PROSPECTUS

JANUARY 28, 2023, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AUGUST 1, 2023

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Oakmark Fund

 

OAKMX

 

OAYMX

 

OANMX

 

OAZMX

 

Oakmark Select Fund

 

OAKLX

 

OAYLX

 

OANLX

 

OAZLX

 

Oakmark Global Fund

 

OAKGX

 

OAYGX

 

OANGX

 

OAZGX

 

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

OAKWX

 

OAYWX

 

OANWX

 

OAZWX

 

Oakmark International Fund

 

OAKIX

 

OAYIX

 

OANIX

 

OAZIX

 
Oakmark International
Small Cap Fund
 

OAKEX

 

OAYEX

 

OANEX

 

OAZEX

 
Oakmark Equity and Income
Fund
 

OAKBX

 

OAYBX

 

OANBX

 

OAZBX

 

Oakmark Bond Fund

 

OAKCX

 

OAYCX

 

OANCX

 

OAZCX

 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Advised by Harris Associates L.P.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

FUND SUMMARIES

   

1

   

Oakmark Fund

   

1

   

Oakmark Select Fund

   

9

   

Oakmark Global Fund

   

17

   

Oakmark Global Select Fund

   

26

   

Oakmark International Fund

   

34

   

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund

   

42

   

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund

   

51

   

Oakmark Bond Fund

   

61

   

HOW THE FUNDS PURSUE THEIR INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

   

74

   

Investment Objectives

   

74

   

Change in Investment Objective

   

74

   

Principal Investment Strategies

   

74

   

Investment Techniques

   

80

   

Risk Factors

   

81

   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

   

94

   

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

   

95

   

INVESTING WITH THE OAKMARK FUNDS

   

100

   

Eligibility to Buy Shares

   

100

   

Share Class Eligibility

   

100

   

Share Price

   

101

   

Purchasing, Redeeming, Exchanging and Converting Fund Shares

   

104

   

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

   

112

   

Direct Investors

   

112

   

Expenses

   

114

   

Escheatment of Fund Assets

   

114

   

Investors through an Intermediary

   

115

   

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

   

116

   

Distributions

   

116

   

Taxes

   

116

   

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

119

   

OAKMARK FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Oakmark Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment).

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Management fees(1)​

   

0.61

%

   

0.61

%

   

0.61

%

   

0.61

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) fees

   

None

     

None

     

None

     

None

   

Total Other Expenses

   

0.28

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.06

%

   

0.02

%

 

Shareholder Service Plan fees

   

0.20

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other expenses

   

0.08

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.06

%

   

0.02

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
   

0.89

%

   

0.68

%

   

0.67

%

   

0.63

%

 

(1)  "Management fees" have been restated to reflect a decrease in the Fund's contractual management fee that became effective October 1, 2022.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses were those reflected in the table, inclusive of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

Although your actual returns and expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 
1 Year  

$

91

   

$

69

   

$

68

   

$

64

   
3 Years    

284

     

218

     

214

     

202

   
5 Years    

493

     

379

     

373

     

351

   
10 Years    

1,096

     

847

     

835

     

786

   

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 65% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of U.S. companies. The Fund generally invests in the securities of larger capitalization companies. The Fund uses a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This value investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what it believes is a company's intrinsic value presents the best opportunity to achieve the Fund's investment objective. A company trading below its estimated intrinsic value is sometimes referred to as trading at a discount.

The Adviser uses this value investment philosophy to identify companies that have discounted stock prices compared to what the Adviser believes are the companies' intrinsic values. In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although the companies selected may not have all of these attributes: (1) free cash flows; (2) earnings that are growing and are reasonably predictable; and (3) high level of company management alignment with shareholders.

Key Tenets of the Oakmark Value Investment Philosophy:

1.  Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2.  Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just does not grow. The Adviser looks for businesses that are expected to achieve a combination of dividend yield and per-share growth in business value that is above-average.

3.  Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out companies with management teams that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

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In making its investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and conduct other research on the companies and their industries.

Once the Adviser identifies a stock that it believes is selling at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimated intrinsic value and that the company has one or more of the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser may consider buying that stock for the Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated intrinsic value. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock the Fund holds. The Adviser monitors each portfolio holding and adjusts these price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals.

The Fund may also use options, including, but not limited to, buying and selling (writing) put and call options on individual stocks, when such use is desirable because of tax or other considerations. Use of options may assist the Fund in managing distributions.

The Adviser believes that holding a relatively small number of stocks allows its "best ideas" to have a meaningful impact on the Fund's performance. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio typically holds thirty to sixty stocks rather than hundreds, and as a result, a higher percentage of the Fund's total assets may at times be invested in a particular sector or industry.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

As an investor in the Fund, you should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide fluctuations in the value of your Fund shares. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad and the Adviser's evaluation of those events, and the success of the Adviser in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. As a result, when you redeem your Fund shares, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

Although the Fund makes every effort to achieve its investment objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that investment objective. The following principal investment risks can significantly affect the Fund's performance:

Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, economic, sanctions, global health crises or pandemics, environmental, or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, stability, and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. In addition, securities markets tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in

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the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which the Fund invests. The magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which, at times, can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which the Fund invests may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events, such as global health crises or pandemics, and conditions that may not readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuer or the markets in which they trade. In addition, some companies may have substantial foreign operations or holdings and may involve additional risks relating to those markets, including but not limited to political, economic, regulatory, or other conditions in foreign countries, as well as currency exchange rates.

Focused Portfolio Risk. The Fund's portfolio tends to be invested in a relatively small number of stocks—thirty to sixty rather than hundreds. 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 and may lead to greater losses.

Common Stock Risk. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, the Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular sector or industry, changes affecting that sector or industry, or the perception of that sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund's overall portfolio. Individual sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

Market Capitalization Risk. Investing primarily in issuers in one market capitalization category (large) carries the risk that due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges or opportunities or attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies.

Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' intrinsic values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other investments during given periods.

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Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If a strategy is applied at an inappropriate time or market conditions or trends are judged incorrectly, the use of options may lower the Fund's return. There can be no guarantee that the use of options will increase the Fund's return or income. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for various options.

