THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUNDReport from David G. Herro |
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The Oakmark International Fund returned 3% for the quarter ending June 30, 2007, lagging behind the return of 7% for the MSCI World ex U.S. Index. More importantly, however, since the Fund’s inception in September 1992, it is up 14% per annum, which compares favorably with the MSCI World ex U.S. Index’s return of 10% over the same period.
Impact Players
Adecco, a Swiss-based personnel and temporary employment company, was this quarter’s largest contributor, returning 24%. The new management team put in place in 2006 has boosted Adecco’s profitability, and the business continues to grow. Another top contributor was British Sky Broadcasting Group (“BSkyB”), the United Kingdom’s number one pay-television operator, returning 16% for the quarter. In addition to continued strong results in its pay-television business, BSkyB has made excellent progress in attracting both new and existing customers to its recently launched broadband and telephony service. DaimlerChrysler was once again a top performer this quarter, returning 16% and rounding out the top three positive contributors to the Fund’s performance. Most of the stock price’s increase resulted from the announcement of the sale of 80% of the Chrysler division to Cerberus. While Daimler AG will maintain 20% ownership in Chrysler Holding LLC, it will be divested of the pension and health care obligations.
The largest detractor to performance for the Fund was Daiwa Securities with general market weakness in Japan to blame. Signet, the world’s largest specialty jewelry retailer, was also a detractor for the quarter with the stock price falling 13%. Margins were weaker than forecasted due to higher commodity costs and more competitive pricing. Management indicated that GPM (Gross Profit Margin) pressure should ease in ‘08, but it is increasingly difficult to incorporate commodity cost increases into pricing.Portfolio Composition
We sold our positions in Total and Swatch Group as they reached their respective sell targets. Multiple additions to the portfolio during the quarter included G4S, a United Kingdom based security services provider; Allianz, one of the world’s largest insurance conglomerates; ASML Holdings, a developer, producer, and marketer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment; and LVMH, a luxury goods conglomerate that produces products such as Veuve Clicquot champagne, Tag watches, Vuitton leathers, and couture through Christian Dior.
The portfolio composition remains relatively similar to last quarter, geographically speaking. We remain heavily weighted in the UK and Europe, which represent approximately 70% of our holdings. Japanese holdings remain underweight at 15% compared to the MSCI World ex U.S. weighting of 20%.
In closing we would like to remind you that we measure our performance over the long term. Short-term fluctuations in the market actually create opportunities for us to invest in under-valued foreign companies that have fallen out of favor in the marketplace. 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 |
June 30, 2007
| THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND |
International Diversification—June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

| THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND |
Schedule of Investments—June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
| Name | Description |
Shares Held |
Market Value |
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| Common Stocks—95.7% | |||
| Advertising—1.7% | |||
| Publicis Groupe (France) (b) | Advertising & Media Services | 3,745,500 | $165,514,179 |
| Apparel Retail—0.6% | |||
| Giordano International Limited (Hong Kong) |
Pacific Rim Clothing Retailer & Manufacturer | 120,381,300 | $59,427,028 |
| Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—1.0% | |||
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (France) |
Diversified Luxury Goods Conglomerate |
840,400 | $97,296,565 |
| Automobile Manufacturers—7.1% | |||
| DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany) | Automobile Manufacturer | 3,037,100 | $281,943,516 |
| Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (Germany) | Luxury Automobile Manufacturer | 4,299,000 | 279,345,299 |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) | Automobile & Motorcycle Manufacturer | 3,490,500 | 127,571,574 |
