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 (3/31/07) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX13
Oakmark International Fund Chart
  Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 3/31/07)
  Total Return
Last 3 Months*
1-year 5-year 10-year Since
Inception
(9/30/92)

Oakmark International Fund (Class I) 4.91% 24.37% 16.12% 12.06% 13.84%
MSCI World ex U.S. 4.01% 19.60% 16.03% 8.56% 9.32%
MSCI EAFE14 4.08% 20.20% 15.78% 8.31% 9.11%
Lipper International Fund Index15 3.70% 18.83% 15.42% 8.90% 10.28%

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.
Expense Ratio as of 9/30/06 was 1.08%.
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 5% for the quarter ending March 31, 2007, which compares favorably to the MSCI World ex U.S. Index return of 4%. More importantly, since the Fund’s inception in September 1992, it is up 14% per annum which again compares favorably with the MSCI World ex U.S. Index’s return of 9% over the same period.

Impact Players

As mentioned in the lead International letter, Nikko Cordial was a star performer for the Fund and was also the quarter’s largest contributor to return. The second largest contributor to return was Daimler- Chrysler with its stock price gaining 32% for the quarter. The Mercedes division continues its progressive turnaround in manufacturing and quality improvements. However, much of the boost in price was caused by news that management began exploring sale or divestiture possibilities for its ailing Chrysler division. Although its fate remains unclear, we remain confident that management will act to create the most long-term value for the overall group. Rounding out the top three was long-term holding Cadbury Schweppes plc, a UK-based confectionary and beverage company. Most of the 20% increase in price followed the mid-March announcement that a leading hedge fund had taken interest in 3% of issued share capital, which generated market speculation that the company was a takeover target. Bowing to pressure led by the new hedge fund activist, Cadbury announced the spin-off of its North American beverage unit, the maker of Dr. Pepper and 7 Up.

SK Telecom Co., a leading telecommunication provider in South Korea, was the biggest performance detractor. The stock was negatively affected by profit declines caused by the company’s decision to step up marketing spending in order to prevent market share losses in the increasingly competitive Korean market. Shares of Japanese security Rohm Co. also lagged during the quarter mostly due to an industry-wide weakness for semiconductor-related stocks. Our long-term outlook on the quality of these two businesses remains positive despite the lackluster short-term performance.

Portfolio Composition

During the quarter we sold our entire positions in Kao Corp., Lonza Group AG, Metro AG, and Michelin as they reached their respective sell targets. Samsung Electronics Co., a Korean manufacturer of consumer and industrial electronics equipment and products, was added to the portfolio towards the end of the quarter.

The portfolio composition remains relatively similar to last quarter, geographically speaking. We remain heavily weighted in the UK and Europe while our Japanese holdings remain underweight at 14% compared to the MSCI World ex U.S. weighting of 21%.

As long-term value investors, we continue to focus on finding attractive, under-valued foreign companies with management teams focused on building shareholder value.

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

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

International Diversification—March 31, 2007 (Unaudited)


Oakmark International Fund Pie Chart

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments—March 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

Name Description
Shares Held
Market Value

Common Stocks—95.0%    
Advertising—2.0%    
Publicis Groupe (France) Advertising & Media Services 3,745,500 $180,923,890
     
Apparel Retail—0.6%    
Giordano International Limited
(Hong Kong) (a)
Pacific Rim Clothing Retailer & Manufacturer 121,265,300 $58,975,893
     
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—0.8%    
Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares (Switzerland) Watch Manufacturer 268,100 $70,877,772
     
Automobile Manufacturers—8.1%    
DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany) (b) Automobile Manufacturer 4,421,400 $362,648,489
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (Germany) Luxury Automobile Manufacturer 4,901,000 289,181,028
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) Automobile & Motorcycle Manufacturer 2,790,000 97,309,063
     
      749,138,580
     
Broadcasting & Cable TV—7.1%    
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Great Britain)
Television Production & Broadcasting
25,124,300 $278,846,415
Gestevision Telecinco SA (Spain) Television Production & Broadcasting 6,860,900 198,241,833
Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) Television Production & Broadcasting 3,438,000 115,091,867
Grupo Televisa S.A.
(Mexico) (c)
Television Production & Broadcasting 2,343,300 69,830,340
     
      662,010,455
       
Consumer Electronics—1.7%    
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V. (Netherlands) (b)
Electronics Manufacturer
4,213,300 $160,914,149
     
Movies & Entertainment—1.6%    
Vivendi Universal SA (France) Music, Games, Television, Film, & Telecommunications 3,572,300 $145,165,973
       
Publishing—3.3%    
Trinity Mirror plc (Great Britain) (a) Newspaper Publishing 17,792,038 $186,264,170
Johnston Press plc (Great Britain) Newspaper Publishing 13,392,300 122,612,160
     
      308,876,330
       
Restaurants—2.4%    
Compass Group PLC
(Great Britain)
International Foodservice
Group Operator
33,783,000 $226,031,580
     
Specialty Stores—2.7%    
Signet Group PLC (Great Britain) (a) Jewelry Retailer 100,745,000 $248,805,066
     
Distillers & Vintners—2.8%    
Diageo plc (Great Britain) Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer 12,570,000 $254,655,828
       
Household Products—1.5%    
Uni-Charm Corporation (Japan) Toiletry Products Manufacturer 1,525,400 $96,567,244
Henkel KGaA (Germany) Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer 334,800 44,885,265
     