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and performance table below can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Investor Class Shares from year to year. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance table illustrates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns over various lengths of time and shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's Advisor Class and Institutional Class each commenced operations on November 30, 2016 and the R6 Class commenced operations on December 15, 2020. Updated performance information is available on Oakmark.com or by calling 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275).

  Since 2013, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Investor Class Shares were:
• Highest quarterly return: 24.2%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2020
• Lowest quarterly return: -30.4%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020
 

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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022

Oakmark Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Investor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-13.36

%

   

7.78

%

   

11.86

%

 

Return after taxes on distributions

   

-13.55

%

   

6.85

%

   

10.87

%

 
Return after taxes on distributions
and sale of Fund shares
   

-7.78

%

   

5.91

%

   

9.58

%

 

Advisor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-13.17

%

   

7.94

%

   

None

   

Institutional Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-13.16

%

   

8.00

%

   

None

   

R6 Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-13.14

%

   

None

     

None

   
S&P 500 Index (does not reflect
the deduction of fees,
expenses or taxes)
   

-18.11

%

   

9.42

%

   

12.56

%

 
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(does not reflect the deduction
of fees, expenses or taxes)
   

-6.86

%

   

8.38

%

   

12.30

%

 
Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds
Index (does not reflect the
deduction of fees, expenses
or taxes)
   

-7.81

%

   

7.35

%

   

10.62

%

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Advisor Class Shares, Institutional Class Shares, and R6 Class Shares will vary from returns shown for Investor Class Shares.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Harris Associates L.P. is the investment adviser to Oakmark Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

William C. Nygren, CFA, Michael A. Nicolas, CFA, and Robert F. Bierig manage the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Nygren is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1983 and has managed the Fund since 2000. Mr. Nicolas is a portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2013 and has managed the Fund since 2020. Mr. Bierig is a Vice President,

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portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2012 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund's initial investment minimums generally are set forth in the table below. Once your account is open, subsequent investments may be made in any amount. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

    Through certain
intermediaries
held in
omnibus accounts(1)​
  For certain
retirement
plan
accounts
  For all
other
accounts
 

Investor Class(2)​

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000

(3)​

 

Advisor Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

100,000

   

Institutional Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

250,000

   

R6 Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000,000

   

(1)  An omnibus account is a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's customer investments in the Fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.

(2)  Investor Class Shares of a Fund pay a service fee not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Investor Class Shares. This service fee is paid to third-party intermediaries who provide services for and/or maintain shareholder accounts.

(3)  For Investor Class Shares held directly with the Fund, a minimum initial investment of $500 is allowed for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, accounts set up with an automatic investment plan, and accounts set up with a payroll deduction plan.

Shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold (redeemed) on any business day, normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. Such purchases and redemptions can be made directly with the Fund by writing to The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 219558 Kansas City, MO 64121-9558, or visiting Oakmark.com. Some redemptions may require a Medallion signature guarantee.

Purchases and redemptions can also be made through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement plan service provider, or retirement plan sponsor. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charges on any class of shares, you may separately pay a commission, a transaction-based fee or other fee to your intermediary on your purchase and sale of those shares, which is not reflected in this prospectus. You may be eligible to transact in the other classes of shares that are offered by the Fund that have different fees and expenses. Please contact your intermediary for additional information.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund's distributions may be taxable to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are invested through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

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PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase shares of the Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its distributor and/or the Adviser may pay the intermediary for services provided to the Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser and/or distributor may also pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

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OAKMARK SELECT FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Oakmark Select Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Management fees(1)​

   

0.71

%

   

0.71

%

   

0.71

%

   

0.71

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) fees

   

None

     

None

     

None

     

None

   

Total Other Expenses

   

0.27

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.02

%

 

Shareholder Service Plan fees

   

0.17

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other expenses

   

0.10

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.02

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
   

0.98

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.73

%

 

(1)  "Management fees" have been restated to reflect a decrease in the Fund's contractual management fee that became effective October 1, 2022.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses were those reflected in the table, inclusive of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

Although your actual returns and expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 
1 Year  

$

100

   

$

88

   

$

80

   

$

75

   
3 Years    

312

     

274

     

249

     

233

   
5 Years    

542

     

477

     

433

     

406

   
10 Years    

1,201

     

1,061

     

966

     

906

   

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 60% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a greater portion of its assets in a more limited number of issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund could own as few as twelve securities, but generally will have approximately twenty securities in its portfolio and as a result, a higher percentage of the Fund's total assets may at times be invested in a particular sector or industry. The Fund generally invests in the securities of large- and mid-capitalization companies.

The Fund uses a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This value investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what it believes is a company's intrinsic value presents the best opportunity to achieve the Fund's investment objective. A company trading below its estimated intrinsic value is sometimes referred to as trading at a discount.

The Adviser uses this value investment philosophy to identify companies that have discounted stock prices compared to what the Adviser believes are the companies' intrinsic values. In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although the companies selected may not have all of these attributes: (1) free cash flows; (2) earnings that are growing and are reasonably predictable; and (3) high level of company management alignment with shareholders.

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10


Key Tenets of the Oakmark Value Investment Philosophy:

1.  Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2.  Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just does not grow. The Adviser looks for businesses that are expected to achieve a combination of dividend yield and per-share growth in business value that is above-average.

3.  Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out companies with management teams that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

In making its investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and conduct other research on the companies and their industries.

Once the Adviser identifies a stock that it believes is selling at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimated intrinsic value and that the company has one or more of the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser may consider buying that stock for the Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated intrinsic value. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock the Fund holds. The Adviser monitors each portfolio holding and adjusts these price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals.

The Fund may also use options, including, but not limited to, buying and selling (writing) put and call options on individual stocks, when such use is desirable because of tax or other considerations. Use of options may assist the Fund in managing distributions.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

As an investor in the Fund, you should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide fluctuations in the value of your Fund shares. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad and the Adviser's evaluation of those events, and the success of the Adviser in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. As a result, when you redeem your Fund shares, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

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Although the Fund makes every effort to achieve its investment objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that investment objective. The following principal investment risks can significantly affect the Fund's performance:

Non-Diversification Risk. A non-diversified fund (generally, a fund that may invest in a limited number of issuers) may be subject to greater risk than a diversified fund because changes in the financial condition or market assessment of a single issuer may cause greater fluctuation in the value of a non-diversified Fund's shares. Lack of broad diversification also may cause a non-diversified fund to be more susceptible to economic, political or regulatory events than a diversified fund. A non-diversification strategy may increase the Fund's volatility and may lead to greater losses.

Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, economic, sanctions, global health crises or pandemics, environmental, or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, stability, and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. In addition, securities markets tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which the Fund invests. The magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which, at times, can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which the Fund invests may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events, such as global health crises or pandemics, and conditions that may not readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuer or the markets in which they trade. In addition, some companies may have substantial foreign operations or holdings and may involve additional risks relating to those markets, including but not limited to political, economic, regulatory, or other conditions in foreign countries, as well as currency exchange rates.

Common Stock Risk. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, the Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular sector or industry, changes affecting that sector or industry, or the perception of that sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund's overall portfolio. Individual sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

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Market Capitalization Risk. Investing primarily in issuers in one market capitalization category (large and medium) carries the risk that due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges or opportunities or attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies. Smaller companies may be more volatile due to, among other things, narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and fewer experienced managers. In addition, there is typically less publicly available information about such companies, and their stocks may have a more limited trading market than stocks of larger companies.

Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' intrinsic values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other investments during given periods.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If a strategy is applied at an inappropriate time or market conditions or trends are judged incorrectly, the use of options may lower the Fund's return. There can be no guarantee that the use of options will increase the Fund's return or income. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for various options.

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and performance table below can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Investor Class Shares from year to year. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance table illustrates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns over various lengths of time and shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's Advisor Class and Institutional Class each commenced operations on November 30, 2016 and the R6 Class commenced operations on December 15, 2020. Updated performance information is available on Oakmark.com or by calling 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275).

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  Since 2013, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Investor Class Shares were:
• Highest quarterly return: 26.6%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2020
• Lowest quarterly return: -32.5%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020
 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022

Select Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Investor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-22.74

%

   

1.93

%

   

8.35

%

 

Return after taxes on distributions

   

-22.79

%

   

1.64

%

   

7.52

%

 
Return after taxes on distributions
and sale of Fund shares
   

-13.42

%

   

1.43

%

   

6.65

%

 

Advisor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-22.65

%

   

2.06

%

   

None

   

Institutional Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-22.57

%

   

2.13

%

   

None

   

R6 Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-22.53

%

   

None

     

None

   
S&P 500 Index (does not reflect
the deduction of fees,
expenses or taxes)
   

-18.11

%

   

9.42

%

   

12.56

%

 
Lipper Multi-Cap Value Fund
Index (does not reflect the
deduction of fees, expenses
or taxes)
   

-8.34

%

   

5.65

%

   

9.46

%

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for

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Advisor Class Shares, Institutional Class Shares, and R6 Class Shares will vary from returns shown for Investor Class Shares.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Harris Associates L.P. is the investment adviser to Select Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

William C. Nygren, CFA, Anthony P. Coniaris, CFA, Robert F. Bierig and Alexander E. Fitch, CFA manage the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Nygren is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1983 and has managed the Fund since its inception in 1996. Mr. Coniaris is Chairman and a portfolio manager of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1999 and has managed the Fund since 2013. Mr. Bierig is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2012 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022. Mr. Fitch is Director of U.S. Research and a portfolio manager of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2011 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022.

Mr. Coniaris will cease his portfolio management responsibilities for the Fund effective December 31, 2023. Mr. Nygren, Mr. Bierig and Mr. Fitch will continue as portfolio managers of the Fund.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund's initial investment minimums generally are set forth in the table below. Once your account is open, subsequent investments may be made in any amount. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

    Through certain
intermediaries
held in
omnibus accounts(1)​
  For certain
retirement
plan
accounts
  For all
other
accounts
 

Investor Class(2)​

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000

(3)​

 

Advisor Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

100,000

   

Institutional Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

250,000

   

R6 Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000,000

   

(1)  An omnibus account is a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's customer investments in the Fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.

(2)  Investor Class Shares of a Fund pay a service fee not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Investor Class Shares. This service fee is paid to third-party intermediaries who provide services for and/or maintain shareholder accounts.

(3)  For Investor Class Shares held directly with the Fund, a minimum initial investment of $500 is allowed for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, accounts set up with an automatic investment plan, and accounts set up with a payroll deduction plan.

Shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold (redeemed) on any business day, normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. Such purchases and redemptions can be made directly with the Fund by writing to The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 219558 Kansas City, MO 64121-9558, or visiting Oakmark.com. Some redemptions may require a Medallion signature guarantee.

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Purchases and redemptions can also be made through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement plan service provider, or retirement plan sponsor. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charges on any class of shares, you may separately pay a commission, a transaction-based fee or other fee to your intermediary on your purchase and sale of those shares, which is not reflected in this prospectus. You may be eligible to transact in the other classes of shares that are offered by the Fund that have different fees and expenses. Please contact your intermediary for additional information.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund's distributions may be taxable to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are invested through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase shares of the Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its distributor and/or the Adviser may pay the intermediary for services provided to the Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser and/or distributor may also pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

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OAKMARK GLOBAL FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Oakmark Global Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Management fees(1)​

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) fees

   

None

     

None

     

None

     

None

   

Total Other Expenses

   

0.31

%

   

0.11

%

   

0.09

%

   

0.06

%

 

Shareholder Service Plan fees

   

0.17

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other expenses

   

0.14

%

   

0.11

%

   

0.09

%

   

0.06

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
   

1.11

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.89

%

   

0.86

%

 

(1)  "Management fees" have been restated to reflect a decrease in the Fund's contractual management fee that became effective October 1, 2022.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses were those reflected in the table, inclusive of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

Although your actual returns and expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 
1 Year  

$

113

   

$

93

   

$

91

   

$

88

   
3 Years    

353

     

290

     

284

     

274

   
5 Years    

612

     

504

     

493

     

477

   
10 Years    

1,352

     

1,120

     

1,096

     

1,061

   

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 58% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The Fund invests in the securities of companies located in at least three countries. Typically, the Fund invests between 25-75% of its total assets in securities of U.S. companies and between 25-75% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies. In determining whether an issuer is a U.S. or non-U.S. company, the Fund considers various factors including its country of domicile, the primary stock exchange on which it trades, the location from which the majority of its revenue comes, and its reporting currency. There are no geographic limits on the Fund's non-U.S. investments, and the Fund may invest in securities of companies located in developed or emerging markets. The Fund considers emerging markets to be markets located in countries classified as emerging or frontier markets by MSCI, and are generally located in the AsiaPacific region, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa. The Fund may invest in the securities of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies.

