THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Report from David G. Herro

David G. Herro photo 

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (9/30/92) TO PRESENT (6/30/06) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX17
The Oakmark International Fund Chart
Average Annual Total Returns
  (as of 6/30/06)

Total Return
Last 3 Months*

1-year

5-year

10-year

Since
Inception
(9/30/92)


Oakmark International Fund (Class I)
2.90%
26.73%
12.97%
11.41%
13.07%
MSCI World ex U.S.
0.67%
26.89%
10.40%
6.76%
8.49%
MSCI EAFE18
0.70%
26.56%
10.02%
6.39%
8.23%
Lipper International Fund Index19
-0.52%
27.26%
10.13%
7.80%
9.44%

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 oakmark.com.
* Not annualized

The Oakmark International Fund returned 3% this quarter, somewhat better than the MSCI World ex U.S. and the Lipper International indices, which had a gain of 1% and a loss of 1%, respectively. More importantly, for the longer term, the Fund has gained 13% year to date and since inception. In those same time periods the MSCI World ex U.S. Index has returned 10% and 8%, and the Lipper International Index has returned 9%.

Impact Players

Despite volatile markets, the following three stocks have had a significant positive affect on our Fund's year-to-date and second quarter returns:

Enodis Plc: This company was the best performer both year-to-date and the second quarter. A long-term portfolio holding, UK Enodis manufactures and distributes commercial food service equipment, and its management team recently executed a text-book turnaround at the company. Today, in addition to its excellent performance, the company is subject to a takeover bid.

BSkyB Plc: We added this UK provider of pay/satellite TV last year. Initially the stock underperformed as concerns of competition and subscriber churn hit the share price. Today, the company is executing well in a fairly competitive market and was successful in bidding on the UK Premier soccer rights.

Associated British Ports: Is the owner operator of a number of large ports throughout the UK and has been another long-term holding of the Fund. We sold this strong performer during the past quarter because it reached its sell target, which was close to an initial bid price for the company.

As far as underachievers, the following two stocks have weakened the portfolio's return since the beginning of the year:

DaimlerChrysler: Though a newer holding, shares in DaimlerChrysler have been hurt from trouble in the U.S. auto sector. However, we continue to build our position because we believe that the market is overlooking CEO Dieter Zetsche's potential to turn the company around, especially in their Mercedes autos and commercial vehicle divisions.

Rohm Co.: Both technology stocks and Japanese stocks have been weak year-to-date. Rohm is a Japanese specialty semiconductor manufacturer that continues to perform well, despite its weak share price.

Lastly, as we often say, "Weak share price breeds opportunity." This holds true for our former portfolio holding Mexican media company Grupo Tele-visa, which we sold at the end of 2005 when it hit our estimate of fair value. Six months later, due to a greater than 20% share price decline and improved value creation, we bought shares again. We continue to watch closely for other such opportunities.

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

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

International Diversification—June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

The Oakmark International Fund Pie Chart

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments—June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Name Description Shares Held Market Value

Common Stocks—96.5%
Advertising—2.0%      
Publicis Groupe (France) (a) Advertising & Media Services 3,706,400 $143,168,262
Apparel Retail—0.8%      
Giordano International Limited (Hong Kong)
Pacific Rim Clothing Retailer & Manufacturer
121,265,300 $57,382,535
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—1.9%    
Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares (Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 817,300 $138,049,528
Swatch Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 24,700 862,697
     
      138,912,225
Automobile Manufacturers—8.4%    
DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany) Automobile Manufacturer 4,957,400 $244,943,654
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (Germany) Luxury Automobile Manufacturer 4,599,500 229,789,608
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) Automobile & Motorcycle Manufacturer 4,050,000 128,464,698
     
      603,197,960
Broadcasting & Cable TV—6.0%    
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Great Britain) Television Production & Broadcasting 25,124,300 $266,447,272
Gestevision Telecinco SA (Spain) Television Production & Broadcasting 3,866,900 92,736,721
Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) Television Production & Broadcasting 1,261,000 41,128,492
Grupo Televisa S.A. (Mexico) (b) Television Production & Broadcasting 1,369,500 26,445,045
     
      426,757,530
Consumer Electronics—2.1%      
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V. (Netherlands) Electronics Manufacturer 4,952,300 $154,745,466
Movies & Entertainment—1.6%    
Vivendi Universal SA (France) Music, Games, Television, Film, & Telecommunications 3,416,600 $119,738,061
Publishing—3.3%      
Trinity Mirror plc (Great Britain) Newspaper Publishing 15,646,538 $141,195,861
Johnston Press plc (Great Britain) Newspaper Publishing 13,044,300 99,983,698
     
      241,179,559
Restaurants—2.2%      
Compass Group PLC (Great Britain) International Foodservice Group Operator 33,783,000 $163,831,571
Specialty Stores—2.3%      
Signet Group plc (Great Britain) Jewelry Retailer 94,997,900 $168,643,312
Tires & Rubber—1.2%      
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (France) Tire Manufacturer 1,473,500 $88,579,968
Brewers—1.2%      
Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands) Brewer 2,384,100 $87,913,715
Distillers & Vintners—2.9%      
Diageo plc (Great Britain) Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer 12,570,000 $211,408,218
Household Products—3.6%      
Henkel KGaA (Germany) Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer 1,228,200 $127,716,545
Uni-Charm Corporation (Japan) Toiletry Products Manufacturer 2,169,400 119,806,082
KAO Corp. (Japan) Household & Chemical Products Manufacturer 575,000 15,048,279
     