      141,452,509
     
Packaged Foods & Meats—4.2%    
Nestle SA (Switzerland) Food & Beverage Manufacturer 521,000 $202,907,666
Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain)
Beverage & Confectionary Manufacturer
14,531,000 186,438,281
     
      389,345,947
     
Soft Drinks—1.2%    
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) (a)
Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports Drinks Manufacturer
88,635 $113,149,059
       
Integrated Oil & Gas—0.3%    
Total SA (France) Oil & Natural Gas Exploration and Production 344,000 $24,102,474
       
Asset Management & Custody Banks—2.5%    
Schroders PLC (Great Britain) International Asset Management 9,274,900 $231,430,440
     
Diversified Banks—13.3%    
HSBC Holdings plc (Great Britain) International Banking & Financial Services 17,396,800 $304,514,035
Lloyds TSB Group plc (Great Britain) Commercial Bank 19,557,800 215,526,174
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. (Taiwan) Commercial Bank 233,188,318 182,156,353
Bank of Ireland (Ireland) Commercial Bank 6,803,500 146,778,556
BNP Paribas SA (France) Commercial Bank 1,327,000 138,605,298
United Overseas Bank Limited (Singapore) Commercial Bank 6,507,368 90,073,314
Kookmin Bank (Korea) Commercial Bank 975,000 87,468,112
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia) Commercial Bank 2,876,300 69,118,266
     
      1,234,240,108
     
Diversified Capital Markets—6.8%    
UBS AG (Switzerland) Investment Banking 5,939,900 $352,928,264
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) Investment Services & Insurance 3,837,400 275,374,464
     
      628,302,728
       
Insurance Brokers—0.5%    
Willis Group Holdings Limited (Great Britain) Consulting Services Provider 1,086,000 $42,983,880
       
Investment Banking & Brokerage—5.0%    
Nikko Cordial Corporation (Japan) Comprehensive Financial Services Provider 18,227,500 $260,326,566
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)
Stock Broker
17,044,000 205,818,160
   
    466,144,726
     
Reinsurance—1.8%    
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Germany) Reinsurance 3,760,600 $167,536,977
       
Pharmaceuticals—8.7%    
GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain)
Pharmaceuticals
12,756,000 $350,673,468
Novartis AG (Switzerland) (d)
Pharmaceuticals
5,242,200 286,381,388
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan)
Pharmaceuticals & Food Supplements
1,658,600 108,799,881
Sanofi-Aventis (France)
Pharmaceuticals
588,508 51,178,913
     
      797,033,650
       
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services—0.9%    
Meitec Corporation (Japan) (a) Software Engineering Services 2,483,800 $80,095,383
     
Human Resource & Employment Services—3.0%    
Adecco SA (Switzerland) Temporary Employment Services 4,333,000 $275,102,621
       
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers—0.9%    
OMRON Corporation (Japan) Component, Equipment, & System Manufacturer 1,995,100 $53,669,951
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (e) Optical Inspection Systems 1,237,700 27,266,531
     
      80,936,482
       
Semiconductors—4.4%    
Rohm Company Limited (Japan) Integrated Circuits & Semiconductor Devices Manufacturer 3,076,979 $279,131,920
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea) Consumer & Industrial Electronic Equipment Manufacturer 221,500 132,551,552
     
      411,683,472
       
Diversified Chemicals—0.8%    
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands) Chemical Producer 921,000 $69,943,570
       
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—0.3%    
Syngenta AG (Switzerland) (e) Agricultural Chemicals 162,500 $31,091,840
       
Specialty Chemicals—1.2%    
Givaudan (Switzerland)
Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer
114,700 $106,096,202
       
Name
Description
Shares Held/
Par Value
Market Value

Wireless Telecommunication Services—4.6%    
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) Mobile Telecommunications 1,371,112 $279,090,081
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) Mobile Telecommunications 36,200 66,968,771
Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) Mobile Telecommunications 20,137,062 53,694,202
Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) (c) Mobile Telecommunications 530,250 14,242,515
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) (c)
Mobile Telecommunications
405,100 9,487,442
     
      423,483,011
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $6,577,275,873)   8,780,530,595
       
Short Term Investments—4.2%    
U.S. Government Bills—1.6%    
United States Treasury Bills, 5.07%-5.135% due 4/19/2007 - 4/26/2007 $150,000,000 $149,543,375
Total U.S. Government Bills (Cost: $149,543,375)   149,543,375
       
Repurchase Agreement—2.6%    
IBT Repurchase Agreement, 5.20% dated 3/30/2007 due 4/2/2007, repurchase price $235,912,342, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association Bonds, with rates of 4.282% - 5.870%, with maturities from 9/25/2031 - 1/25/2036, and with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $247,600,666 $235,810,158 $235,810,158
Total Repurchase Agreement (Cost: $235,810,158)   235,810,158
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $385,353,533)   385,353,533
Total Investments (Cost $6,962,629,406)—99.2%   $9,165,884,128
Foreign Currencies (Cost $1,320,634)—0.0%   $1,313,372
Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities—0.8%   70,137,026
   
Total Net Assets—100%   $9,237,334,526
   
(a) See footnote number five in the Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investments in affiliated issuers.
(b) All or a portion of security out on loan.
(c) Represents an American Depository Receipt.
(d) Market value is determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by the Board of Trustees.
(e) Non-income producing security.