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Bill Nygren on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime” (11.09.23)

November 9, 2023

Should government shutdowns cause investors to pause? The first shutdown was in 1981; those who put money in the S&P 500 then have made 90X their original investment, despite 21 government shutdowns since. Hear more from PM Bill Nygren.





Average Annual Total Returns (as of 09/30/2023):

Fund3 Month1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearInception
OAKMX-1.31%27.84%18.74%9.83%11.19%12.40%
S&P 500 Total Return Index-3.27%21.62%10.15%9.92%11.91%9.96%

Expense Ratio: 0.89%
Fund Inception:  08/05/1991

Fund3 Month1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearInception
OAKLX0.08%30.59%17.82%7.42%8.91%11.35%
S&P 500 Total Return Index-3.27%21.62%10.15%9.92%11.91%8.95%

Fund3 Month1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearInception
OAKWX-1.92%27.70%9.16%4.65%6.12%7.13%
MSCI World Index-3.46%21.95%8.08%7.26%8.26%6.43%

Expense Ratio: 1.10%
Fund Inception:  10/02/2006

Expense ratios are as of the Fund’s most recent prospectus dated January 28, 2023; actual expenses may vary.
Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

To obtain most recent Oakmark Fund month-end performance data, view it here.
To obtain most recent Oakmark Select Fund month-end performance data, view it here.

Performance data presented represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment 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. All returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and the deduction of transaction costs.

The holdings mentioned comprise the following percentages of total net assets as of 10/31/2023:

SecurityOakmark FundOakmark Select FundOakmark Global Select Fund
Alphabet Cl A3.4%7.9%7.0%
American Intl Group2.5%0%4.9%
Capital One Financial2.9%6.4%5.5%
Celanese1.1%0%0%
Centene1.1%0%0%
ConocoPhillips2.9%3.6%5.0%
CVS Health1.0%0%0%
EOG Resources2.4%2.6%0%
First Citizens Bcshs Cl A1.6%6.6%0%
First Citizens Bcshs Cl B0%0.4%0%
Fiserv2.4%3.1%4.6%
Intercontinental Exchange2.7%4.9%5.0%
KKR2.6%4.5%0%
Kroger2.2%0%0%
Phillips 661.5%0%0%
Truist Financial1.4%0%0%
Wells Fargo2.7%3.7%0%
Willis Towers Watson2.4%0%0%

Portfolio holdings are not intended as recommendations of individual stocks and are subject to change. The Funds disclaim any obligation to advise shareholders of such changes. Information about portfolio holdings does not represent a recommendation or an endorsement to Fund shareholders or other members of the public to buy or sell any security contained in the Funds’ portfolios. Portfolio holdings are current to the date listed but are subject to change any time. There are no assurances that the securities will remain in the Funds’ portfolios after the date listed or that the securities that were previously sold may not be repurchased.

Access the full list of holdings for the Oakmark Fund here.
Access the full list of holdings for the Oakmark Select Fund here.
Access the full list of holdings for the Oakmark Global Select Fund here.

The information, data, analyses, and opinions presented herein (including current investment themes, the portfolio managers’ research and investment process, and portfolio characteristics) are for informational purposes only and represent the investments and views of the portfolio managers and Harris Associates L.P. as of the date written and are subject to change and may change based on market and other conditions and without notice. This content is not a recommendation of or an offer to buy or sell a security and is not warranted to be correct, complete or accurate.

Certain comments herein are based on current expectations and are considered “forward-looking statements”. These forward looking statements reflect assumptions and analyses made by the portfolio managers and Harris Associates L.P. based on their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors they believe are relevant. Actual future results are subject to a number of investment and other risks and may prove to be different from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.

The price to earnings ratio (“P/E”) compares a company’s current share price to its per-share earnings. It may also be known as the “price multiple” or “earnings multiple”, and gives a general indication of how expensive or cheap a stock is. Investors should not base investment decisions on any single attribute or characteristic data point.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. 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. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. To obtain most recent month-end performance data, visit Oakmark.com.

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index of 500 U.S. large-capitalization stocks representing all major industries. It is a widely recognized index of broad, U.S. equity market performance. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

The MSCI World Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the global equity market performance of developed markets. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. This benchmark calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index.

The Oakmark Fund’s portfolio tends to be invested in a relatively small number of stocks. As a result, the appreciation or depreciation of any one security held by the Fund will have a greater impact on the Fund’s net asset value than it would if the Fund invested in a larger number of securities. Although that strategy has the potential to generate attractive returns over time, it also increases the Fund’s volatility.

Because the Oakmark Select Fund is non-diversified, the performance of each holding will have a greater impact on the Fund’s total return, and may make the Fund’s returns more volatile than a more diversified fund.

Oakmark Select Fund: The stocks of medium-sized companies tend to be more volatile than those of large companies and have underperformed the stocks of small and large companies during some periods.

Because the Oakmark Global Select Fund is non-diversified, the performance of each holding will have a greater impact on the Fund’s total return, and may make the Fund’s returns more volatile than a more diversified fund.

Investing in foreign securities presents risks that in some ways may be greater than U.S. investments. Those risks include: currency fluctuation; different regulation, accounting standards, trading practices and levels of available information; generally higher transaction costs; and political risks.

Investing in value stocks presents the risk that value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during given periods.