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| 688,860,389 | |||
| Broadcasting & Cable TV—7.5% | |||
| British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Great Britain) | Television Production & Broadcasting |
22,425,700 | $288,211,508 |
| Gestevision Telecinco SA (Spain) | Television Production & Broadcasting | 6,860,900 | 195,375,023 |
| Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) (b) | Television Production & Broadcasting | 5,008,000 | 173,993,252 |
| Grupo Televisa S.A. (Mexico) (c) |
Television Production & Broadcasting | 2,343,300 | 64,698,513 |
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| 722,278,296 | |||
| Consumer Electronics—1.9% | |||
| Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V. (Netherlands) |
Electronics Manufacturer |
4,213,300 | $179,970,612 |
| Movies & Entertainment—1.4% | |||
| Vivendi Universal SA (France) | Music, Games, Television, Film, & Telecommunications | 3,015,300 | $130,226,554 |
| Publishing—3.2% | |||
| Trinity Mirror plc (Great Britain) | Newspaper Publishing | 17,792,038 | $189,002,133 |
| Johnston Press plc (Great Britain) | Newspaper Publishing | 13,392,300 | 110,597,782 |
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| 299,599,915 | |||
| Restaurants—1.4% | |||
| Compass Group PLC (Great Britain) |
International Foodservice Group Operator |
19,723,500 | $136,940,374 |
| Specialty Stores—2.3% | |||
| Signet Group plc (Great Britain) | Jewelry Retailer | 105,135,000 | $219,566,457 |
| Distillers & Vintners—2.7% | |||
| Diageo plc (Great Britain) | Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer | 12,570,000 | $261,757,642 |
| Household Products—1.4% | |||
| Uni-Charm Corporation (Japan) | Toiletry Products Manufacturer | 1,525,400 | $86,599,359 |
| Henkel KGaA (Germany) | Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer | 1,004,400 | 48,109,349 |
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| 134,708,708 | |||
| Packaged Foods & Meats—4.0% | |||
| Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain) | Beverage & Confectionary Manufacturer | 14,387,400 | $196,461,098 |
| Nestle SA (Switzerland) | Food & Beverage Manufacturer | 477,900 | 182,317,970 |
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| 378,779,068 | |||
| Soft Drinks—1.2% | |||
| Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) |
Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports Drinks
Manufacturer |
88,635 | $114,073,730 |
| Asset Management & Custody Banks—2.5% | |||
| Schroders PLC (Great Britain) | International Asset Management | 9,503,000 | $244,452,901 |
| Diversified Banks—13.1% | |||
| HSBC Holdings plc (Great Britain) | International Banking & Financial Services | 17,396,800 | $319,650,804 |
| Lloyds TSB Group plc (Great Britain) | Commercial Bank | 22,356,100 | 249,606,661 |
| Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. (Taiwan) | Commercial Bank | 233,188,318 | 181,635,152 |
| Bank of Ireland (Ireland) | Commercial Bank | 8,101,500 | 163,816,729 |
| BNP Paribas SA (France) | Commercial Bank | 1,327,000 | 158,697,047 |
| Kookmin Bank (Korea) | Commercial Bank | 975,000 | 85,590,193 |
| Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Australia) | Commercial Bank | 2,876,300 | 70,692,902 |
| United Overseas Bank Limited (Singapore) |
Commercial Bank | 2,278,368 | 32,744,796 |
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| 1,262,434,284 | |||
| Diversified Capital Markets—7.3% | |||
| UBS AG (Switzerland) | Investment Banking | 6,555,400 | $394,987,671 |
| Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) | Investment Services & Insurance | 4,299,100 | 307,430,524 |
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| 702,418,195 | |||
| Insurance Brokers—0.5% | |||
| Willis Group Holdings Limited (Great Britain) | Consulting Services Provider | 1,086,000 | $47,849,160 |
| Investment Banking & Brokerage—5.6% | |||
| Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) | Stock Broker | 28,415,000 | $303,016,406 |
| Nikko Cordial Corporation (Japan) | Comprehensive Financial Services Provider | 17,836,200 | 233,373,549 |
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| 536,389,955 | |||
| Multi-Line Insurance—0.6% | |||
| Allianz SE (Germany) | Insurance, Banking & Financial Services | 226,000 | $53,097,657 |
| Reinsurance—1.4% | |||
| Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Germany) | Reinsurance | 2,744,600 | $133,542,705 |