The Fund uses a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This value investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what it believes is a company's intrinsic value presents the best opportunity to achieve the Fund's investment objective. A company trading below its estimated intrinsic value is sometimes referred to as trading at a discount.

The Adviser uses this value investment philosophy to identify companies that have discounted stock prices compared to what the Adviser believes are the companies' intrinsic values. In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although the companies selected may not have all of these attributes: (1) free cash flows; (2) earnings that are growing and are reasonably predictable; and (3) high level of company management alignment with shareholders.

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Key Tenets of the Oakmark Value Investment Philosophy:

1.  Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2.  Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just does not grow. The Adviser looks for businesses that are expected to achieve a combination of dividend yield and per-share growth in business value that is above-average.

3.  Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out companies with management teams that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

In making its investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and conduct other research on the companies and their industries.

Once the Adviser identifies a stock that it believes is selling at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimated intrinsic value and that the company has one or more of the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser may consider buying that stock for the Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated intrinsic value. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock the Fund holds. The Adviser monitors each portfolio holding and adjusts these price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals.

The Adviser believes that holding a relatively small number of stocks allows its "best ideas" to have a meaningful impact on the Fund's performance. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio typically holds thirty to sixty stocks rather than hundreds, and as a result, a higher percentage of the Fund's total assets may at times be invested in a particular region, sector or industry.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

As an investor in the Fund, you should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide fluctuations in the value of your Fund shares. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad and the Adviser's evaluation of those events, and the success of the Adviser in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. As a result, when you redeem your Fund shares, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

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Although the Fund makes every effort to achieve its investment objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that investment objective. The following principal investment risks can significantly affect the Fund's performance:

Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, economic, sanctions, global health crises or pandemics, environmental, or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, stability, and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. In addition, securities markets tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which the Fund invests. The magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which, at times, can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which the Fund invests may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events, such as global health crises or pandemics, and conditions that may not readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuer or the markets in which they trade. In addition, some companies may have substantial foreign operations or holdings and may involve additional risks relating to those markets, including but not limited to political, economic, regulatory, or other conditions in foreign countries, as well as currency exchange rates.

Focused Portfolio Risk. The Fund's portfolio tends to be invested in a relatively small number of stocks—thirty to sixty rather than hundreds. 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 and may lead to greater losses.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the United States may involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and markets are subject. These risks may be difficult to predict and may result in the Fund experiencing rapid and extreme value changes due to currency controls; trade barriers, sanctions and other protectionist trade policies (including those of the U.S.); different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices; political and diplomatic changes and developments; expropriation; changes in tax policy; a lack of available public information regarding non-U.S. issuers; greater market volatility; a lack of sufficient market liquidity; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends. These risks

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may be heightened in connection with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries, and in issuers in more developed countries that conduct substantial business in such developing and emerging countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between currencies may negatively affect an investment in non-U.S. securities. Different markets or regions may react to developments differently than one another or the U.S. Investments in securities issued by entities domiciled in the U.S. also may be subject to many of these risks. The Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. Although hedging may be used to protect the Fund from adverse currency movements, the use of such hedges may reduce or eliminate the potentially positive effect of currency revaluations on the Fund's total return, and there is no guarantee that the Fund's hedging strategy will be successful.

Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of investing in non-U.S. securities may be heightened for securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. Emerging market countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems. In addition to all of the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on foreign investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and efficient trading markets.

Common Stock Risk. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, the Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Region, Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular region, sector or industry, changes affecting that region, sector or industry, or the perception of that region, sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund's overall portfolio. Individual regions, sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

Market Capitalization Risk. Investing primarily in issuers in one market capitalization category (large, medium or small) carries the risk that due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges or opportunities or attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies. Smaller companies may be more volatile due to, among other things, narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and fewer experienced managers. In addition, there is typically less publicly available information about such companies, and their stocks may have a more limited trading market than stocks of larger companies.

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Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' intrinsic values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other investments during given periods.

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and performance table below can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Investor Class Shares from year to year. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance table illustrates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns over various lengths of time and shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's Advisor Class and Institutional Class each commenced operations on November 30, 2016 and the R6 Class commenced operations on December 15, 2020. Updated performance information is available on Oakmark.com or by calling 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275).

  Since 2013, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Investor Class Shares were:
• Highest quarterly return: 29.5%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2020
• Lowest quarterly return: -34.9%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020
 

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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022

Global Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Investor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-16.85

%

   

2.49

%

   

7.18

%

 

Return after taxes on distributions

   

-16.88

%

   

1.28

%

   

5.98

%

 
Return after taxes on distributions
and sale of Fund shares
   

-9.75

%

   

1.88

%

   

5.68

%

 

Advisor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-16.69

%

   

2.64

%

   

None

   

Institutional Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-16.69

%

   

2.68

%

   

None

   

R6 Class

 
Return before taxes    

-16.65

%

   

None

     

None

   
MSCI World Index (Net) (does not
reflect the deduction of fees,
expenses or taxes)
   

-18.14

%

   

6.14

%

   

8.85

%

 
Lipper Global Fund Index (does not
reflect the deduction of fees,
expenses or taxes)
   

-20.57

%

   

3.91

%

   

7.52

%

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Advisor Class Shares, Institutional Class Shares, and R6 Class Shares will vary from returns shown for Investor Class Shares.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Harris Associates L.P. is the investment adviser to Global Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Clyde S. McGregor, CFA, David G. Herro, CFA, Anthony P. Coniaris, CFA, Jason E. Long, CFA, M. Colin Hudson, CFA, and John A. Sitarz, CFA, CPA manage the Fund's portfolio. Mr. McGregor is a Vice President and portfolio manager of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1981 and has managed the Fund since 2003. Mr. Herro is Deputy Chairman, Chief Investment Officer of International Equities, a portfolio manager, and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1992 and has managed the Fund since 2016. Mr. Coniaris is Chairman and a portfolio manager of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1999 and has managed the Fund since 2016. Mr. Long is a portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2011 and has managed the Fund since 2016. Mr. Hudson is a Vice President,

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portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2005 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022. Mr. Sitarz is a portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2013 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022.

