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 (9/30/07) AS COMPARED TO THE MSCI WORLD EX U.S. INDEX14 (UNAUDITED)
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Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 9/30/07)
(Unaudited)
Total Return
Last 3 Months*
1-year
5-year
10-year
Since
Inception
(9/30/92)

Oakmark International Fund (Class I)
-3.48%
14.53%
22.78%
10.84%
13.31%
MSCI World ex U.S.
2.71%
25.85%
24.08%
8.30%
9.68%
MSCI EAFE15
2.18%
24.87%
23.56%
7.97%
9.41%
Lipper International Fund Index16
3.51%
27.57%
23.65%
8.70%
10.70%

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 9/30/07 was 1.05%.
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% for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, lagging behind the return of 3% for the MSCI World ex U.S. Index. More importantly, however, since the Fund's inception in September 1992, it is up 13% per annum, which compares favorably with the MSCI World ex U.S. Index's return of 10% over the same period.

Impact Players

Schroders plc, a UK-based asset management group, was the quarter's largest contributor, returning 11%. Strong retail business growth in the UK and Asia produced positive results. Even though the group's UK and Japanese institutional products experienced significant outflows, the company's revenue still increased because new assets flowed into higher fee-based products. A top contributor in the second quarter of 2007, UK-based British Sky Broadcasting Group ("BskyB") was again a top contributor last quarter, returning 10%. BskyB continues to grow its pay-television market and has maintained its successful strategy, cross-selling products in its broadband and telephony service. Low operating costs have allowed BskyB to price aggressively and gain market share from competitors British Telecom and Virgin Media. Rounding out the top three contributors is Swiss-based Nestle S.A., which has benefited from stronger than expected growth and margin improvement across most product lines. Nestle S.A. has aggressively increased its prices—a trend that is expected to continue.

Adecco S.A., a Swiss-based personnel and temporary employment company and second quarter's largest contributor, was last quarter's largest detractor to performance with the price falling 24%. Declining sales in the U.S. and declining profits in the UK (20+% of profits) have weakened shares despite profit growth and margin gains in France (35% of profits). Short-term turnarounds are unlikely in both countries as economic outlooks remain challenging. Management remains focused on improving core margins and diversifying into specialty staffing. Another detractor for the quarter was Signet Group, the world's largest specialty jewelry retailer. The group continues to focus on gaining market share in the U.S. and has managed to outperform its peers in a difficult market environment. Television Francaise 1, France's largest television broadcaster, was also a detractor for the quarter with the price falling 23%. Earnings and sales results for 1H failed to meet the Street's forecasts and caused significant weakness in share price. On a positive note, the French media regulatory environment, one of the most stringent in Europe, is likely to be reformed given recent changes in government control. We maintain our positive outlook on these companies and believe they will become solid contributors to the portfolio.

Portfolio Composition

In order to take advantage of extreme market volatility during the last quarter, our activity was greater than normal. We sold our positions in Willis Group, Vodafone Group, ANZ Banking, United Overseas Bank, Akzo Nobel, Sanofi-Aventis, NTT Docomo, and Syngenta AG as they reached fair value. Four new names were added to the portfolio: Barclays plc, a UK-based financial services group; Experian Group, credit service and marketing solutions provider; SAP AG, a global software company; Richemont SA, manufacturer and luxury goods retailer of famous brands such as Cartier and Montblanc.

In closing, as discussed in the International lead letter, we are long-term value investors and focus on finding attractive, under-valued foreign companies trading at at least a 30% discount to its measured worth. We welcome market weakness and instability because they create opportunities that allow us to invest in quality companies trading at low prices.

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

September 30, 2007

THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

International Diversification—September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

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THE OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments—September 30, 2007

Name Description Shares Held Market Value

Common Stocks—97.0%      
Advertising—1.9%    
Publicis Groupe (France) Advertising & Media Services 4,124,200 $169,605,242
     
Apparel Retail—0.7%    
Giordano International Limited (Hong Kong) (c) Pacific Rim Clothing Retailer & Manufacturer 120,007,300 $58,970,508
     
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—3.2%    
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland) Manufacturer and Retailer of Luxury Goods 2,510,700 $166,373,635
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (France) Diversified Luxury Goods Conglomerate 1,071,700 128,474,985
     
      294,848,620
     
Automobile Manufacturers—6.4%    
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG (Germany) Luxury Automobile Manufacturer 4,299,000 $277,267,094
DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany) Automobile Manufacturer 1,841,300 185,472,507
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) Automobile & Motorcycle Manufacturer 3,231,500 108,593,479
     
      571,333,080
     
Broadcasting & Cable TV—7.4%    
Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) Television Production & Broadcasting 7,267,000 $195,330,838
Gestevision Telecinco SA (Spain) Television Production & Broadcasting 6,860,900 180,110,560
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Great Britain) Television Production & Broadcasting 11,548,400 164,214,783
Grupo Televisa S.A. (Mexico) (b) Television Production & Broadcasting 5,245,300 126,778,901
     
      666,435,082
     
Consumer Electronics—0.8%    
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V. (Netherlands) Electronics Manufacturer 1,538,500 $69,434,532
     
Movies & Entertainment—1.0%    
Vivendi Universal SA (France) Music, Games, Television, Film, & Telecommunications 2,218,900 $93,655,597
     
Publishing—2.7%    
Trinity Mirror plc (Great Britain) (c) Newspaper Publishing 17,792,038 $149,978,340
Johnston Press plc (Great Britain) Newspaper Publishing 13,392,300 88,983,597
     
