THE OAKMARK FUND

Report from Bill Nygren and Kevin Grant, Portfolio Managers

William C. Nygren Photo Kevin G. Grant Photo

THE VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE OAKMARK FUND FROM ITS INCEPTION (8/5/91) TO PRESENT (12/31/07) AS COMPARED TO THE STANDARD & POOR'S 500 INDEX6 (UNAUDITED)
 
OakMark Fund Chart
  Average Annual Total Returns
(as of 12/31/07)
(Unaudited)
Total Return
Last 3 Months*
1-year
5-year
10-year
Since
Inception
(8/5/91)

Oakmark Fund (Class I) -6.41% -3.64% 9.51% 5.17% 14.30%
S&P 500 -3.33% 5.49% 12.83% 5.91% 10.67%
Dow Jones Average7 -3.91% 6.41% 11.72% 7.20% 11.84%
Lipper Large Cap Value Index8 -4.67% 2.48% 13.05% 6.12% 10.43%

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 1.01%.
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 fiscal year for The Oakmark Fund got off to a disappointing start with the Fund losing 6% of its value while the S&P 500 lost only half that much. The explanation of why that happened reads like a repeat of the prior quarter. Our strongest contributors were two stocks that had been performing well and continued to do so—McDonald’s and YUM Brands. Both companies consistently posted strong operating results. McDonalds maintained good growth in U.S. same-store-sales, as well as good growth outside the U.S. (albeit currency assisted). YUM Brands furthered its lead over restaurant competitors in China with new store openings and good same-store-sales growth. Using a purchasing power comparison, we conclude that the Chinese Yuan, unlike most foreign currencies, is undervalued versus the dollar. Because of that, we believe that YUM Brands is one of very few US based businesses that will continue to benefit from currency translation gains.

Looking at the stocks we owned that declined, the biggest losers were Washington Mutual, Citigroup and MGIC. All continued to suffer from the decline in housing prices and the resultant increase in mortgage delinquencies. Washington Mutual owns mortgages, Citigroup owns low quality tranches of mortgage backed securities, and MGIC insures mortgage holders against large losses. After reassessing all three holdings based on both new fundamental information and lower stock prices, we concluded that MGIC did not present as favorable a risk-return profile as our other holdings did, so we eliminated the position. During the quarter we also sold DirecTV and Coca-Cola after they reached our price targets.

Comcast Corp (CMCSK - $18)

Our only new addition to the portfolio was Comcast, the largest cable TV provider. We had previously owned Comcast, and sold it less than a year ago after it had achieved our price target. From its 2007 peak price of $30, Comcast stock subsequently declined by 40% despite achieving double-digit growth in EBITDA. Comcast is now priced at about six times projected 2008 EBITDA, its lowest multiple in a decade. We believe that the cable business still has growth opportunities in video and has the opportunity for significant market share gains in telephony and Internet access. Further, Comcast management is viewed as the best in the industry, and we share that favorable assessment of them.

William C. Nygren, CFA
Portfolio Manager
oakmx@oakmark.com
Kevin G. Grant , CFA
Portfolio Manager
oakmx@oakmark.com

December 31, 2007

THE OAKMARK FUND

Schedule of Investments—December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

Name Shares Held Market Value

Common Stocks—94.8%    
Apparel Retail—1.8%    
Limited Brands 4,628,047 $87,608,930
     
Broadcasting & Cable TV—4.4%    
Liberty Media Holding Corporation - Capital, Class A (a) 999,670 $116,451,558
Comcast Corporation, Class A (a) 3,486,000 63,166,320
Discovery Holding Company, Class A (a) 1,540,140 38,719,120
   
    218,336,998
Catalog Retail—1.4%    
Liberty Media Holding Corporation - Interactive, Class A (a) 3,699,850 $70,593,138
     
Computer & Electronics Retail—2.6%    
Best Buy Co., Inc. 2,419,400 $127,381,410
     
Department Stores —1.8%    
Kohl’s Corporation (a) 1,950,000 $89,310,000
     
Home Improvement Retail—1.7%    
The Home Depot, Inc. 3,181,500 $85,709,610
     
Homebuilding—0.7%    
Pulte Homes, Inc. 3,492,200 $36,807,788
     
Household Appliances—1.9%    
The Black & Decker Corporation 1,350,000 $94,027,500
     
Housewares & Specialties—2.0%    
Fortune Brands, Inc. 1,350,000 $ 97,686,000
     
Motorcycle Manufacturers—1.9%    
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 2,000,000 $ 93,420,000
     