Mr. McGregor will cease his portfolio management responsibilities for the Fund effective December 31, 2023. Mr. Herro, Mr. Coniaris, Mr. Long, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Sitarz will continue as portfolio managers of the Fund.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund's initial investment minimums generally are set forth in the table below. Once your account is open, subsequent investments may be made in any amount. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

    Through certain
intermediaries
held in
omnibus accounts(1)​
  For certain
retirement
plan
accounts
  For all
other
accounts
 

Investor Class(2)​

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000

(3)​

 

Advisor Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

100,000

   

Institutional Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

250,000

   

R6 Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000,000

   

(1)  An omnibus account is a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's customer investments in the Fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.

(2)  Investor Class Shares of a Fund pay a service fee not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Investor Shares. This service fee is paid to third-party intermediaries who provide services for and/or maintain shareholder accounts.

(3)  For Investor Class Shares held directly with the Fund, a minimum initial investment of $500 is allowed for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, accounts set up with an automatic investment plan, and accounts set up with a payroll deduction plan.

Shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold (redeemed) on any business day, normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. Such purchases and redemptions can be made directly with the Fund by writing to The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 219558 Kansas City, MO 64121-9558, or visiting Oakmark.com. Some redemptions may require a Medallion signature guarantee.

Purchases and redemptions can also be made through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement plan service provider, or retirement plan sponsor. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charges on any class of shares, you may separately pay a commission, a transaction-based fee or other fee to your intermediary on your purchase and sale of those shares, which is not reflected in this prospectus. You may be eligible to transact in the other classes of shares that are offered by the Fund that have different fees and expenses. Please contact your intermediary for additional information.

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TAX INFORMATION

The Fund's distributions may be taxable to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are invested through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase shares of the Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its distributor and/or the Adviser may pay the intermediary for services provided to the Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser and/or distributor may also pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

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OAKMARK GLOBAL SELECT FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Oakmark Global Select Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Management fees(1)​

   

0.77

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.77

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) fees

   

None

     

None

     

None

     

None

   

Total Other Expenses

   

0.33

%

   

0.16

%

   

0.10

%

   

0.05

%

 

Shareholder Service Plan fees

   

0.20

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other expenses

   

0.13

%

   

0.16

%

   

0.10

%

   

0.05

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
   

1.10

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.82

%

 

(1)  "Management fees" have been restated to reflect a decrease in the Fund's contractual management fee that became effective October 1, 2022.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses were those reflected in the table, inclusive of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

Although your actual returns and expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 
1 Year  

$

112

   

$

95

   

$

89

   

$

84

   
3 Years    

350

     

296

     

278

     

262

   
5 Years    

606

     

515

     

482

     

455

   
10 Years    

1,340

     

1,143

     

1,073

     

1,014

   

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The Fund invests in the securities of companies located in at least three countries. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a greater portion of its assets in a more limited number of issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund could own as few as twelve securities, but generally will have approximately twenty securities in its portfolio and as a result, a higher percentage of the Fund's total assets may at times be invested in a particular region, sector or industry. Typically, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies (unless the Adviser deems market conditions and/or company valuations less favorable to non-U.S. companies, in which case the Fund will invest at least 30% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. companies). In determining whether an issuer is a U.S. or non-U.S. company, the Fund considers various factors including its country of domicile, the primary stock exchange on which it trades, the location from which the majority of its revenue comes, and its reporting currency. There are no geographic limits on the Fund's non-U.S. investments, and the Fund may invest in securities of companies located in developed or emerging markets. The Fund considers emerging markets to be markets located in countries classified as emerging or frontier markets by MSCI, and are generally located in the AsiaPacific region, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa. The Fund generally invests in the securities of larger capitalization companies.

The Fund uses a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This value investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what it believes is a company's intrinsic value presents the best opportunity to achieve the Fund's investment objective. A company trading below its estimated intrinsic value is sometimes referred to as trading at a discount.

The Adviser uses this value investment philosophy to identify companies that have discounted stock prices compared to what the Adviser believes are the companies' intrinsic values. In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although the companies selected may not have all of these attributes: (1) free cash flows; (2) earnings that are growing and are reasonably predictable; and (3) high level of company management alignment with shareholders.

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Key Tenets of the Oakmark Value Investment Philosophy:

1.  Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2.  Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just does not grow. The Adviser looks for businesses that are expected to achieve a combination of dividend yield and per-share growth in business value that is above-average.

3.  Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out companies with management teams that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

In making its investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and conduct other research on the companies and their industries.

Once the Adviser identifies a stock that it believes is selling at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimated intrinsic value and that the company has one or more of the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser may consider buying that stock for the Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated intrinsic value. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock the Fund holds. The Adviser monitors each portfolio holding and adjusts these price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

As an investor in the Fund, you should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide fluctuations in the value of your Fund shares. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad and the Adviser's evaluation of those events, and the success of the Adviser in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. As a result, when you redeem your Fund shares, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

Although the Fund makes every effort to achieve its investment objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that investment objective. The following principal investment risks can significantly affect the Fund's performance:

Non-Diversification Risk. A non-diversified fund (generally, a fund that may invest in a limited number of issuers) may be subject to greater risk than a diversified fund

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28


because changes in the financial condition or market assessment of a single issuer may cause greater fluctuation in the value of a non-diversified Fund's shares. Lack of broad diversification also may cause a non-diversified fund to be more susceptible to economic, political or regulatory events than a diversified fund. A non-diversification strategy may increase the Fund's volatility.

Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, economic, sanctions, global health crises or pandemics, environmental, or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, stability, and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. In addition, securities markets tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which the Fund invests. The magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which, at times, can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which the Fund invests may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events, such as global health crises or pandemics, and conditions that may not readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuer or the markets in which they trade. In addition, some companies may have substantial foreign operations or holdings and may involve additional risks relating to those markets, including but not limited to political, economic, regulatory, or other conditions in foreign countries, as well as currency exchange rates.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the United States may involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and markets are subject. These risks may be difficult to predict and may result in the Fund experiencing rapid and extreme value changes due to currency controls; trade barriers, sanctions and other protectionist trade policies (including those of the U.S.); different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices; political and diplomatic changes and developments; expropriation; changes in tax policy; a lack of available public information regarding non-U.S. issuers; greater market volatility; a lack of sufficient market liquidity; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries, and in issuers in more developed countries that conduct substantial business in such developing and emerging countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between currencies may negatively affect an investment in non-U.S. securities. Different markets or regions may react to developments differently than one another or the U.S. Investments in securities issued by entities domiciled in the U.S. also may be subject to many of these risks. The Fund may hedge its exposure to

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foreign currencies. Although hedging may be used to protect the Fund from adverse currency movements, the use of such hedges may reduce or eliminate the potentially positive effect of currency revaluations on the Fund's total return, and there is no guarantee that the Fund's hedging strategy will be successful.

Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of investing in non-U.S. securities may be heightened for securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. Emerging market countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems. In addition to all of the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on foreign investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and efficient trading markets.

Common Stock Risk. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, the Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Region, Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular region, sector or industry, changes affecting that region, sector or industry, or the perception of that region, sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund's overall portfolio. Individual regions, sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

Market Capitalization Risk. Investing primarily in issuers in one market capitalization category (large) carries the risk that due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges or opportunities or attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies.

Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' intrinsic values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other investments during given periods.

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and performance table below can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the

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Fund's Investor Class Shares from year to year. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance table illustrates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns over various lengths of time and shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's Advisor Class and Institutional Class each commenced operations on November 30, 2016 and the R6 Class commenced operations on December 15, 2020. Updated performance information is available on Oakmark.com or by calling 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275).

  Since 2013, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Investor Class Shares were:
• Highest quarterly return: 24.4%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2020
• Lowest quarterly return: -30.7%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020
 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022

Oakmark Global Select Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Investor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-22.47

%

   

1.34

%

   

7.12

%

 

Return after taxes on distributions

   

-22.53

%

   

0.60

%

   

6.26

%

 
Return after taxes on distributions
and sale of Fund shares
   

-13.26

%

   

1.08

%

   

5.73

%

 

Advisor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-22.30

%

   

1.48

%

   

None

   

Institutional Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-22.24

%

   

1.54

%

   

None

   

R6 Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-22.23

%

   

None

     

None

   
MSCI World Index (Net) (does not
reflect the deduction of fees,
expenses or taxes)
   

-18.14

%

   

6.14

%

   

8.85

%

 
Lipper Global Fund Index (does not
reflect the deduction of fees,
expenses or taxes)
   

-20.57

%

   

3.91

%

   

7.52

%

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Advisor Class Shares, Institutional Class Shares, and R6 Class Shares will vary from returns shown for Investor Class Shares.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Harris Associates L.P. is the investment adviser to Global Select Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

William C. Nygren, CFA, David G. Herro, CFA, Anthony P. Coniaris, CFA, Eric Liu, CFA, M. Colin Hudson, CFA, and John A. Sitarz, CFA, CPA manage the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Nygren is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1983 and has managed the Fund since its inception in 2006. Mr. Herro is Deputy Chairman, Chief Investment Officer of International Equities, a portfolio manager, and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1992 and has managed the Fund since its inception in 2006. Mr. Coniaris is Chairman and a portfolio manager of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1999 and has managed the Fund since 2016. Mr. Liu is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2009 and has managed the Fund since 2016. Mr. Hudson is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2005 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022. Mr. Sitarz is a portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2013 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022.

Mr. Nygren will cease his portfolio management responsibilities for the Fund effective December 31, 2023. Mr. Herro, Mr. Coniaris, Mr. Liu, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Sitarz will continue as portfolio managers of the Fund.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund's initial investment minimums generally are set forth in the table below. Once your account is open, subsequent investments may be made in any amount. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

    Through certain
intermediaries
held in
omnibus accounts(1)​
  For certain
retirement
plan
accounts
  For all
other
accounts
 

Investor Class(2)​

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000

(3)​

 

Advisor Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

100,000

   

Institutional Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

250,000

   

R6 Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000,000

   

(1)  An omnibus account is a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's customer investments in the Fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.

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(2)  Investor Class Shares of a Fund pay a service fee not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Investor Class Shares. This service fee is paid to third-party intermediaries who provide services for and/or maintain shareholder accounts.

(3)  For Investor Class Shares held directly with the Fund, a minimum initial investment of $500 is allowed for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, accounts set up with an automatic investment plan, and accounts set up with a payroll deduction plan.

Shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold (redeemed) on any business day, normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. Such purchases and redemptions can be made directly with the Fund by writing to The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 219558 Kansas City, MO 64121-9558, or visiting Oakmark.com. Some redemptions may require a Medallion signature guarantee.

Purchases and redemptions can also be made through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement plan service provider, or retirement plan sponsor. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charges on any class of shares, you may separately pay a commission, a transaction-based fee or other fee to your intermediary on your purchase and sale of those shares, which is not reflected in this prospectus. You may be eligible to transact in the other classes of shares that are offered by the Fund that have different fees and expenses. Please contact your intermediary for additional information.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund's distributions may be taxable to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are invested through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase shares of the Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its distributor and/or the Adviser may pay the intermediary for services provided to the Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser and/or distributor may also pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

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OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Oakmark International Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Management fees(1)​

   

0.72

%

   

0.72

%

   

0.72

%

   

0.72

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) fees

   

None

     

None

     

None

     

None

   

Total Other Expenses

   

0.32

%

   

0.14

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.03

%

 

Shareholder Service Plan fees

   

0.22

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other expenses

   

0.10

%

   

0.14

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.03

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
   

1.04

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.79

%

   

0.75

%

 

(1)  "Management fees" have been restated to reflect a decrease in the Fund's contractual management fee that became effective October 1, 2022.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses were those reflected in the table, inclusive of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

Although your actual returns and expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 
1 Year  

$

106

   

$

88

   

$

81

   

$

77

   
3 Years    

331

     

274

     

252

     

240

   
5 Years    

574

     

477

     

439

     

417

   
10 Years    

1,271

     

1,061

     

978

     

930

   

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 35% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of non-U.S. companies. In determining whether an issuer is a U.S. or non-U.S. company, the Fund considers various factors including, its country of domicile, the primary stock exchange on which it trades, the location from which the majority of its revenue comes, and its reporting currency. The Fund may invest in non-U.S. markets throughout the world, including emerging markets. The Fund considers emerging markets to be markets located in countries classified as emerging or frontier markets by MSCI, and are generally located in the AsiaPacific region, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa. Ordinarily, the Fund will invest in the securities of at least five countries outside of the United States. There are no geographic limits on the Fund's non-U.S. investments. The Fund may invest in securities of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies.