| Pharmaceuticals—9.2% | |||
| GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain) |
Pharmaceuticals |
14,026,000 | $367,561,219 |
| Novartis AG (Switzerland) |
Pharmaceuticals |
5,698,200 | 321,879,492 |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan) |
Pharmaceuticals & Food Supplements |
1,658,600 | $107,228,069 |
| Sanofi-Aventis (France) |
Pharmaceuticals |
1,072,708 | 87,256,584 |
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| 883,925,364 | |||
| Diversified Commercial & Professional Services—0.9% | |||
| Meitec Corporation (Japan) | Software Engineering Services | 2,483,800 | $71,210,672 |
| G4S PLC (Great Britain) | Security Services | 3,902,711 | 16,575,327 |
| 87,785,999 | |||
| Human Resource & Employment Services—3.0% | |||
| Adecco SA (Switzerland) | Temporary Employment Services | 3,651,500 | $283,839,480 |
| Electronic Equipment Manufacturers—1.2% | |||
| OMRON Corporation (Japan) | Component, Equipment, & System Manufacturer | 3,255,100 | $85,657,048 |
| Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (a) | Optical Inspection Systems | 1,237,700 | 27,625,464 |
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| 113,282,512 | |||
| Semiconductors—6.4% | |||
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea) | Consumer & Industrial Electronic Equipment Manufacturer | 504,900 | $309,328,787 |
| Rohm Company Limited (Japan) |
Integrated Circuits & Semiconductor Devices Manufacturer |
3,424,979 | 304,597,117 |
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| 613,925,904 | |||
| Semiconductor Equipment—0.0% | |||
| ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) (a) |
Develop, Produce, and Market Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment |
115,500 | $3,204,631 |
| Diversified Chemicals—0.6% | |||
| Akzo Nobel N.V. (Netherlands) |
Chemical Producer |
671,000 | $58,086,230 |
| Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—0.3% | |||
| Syngenta AG (Switzerland) | Agricultural Chemicals | 162,500 | $31,821,531 |
| Specialty Chemicals—1.2% | |||
| Givaudan (Switzerland) |
Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer |
114,700 | $113,620,139 |
| Wireless Telecommunication Services—4.5% | |||
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) | Mobile Telecommunications | 1,371,112 | $316,119,343 |
Name |
Description | Shares Held/ Par Value |
Market Value |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) | Mobile Telecommunications | 36,200 | $57,331,980 |
| Vodafone Group Plc (Great Britain) | Mobile Telecommunications | 15,521,062 | 52,299,643 |
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) (c) |
Mobile Telecommunications |
405,100 | 11,079,485 |
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| 436,830,451 | |||
| Total Common Stocks (Cost: $7,044,325,624) | 9,195,506,615 | ||
| Short Term Investments—4.4% | |||
| U.S. Government Agencies—1.3% | |||
| Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.12% due 7/5/2007 | $75,000,000 | $74,957,333 | |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.165% due 7/25/2007 | 50,000,000 | 49,827,833 | |
| Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost: $124,785,166) | 124,785,166 | ||
| Repurchase Agreement—3.1% | |||
| IBT Repurchase Agreement, 4.50% dated 6/29/2007 due 7/2/2007, repurchase price $298,055,258, collateralized by Government National Mortgage Association Bonds, with rates of 5.875% - 6.000%, with maturities from 4/20/2034 - 2/20/2035, and with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $96,173,206, and by Federal National Mortgage Association Bonds, with rates of 3.826% - 5.820%, with maturities from 9/25/2031 - 10/25/2036, and with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $216,667,500 | $297,943,529 | $297,943,529 | |
| Total Repurchase Agreement (Cost: $297,943,529) | 297,943,529 | ||
| Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $422,728,695) | 422,728,695 | ||
| Total Investments (Cost $7,467,054,319)—100.1% | $9,618,235,310 | ||
| Foreign Currencies (Cost $2,128,788)—0.0% | $2,130,171 | ||
| Other Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets—(0.1%) | (12,678,435) | ||
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| Total Net Assets—100% | $9,607,687,046 | ||
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| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | All or a portion of security out on loan. |
| (c) | Represents an American Depository Receipt. |