      238,961,937
     
Restaurants—0.2%    
Compass Group PLC (Great Britain) International Foodservice Group Operator 2,271,021 $14,032,457
     
Specialty Stores—2.5%    
Signet Group plc (Great Britain) (c) Jewelry Retailer 131,486,300 $225,305,062
     
Distillers & Vintners—2.4%    
Diageo plc (Great Britain) Beverages, Wines, & Spirits Manufacturer 9,663,000 $212,335,149
     
Household Products—1.2%    
Uni-Charm Corporation (Japan) Toiletry Products Manufacturer 1,525,400 $93,623,558
Henkel KGaA (Germany) Consumer Chemical Products Manufacturer 466,000 22,067,803
     
      115,691,361
     
Packaged Foods & Meats—3.5%    
Cadbury Schweppes plc (Great Britain) Beverage & Confectionary Manufacturer 19,791,600 $229,598,789
Nestle SA (Switzerland) Food & Beverage Manufacturer 209,600 94,155,723
     
      323,754,512
     
Soft Drinks—1.5%    
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. (Korea) (c) Soft Drinks, Juices & Sports Drinks Manufacturer 88,635 $135,199,366
     
Asset Management & Custody Banks—3.2%    
Schroders PLC (Great Britain) International Asset Management 10,126,720 $287,376,263
     
Diversified Banks—15.5%    
HSBC Holdings plc (Great Britain) International Banking & Financial Services 15,576,400 $288,257,949
Lloyds TSB Group plc (Great Britain) Commercial Bank 22,356,100 248,142,650
BNP Paribas SA (France) Commercial Bank 1,934,800 211,720,139
Barclays PLC (Great Britain) Commercial & Investment Banking, Insurance, Financial, Asset Management and Related Services 17,045,000 207,675,087
Bank of Ireland (Ireland) Commercial Bank 10,509,800 194,823,841
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. (Taiwan) (a) Commercial Bank 233,188,318 171,131,000
Kookmin Bank (Korea) Commercial Bank 961,750 80,075,776
     
      1,401,826,442
     
Diversified Capital Markets—7.5%    
UBS AG (Switzerland) Investment Banking 6,647,000 $357,399,356
Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) Investment Services & Insurance 4,789,200 317,977,376
     
      675,376,732
     
Investment Banking & Brokerage—5.4%    
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) Stock Broker 38,049,000 $362,387,202
Nikko Cordial Corporation (Japan) Comprehensive Financial Services Provider 10,330,500 129,777,665
   
    492,164,867
     
Multi-Line Insurance—1.3%    
Allianz SE (Germany) Insurance, Banking & Financial Services 509,400 $119,017,188
     
Reinsurance—1.4%    
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Germany) Reinsurance 2,530,400 $128,380,606
     
Pharmaceuticals—8.3%    
GlaxoSmithKline plc (Great Britain) Pharmaceuticals 14,026,000 $372,202,632
Novartis AG (Switzerland) Pharmaceuticals 5,698,200 314,459,394
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan) Pharmaceuticals & Food Supplements 956,500 67,283,507
     
      753,945,533
     
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services—2.7%    
G4S PLC (Great Britain) Security Services 30,091,638 $124,366,333
Meitec Corporation (Japan) (c) Software Engineering Services 2,483,800 72,871,684
Experian Group, Ltd. (Ireland) Credit and Marketing Services 4,336,900 45,874,948
     
      243,112,965
     
Human Resource & Employment Services—2.1%    
Adecco SA (Switzerland) Temporary Employment Services 3,139,200 $185,642,190
     
Application Software—1.3%    
SAP AG (Germany) Develops Business Software 1,981,300 $115,975,886
     
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers—1.9%    
OMRON Corporation (Japan) Component, Equipment, & System Manufacturer 5,520,400 $146,102,085
Orbotech, Ltd. (Israel) (a) Optical Inspection Systems 1,237,700 26,028,831
     
      172,130,916
     
Semiconductors—6.5%      
Rohm Company Limited (Japan) Integrated Circuits & Semiconductor Devices Manufacturer 3,494,979 $308,832,428
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea) Consumer & Industrial Electronic Equipment Manufacturer 443,600 278,704,108
     
      587,536,536
Semiconductor Equipment—0.7%    
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) (a) Develop, Produce, and Market Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment 2,030,300 $67,311,221
     
Specialty Chemicals—0.6%    
Givaudan (Switzerland) Fragrance & Flavor Compound Manufacturer 63,100 $58,317,028
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services—3.2%    
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Korea) Mobile Telecommunications 1,258,612 $288,798,645
     
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $7,394,757,336)     8,766,475,523
       
  Par Value  

Short Term Investments—2.7%    
Repurchase Agreement—2.7%    
State Street Bank and Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, 5.00% dated 9/28/2007 due 10/1/2007, repurchase price $239,965,491, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Bonds, with rates of 6.053% - 6.103%, with maturities from 7/15/2036 - 8/15/2036, and with an aggregate market value plus accrued interest of $211,202,548, and by a Federal National Mortgage Association Bond, with a rate of 5.491%, with a maturity of 7/25/2036, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $40,657,659 $239,865,547 $239,865,547
Total Repurchase Agreement (Cost: $239,865,547)   239,865,547
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $239,865,547)   239,865,547
Total Investments (Cost $7,634,622,883)—99.7%   $9,006,341,070
Other Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities—0.3%   27,135,483
     
Total Net Assets—100%   $9,033,476,553
     

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents an American Depository Receipt.
(c) See footnote number five in the Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investments in affiliated issuers.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.