The Fund uses a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This value investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what it believes is a company's intrinsic value presents the best opportunity to achieve the Fund's investment objective. A company trading below its estimated intrinsic value is sometimes referred to as trading at a discount.

The Adviser uses this value investment philosophy to identify companies that have discounted stock prices compared to what the Adviser believes are the companies' intrinsic values. In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although the companies selected may not have all of these attributes: (1) free cash flows; (2) earnings that are growing and are reasonably predictable; and (3) high level of company management alignment with shareholders.

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35


Key Tenets of the Oakmark Value Investment Philosophy:

1.  Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2.  Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just does not grow. The Adviser looks for businesses that are expected to achieve a combination of dividend yield and per-share growth in business value that is above-average.

3.  Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out companies with management teams that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

In making its investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and conduct other research on the companies and their industries.

Once the Adviser identifies a stock that it believes is selling at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimated intrinsic value and that the company has one or more of the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser may consider buying that stock for the Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated intrinsic value. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock the Fund holds. The Adviser monitors each portfolio holding and adjusts these price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals.

The Adviser believes that holding a relatively small number of stocks allows its "best ideas" to have a meaningful impact on the Fund's performance. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio typically holds forty-five to sixty-five stocks rather than hundreds, and as a result, a higher percentage of the Fund's total assets may at times be invested in a particular region, sector or industry.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

As an investor in the Fund, you should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide fluctuations in the value of your Fund shares. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad and the Adviser's evaluation of those events, and the success of the Adviser in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. As a result, when you redeem your Fund shares, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

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Although the Fund makes every effort to achieve its investment objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that investment objective. The following principal investment risks can significantly affect the Fund's performance:

Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, economic, sanctions, global health crises or pandemics, environmental, or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, stability, and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. In addition, securities markets tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which the Fund invests. The magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which, at times, can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which the Fund invests may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events, such as global health crises or pandemics, and conditions that may not readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuer or the markets in which they trade. In addition, some companies may have substantial foreign operations or holdings and may involve additional risks relating to those markets, including but not limited to political, economic, regulatory, or other conditions in foreign countries, as well as currency exchange rates.

Focused Portfolio Risk. The Fund's portfolio tends to be invested in a relatively small number of stocks—forty-five to sixty-five rather than hundreds. 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 and may lead to greater losses.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the United States may involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and markets are subject. These risks may be difficult to predict and may result in the Fund experiencing rapid and extreme value changes due to currency controls; trade barriers, sanctions and other protectionist trade policies (including those of the U.S.); different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices; political and diplomatic changes and developments; expropriation; changes in tax policy; a lack of available public information regarding non-U.S. issuers; greater market volatility; a lack of sufficient market liquidity; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries, and in issuers in more developed countries that conduct

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substantial business in such developing and emerging countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between currencies may negatively affect an investment in non-U.S. securities. Different markets or regions may react to developments differently than one another or the U.S. Investments in securities issued by entities domiciled in the U.S. also may be subject to many of these risks. The Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. Although hedging may be used to protect the Fund from adverse currency movements, the use of such hedges may reduce or eliminate the potentially positive effect of currency revaluations on the Fund's total return, and there is no guarantee that the Fund's hedging strategy will be successful.

Liquidity Risk. Trading markets or a particular investment in which the Fund is invested, including securities of issuers located outside the United States, may become less liquid or even illiquid. Illiquid investments can be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that they may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them. This risk may be heightened with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries. The inability to sell an investment can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of investing in non-U.S. securities may be heightened for securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. Emerging market countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems. In addition to all of the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on foreign investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and efficient trading markets.

Common Stock Risk. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, the Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Region, Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular region, sector or industry, changes affecting that region, sector or industry, or the perception of that region, sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund's overall portfolio. Individual regions, sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

Market Capitalization Risk. Investing primarily in issuers in one market capitalization category (large, medium or small) carries the risk that due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges or opportunities or attain the high growth rate of successful smaller

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companies. Smaller companies may be more volatile due to, among other things, narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and fewer experienced managers. In addition, there is typically less publicly available information about such companies, and their stocks may have a more limited trading market than stocks of larger companies.

Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' intrinsic values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other investments during given periods.

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and performance table below can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Investor Class Shares from year to year. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance table illustrates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns over various lengths of time and shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's Advisor Class and Institutional Class each commenced operations on November 30, 2016 and the R6 Class commenced operation on December 15, 2020. Updated performance information is available on Oakmark.com or by calling 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275).

  Since 2013, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Investor Class Shares were:
• Highest quarterly return: 31.5%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2020
• Lowest quarterly return: -38.1%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020
 

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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022

International Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Investor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-15.65

%

   

-1.70

%

   

4.22

%

 

Return after taxes on distributions

   

-15.99

%

   

-2.18

%

   

3.55

%

 
Return after taxes on distributions
and sale of Fund shares
   

-8.61

%

   

-1.20

%

   

3.38

%

 

Advisor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-15.47

%

   

-1.57

%

   

None

   

Institutional Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-15.45

%

   

-1.51

%

   

None

   

R6 Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-15.39

%

   

None

     

None

   
MSCI World ex U.S. Index (Net)
(does not reflect the deduction
of fees, expenses or taxes)
   

-14.29

%

   

1.79

%

   

4.59

%

 
MSCI EAFE Index (Net) (does not
reflect the deduction of fees,
expenses or taxes)
   

-14.45

%

   

1.54

%

   

4.67

%

 
Lipper International Fund Index
(does not reflect the deduction
of fees, expenses or taxes)
   

-17.14

%

   

1.76

%

   

4.88

%

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Advisor Class Shares, Institutional Class Shares, and R6 Class Shares will vary from returns shown for Investor Class Shares.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Harris Associates L.P. is the investment adviser to International Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David G. Herro, CFA, Michael L. Manelli, CFA, and Eric Liu, CFA manage the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Herro is Deputy Chairman, Chief Investment Officer of International Equities, a portfolio manager, and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1992 and has managed the Fund since its inception in 1992. Mr. Manelli is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2005 and has managed the Fund since 2016. Mr. Liu is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2009 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2023.