      262,570,906
Hypermarkets & Super Centers—1.3%
Metro AG (Germany) Internet Food Retailer 1,719,000 $97,445,806
Packaged Foods & Meats—4.8%
Nestle SA (Switzerland) Food & Beverage Manufacturer 575,100 $180,637,520
Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain) Beverage & Confectionary Manufacturer 17,248,900 166,341,113
     
      346,978,633
Soft Drinks—1.5%      
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports Drinks Manufacturer 88,800 $107,636,364
Tobacco—1.0%      
KT & G Corporation (Korea) Tobacco Products Manufacturer 1,232,250 $71,954,308
Integrated Oil & Gas—0.3%      
Total SA (France) Oil & Natural Gas Exploration and Production 344,000 $22,637,650
Diversified Banks—11.6%      
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. (Taiwan) Commercial Bank 249,047,606 $206,530,097
Bank of Ireland (Ireland) Commercial Bank 10,968,500 195,708,176
Lloyds TSB Group plc (Great Britain) Commercial Bank 12,952,600 127,304,603
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia) Commercial Bank 5,483,800 108,354,563
United Overseas Bank Limited, Foreign Shares (Singapore) Commercial Bank 8,395,368 82,741,726
Kookmin Bank (Korea) Commercial Bank 864,000 71,032,411
BNP Paribas SA (France) Commercial Bank 610,000 58,399,504
     
      850,071,080
Diversified Capital Markets—2.4%    
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) Investment Services & Insurance 3,073,000 $171,930,146
Insurance Brokers—0.4%    
Willis Group Holdings Limited (Great Britain) Consulting Services Provider 930,000 $29,853,000
Investment Banking & Brokerage—2.1%    
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) Stock Broker 12,790,000 $152,442,852
Real Estate Management & Development—0.0%    
United Overseas Land Limited (Singapore) Real Estate Investor 839,536 $1,516,930
Reinsurance—1.3%      
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Germany)  (c) Reinsurance 2,672,900 $93,503,435
Pharmaceuticals—8.4%      
GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain) Pharmaceuticals 9,565,000 $267,259,606
Novartis AG (Switzerland) Pharmaceuticals 3,320,000 179,775,060
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan) Pharmaceuticals & Food Supplements 1,692,800 105,319,259
Sanofi-Aventis (France) Pharmaceuticals 588,508 57,433,387
     
      609,787,312
Diversified Commercial and Professional Services—1.1%    
Meitec Corporation (Japan) Software Engineering Services 2,483,800 $80,955,732
Environmental & Facilities Services—0.1%    
Rentokil Initial plc (Great Britain) Global Business Services 3,400,000 $9,808,157
Human Resource & Employment Services—2.7%    
Adecco SA (Switzerland) Temporary Employment Services 2,949,000 $174,399,984
Michael Page International plc (Great Britain) Recruitment Consultancy Services 3,609,145 23,392,478
     
      197,792,462
Industrial Machinery—1.1%    
Enodis plc (Great Britain) Food Processing Equipment 19,852,920 $79,297,962
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers—0.4%    
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (c) Optical Inspection Systems 1,237,700 $28,380,461
Semiconductors—1.6%      
Rohm Company Limited (Japan) Integrated Circuits & Semiconductor Devices Manufacturer 1,281,000 $114,510,923
Diversified Chemicals—1.7%      
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands) Chemical Producer 2,311,200 $124,630,878
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—1.1%    
Syngenta AG (Switzerland) (c) Crop Protection Products 614,500 $81,678,663
       
    Shares Held/  
Name Description Par Value Market Value

Specialty Chemicals—2.7%      
Givaudan (Switzerland) Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer 134,700 $106,047,810
Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares (Switzerland) Industrial Organic Chemicals 1,307,800 $89,696,969
     
      195,744,779
Wireless Telecommunication Services—9.4%    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) Mobile Telecommunications 163,200 $239,580,566
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) Mobile Telecommunications 1,021,312 219,602,264
Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) Mobile Telecommunications 95,129,500 202,740,276
Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) (b) Mobile Telecommunications 606,000 12,907,800
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) (b) Mobile Telecommunications 405,100 9,487,442
     
      684,318,348
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $5,498,644,486)   7,020,905,169
Short Term Investments—3.1%    
Repurchase Agreement—3.1%    
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 4.75% dated 6/30/2006
due 7/3/2006, repurchase price $230,364,220,
collateralized by Government National Mortgage
Association Bonds with rates of 5.000%, with
maturities of 2/20/2033 - 8/20/2034, and with
a market value plus accrued interest of $42,737,409,
and by Small Business Administration Bonds, with
rates of 7.125% - 8.375%, with maturities from
2/25/2015 - 11/25/2030, and with a market value
plus accrued interest of $199,049,312
$230,273,070 $230,273,070
Total Repurchase Agreement (Cost: $230,273,070)   230,273,070
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $230,273,070)   230,273,070
Total Investments (Cost $5,728,917,556)—99.6%   $7,251,178,239
Foreign Currencies (Cost $3,780,458)—0.1%   $3,791,417
Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities—0.3%   22,380,141
   
Total Net Assets—100%   $7,277,349,797
   
 
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(b) Represents an American Depository Receipt.
(c) Non-income producing security.