 81,041,887
BNP Paribas SA (France) Commercial Bank 775,000 71,976,554
Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara Scrl (Italy) Commercial Bank 2,556,400 67,648,571
     
      936,516,859
     
Diversified Capital Markets—2.0%    
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) Investment Services & Insurance 2,507,000 $140,655,814
       
Investment Banking & Brokerage—1.6%    
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) Stock Broker 8,256,000 $110,753,358
       
Real Estate Management & Development—0.0%    
United Overseas Land Limited (Singapore)
Real Estate Investor
839,536 $1,501,351
     
Reinsurance—0.3%    
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Germany) Reinsurance 626,400 $23,232,303
       
Specialized Finance—0.6%    
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) Electronic Trading Systems 309,000 $44,553,582
     
Pharmaceuticals—9.2%    
GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain)
Pharmaceuticals
9,565,000 $250,089,981
Novartis AG (Switzerland)
Pharmaceuticals
3,089,000 171,769,060
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan)
Pharmaceuticals & Food Supplements
2,969,800 169,299,163
Sanofi-Aventis (France)
Pharmaceuticals
588,508 55,975,659
     
      647,133,863
       
Diversified Commercial and Professional Services—1.2%    
Meitec Corporation (Japan) (b) Software Engineering Services 2,483,800 $81,664,381
     
Environmental & Facilities Services—0.1%    
Rentokil Initial plc (Great Britain) Global Business Services 3,400,000 $9,214,639
       
Human Resource & Employment Services—3.8%    
Adecco SA (Switzerland) Temporary Employment Services 2,865,000 $160,082,260
Michael Page International plc
(Great Britain) (b)
Recruitment Consultancy Services 18,043,000 106,890,214
     
      266,972,474
       
Industrial Machinery—1.2%    
Enodis plc (Great Britain) (b) Food Processing Equipment 33,585,320 $87,521,665
       
Marine Ports & Services—1.8%    
Associated British Ports Holdings plc
(Great Britain)
Port Operator 9,818,000 $123,406,031
       
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers—0.4%    
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (a) Optical Inspection Systems 1,237,700 $30,484,551
       
Semiconductors—1.6%    
Rohm Company Limited (Japan)
Integrated Circuits & Semiconductor Devices Manufacturer
1,052,000 $111,273,098
       
Name
Description
Shares Held/
Par Value
Market Value

Diversified Chemicals—2.4%    
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands) Chemical Producer 3,182,200 $168,841,656
       
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—1.2%    
Syngenta AG (Switzerland)  (a) Crop Protection Products 590,000 $82,902,286
       
Specialty Chemicals—3.2%    
Givaudan (Switzerland) (c) Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer 155,700 $119,658,997
Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) Industrial Organic Chemicals 1,553,800 106,482,612
     
      226,141,609
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services—8.8%    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) Mobile Telecommunications 139,600 $206,366,764
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) Mobile Telecommunications 1,021,312 202,349,279
Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) Mobile Telecommunications 90,624,500 189,717,542
Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) (d) Mobile Telecommunications 606,000 12,665,400
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) (d)
Mobile Telecommunications
405,100 9,556,309
     
      620,655,294
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $4,969,871,813)   6,710,896,609
       
Short Term Investments—3.4%    
U.S. Government Bills—0.9%    
United States Treasury Bills, 4.34% - 4.585% due 4/13/2006 - 4/27/2006 $60,000,000 $59,858,078
Total U.S. Government Bills (Cost: $59,858,078)   59,858,078
       
Name
Par Value
Market Value

Repurchase Agreements—2.5%    
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 4.55% dated 3/31/2006 due 4/3/2006, repurchase price $181,068,629, collateralized by Government National Mortgage Association Bonds with rates of 3.750% - 5.00%, with maturities of 1/20/2034 - 10/20/2034, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $70,943,487, and by Small Business Administration Bonds, with rates of 6.625% - 7.25%, with maturities from 7/25/2028 - 8/25/2030, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $119,106,513 $181,000,000 $181,000,000
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 3.25% dated 3/31/2006 due 4/3/2006, repurchase price $1,184,908, collateralized by a Small Business Administration Bond, with a rate of 7.875%, with a maturity date of 7/25/2026, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $1,243,816 1,184,587 1,184,587
   
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $182,184,587)   182,184,587
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $242,042,665)   242,042,665
Total Investments (Cost $5,211,914,478)—99.1%   $6,952,939,274
Foreign Currencies (Cost $9,166,914)—0.1%   $9,180,434
Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities—0.8%   52,932,584
   
Total Net Assets—100%   $7,015,052,292
   
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) See footnote number five in the Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investments in affiliated issuers.
(c) All or a portion of security out on loan.
(d) Represents an American Depository Receipt.