Movies & Entertainment—7.2%    
Viacom, Inc., Class B (a) 2,939,745 $129,113,600
Time Warner, Inc. 7,447,700 122,961,527
The Walt Disney Company 3,300,000 106,524,000
   
    358,599,127
     
Restaurants—5.7%    
Yum! Brands, Inc. 4,264,000 $163,183,280
McDonald’s Corporation 1,994,000 117,466,540
   
    280,649,820
     
Specialized Consumer Services—2.0%    
H&R Block, Inc. 5,358,600 $99,509,202
     
Brewers—4.6%    
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 2,250,000 $117,765,000
InBev NV (b) 1,350,000 112,312,372
   
    230,077,372
     
Distillers & Vintners—2.2%    
Diageo Plc (c) 1,271,000 $109,089,930
     
Hypermarkets & Super Centers—1.9%    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2,000,000 $95,060,000
     
Packaged Foods & Meats—4.0%    
H.J. Heinz Company 2,150,000 $100,362,000
General Mills, Inc. 1,756,000 100,092,000
   
    200,454,000
     
Integrated Oil & Gas—1.6%    
ConocoPhillips 900,373 $79,502,936
     
Asset Management & Custody Banks—1.8%    
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 1,839,630 $89,700,359
     
Consumer Finance—2.2%    
Capital One Financial Corporation 2,328,000 $110,021,280
     
Diversified Banks—2.2%    
U.S. Bancorp 3,450,000 $109,503,000
     
Life & Health Insurance—2.0%    
AFLAC Incorporated 1,567,000 $98,141,210
     
Other Diversified Financial Services—3.2%    
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2,700,000 $ 117,855,000
Citigroup, Inc. 1,400,000 41,216,000
   
    159,071,000
     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—1.8%    
Washington Mutual, Inc. 6,637,300 $90,333,653
     
Health Care Equipment—3.7%    
Medtronic, Inc. 1,850,000 $ 92,999,500
Baxter International, Inc. 1,050,000 60,952,500
Covidien Limited 639,500 28,323,455
   
    182,275,455
     
Pharmaceuticals—6.8%    
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 4,400,000 $116,688,000
Schering-Plough Corporation 4,260,200 113,491,728
Abbott Laboratories 1,937,300 108,779,395
   
    338,959,123
     
Aerospace & Defense—3.2%    
Raytheon Company 1,350,000 $81,945,000
Honeywell International, Inc. 1,250,000 76,962,500
   
    158,907,500
Air Freight & Logistics—1.3%    
FedEx Corp. 750,000 $66,877,500
     
Building Products—1.5%    
Masco Corporation 3,433,000 $74,187,130
     
Industrial Conglomerates—0.5%    
Tyco International, Ltd. 639,500 $25,356,175
     
Computer Hardware—5.1%    
Dell Inc. (a) 4,100,000 $100,491,000
Hewlett-Packard Company 1,825,000 92,126,000
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 3,442,500 62,412,525
   
    255,029,525
     
Data Processing & Outsourced Services—1.3%    
Western Union Company 2,575,000 $62,521,000
     
Electronic Manufacturing Services—0.5%    
Tyco Electronics, Ltd. 639,500 $23,744,635
     
Office Electronics—1.7%    
Xerox Corporation 5,272,400 $85,360,156
     
Semiconductors—5.0%    
Intel Corporation 4,700,000 $125,302,000
Texas Instruments Incorporated 3,700,000 123,580,000
   
    248,882,000
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.6%    
Sprint Nextel Corporation 5,903,000 $77,506,390
    4,710,200,852
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $3,603,963,498)    
 
Name
Par Value
Market Value

Short Term Investments—5.2%    
U.S. Government Agencies—1.0%    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.28% due 1/3/2008 $50,000,000 $49,988,111
Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost: $49,988,111)   49,988,111
     
Repurchase Agreement—4.2%    
State Street Bank and Trust Co. Repurchase Agreement, 4.00% dated 12/31/2007 due 1/2/2008, repurchase price $207,425,308, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association Bonds, with rates of 5.165% - 5.633%, with maturities from 5/25/2036 - 8/1/2037 and with an aggregate
market value plus accrued interest of $217,749,910
$207,379,224 $207,379,224
     
Total Repurchase Agreement (Cost: $207,379,224)   207,379,224
     
Total Short Term Investments (Cost: $257,367,335)   257,367,335
Total Investments (Cost $3,861,330,833)—100.0%   $4,967,568,187
Other Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets—(0.0)%   (2,289,595)
   
Total Net Assets—100%   $4,965,278,592
   
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents a foreign domiciled corporation.
(c) Represents an American Depositary Receipt.