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PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund's initial investment minimums generally are set forth in the table below. Once your account is open, subsequent investments may be made in any amount. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

    Through certain
intermediaries
held in
omnibus accounts(1)​
  For certain
retirement
plan
accounts
  For all
other
accounts
 

Investor Class(2)​

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000

(3)​

 

Advisor Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

100,000

   

Institutional Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

250,000

   

R6 Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000,000

   

(1)  An omnibus account is a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's customer investments in the Fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.

(2)  Investor Class Shares of a Fund pay a service fee not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Investor Class Shares. This service fee is paid to third-party intermediaries who provide services for and/or maintain shareholder accounts.

(3)  For Investor Class Shares held directly with the Fund, a minimum initial investment of $500 is allowed for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, accounts set up with an automatic investment plan, and accounts set up with a payroll deduction plan.

Shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold (redeemed) on any business day, normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. Such purchases and redemptions can be made directly with the Fund by writing to The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 219558 Kansas City, MO 64121-9558, or visiting Oakmark.com. Some redemptions may require a Medallion signature guarantee.

Purchases and redemptions can also be made through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement plan service provider, or retirement plan sponsor. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charges on any class of shares, you may separately pay a commission, a transaction-based fee or other fee to your intermediary on your purchase and sale of those shares, which is not reflected in this prospectus. You may be eligible to transact in the other classes of shares that are offered by the Fund that have different fees and expenses. Please contact your intermediary for additional information.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund's distributions may be taxable to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are invested through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase shares of the Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its distributor and/or the Adviser may pay the intermediary for services provided to the Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser and/or distributor may also pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

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OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Oakmark International Small Cap Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Management fees(1)​

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) fees

   

None

     

None

     

None

     

None

   

Total Other Expenses

   

0.35

%

   

0.17

%

   

0.10

%

   

0.07

%

 

Shareholder Service Plan fees

   

0.21

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other expenses

   

0.14

%

   

0.17

%

   

0.10

%

   

0.07

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
   

1.34

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.06

%

 

(1)  "Management fees" have been restated to reflect a decrease in the Fund's contractual management fee that became effective October 1, 2022.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses were those reflected in the table, inclusive of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

Although your actual returns and expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 
1 Year  

$

136

   

$

118

   

$

111

   

$

108

   
3 Years    

425

     

368

     

347

     

337

   
5 Years    

734

     

638

     

601

     

585

   
10 Years    

1,613

     

1,409

     

1,329

     

1,294

   

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 37% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of non-U.S. companies. In determining whether an issuer is a U.S. or non-U.S. company, the Fund considers various factors including, its country of domicile, the primary stock exchange on which it trades, the location from which the majority of its revenue comes, and its reporting currency. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the stocks of "small cap companies." A small cap company is one whose market capitalization is no greater than the largest market capitalization of any company included in the S&P EPAC (Europe Pacific Asia Composite) Small Cap Index ($12.1 billion as of November 30, 2022).

The Fund may invest in non-U.S. markets throughout the world, including emerging markets. The Fund considers emerging markets to be markets located in countries classified as emerging or frontier markets by MSCI, and are generally located in the AsiaPacific region, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Africa. Ordinarily, the Fund will invest in the securities of at least five countries outside the United States. There are no geographic limits on the Fund's non-U.S. investments.

The Fund uses a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This value investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what it believes is a company's intrinsic value presents the best opportunity to achieve the Fund's investment objective. A company trading below its estimated intrinsic value is sometimes referred to as trading at a discount.

The Adviser uses this value investment philosophy to identify companies that have discounted stock prices compared to what the Adviser believes are the companies' intrinsic values. In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although the companies selected may not have all of these attributes: (1) free cash flows; (2) earnings that are growing and are reasonably predictable; and (3) high level of company management alignment with shareholders.

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Key Tenets of the Oakmark Value Investment Philosophy:

1.  Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2.  Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just does not grow. The Adviser looks for businesses that are expected to achieve a combination of dividend yield and per-share growth in business value that is above-average.

3.  Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out companies with management teams that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

In making its investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and conduct other research on the companies and their industries.

Once the Adviser identifies a stock that it believes is selling at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimated intrinsic value and that the company has one or more of the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser may consider buying that stock for the Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated intrinsic value. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock the Fund holds. The Adviser monitors each portfolio holding and adjusts these price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals.

The Adviser believes that holding a relatively small number of stocks allows its "best ideas" to have a meaningful impact on the Fund's performance. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio typically holds forty to seventy stocks rather than hundreds, and as a result, a higher percentage of the Fund's total assets may at times be invested in a particular region, sector or industry.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

As an investor in the Fund, you should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide fluctuations in the value of your Fund shares. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad and the Adviser's evaluation of those events, and the success of the Adviser in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. As a result, when you redeem your Fund shares, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

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Although the Fund makes every effort to achieve its investment objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that investment objective. The following principal investment risks can significantly affect the Fund's performance:

Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, economic, sanctions, global health crises or pandemics, environmental, or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, stability, and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. In addition, securities markets tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which the Fund invests. The magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which, at times, can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which the Fund invests may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events, such as global health crises or pandemics, and conditions that may not readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuer or the markets in which they trade. In addition, some companies may have substantial foreign operations or holdings and may involve additional risks relating to those markets, including but not limited to political, economic, regulatory, or other conditions in foreign countries, as well as currency exchange rates.

Small Cap Securities Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, and as a result, may be less liquid than securities of larger companies. Therefore, when purchasing and selling smaller cap securities, the Fund may experience higher transactional costs due to the length of time that might be needed to purchase or sell such securities. Additionally, if the Fund is forced to sell securities to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, it may be forced to dispose of those securities under disadvantageous circumstances and at a loss. Smaller companies also may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies.

Focused Portfolio Risk. The Fund's portfolio tends to be invested in a relatively small number of stocks—forty to seventy rather than hundreds. 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 and may lead to greater losses.

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Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the United States may involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and markets are subject. These risks may be difficult to predict and may result in the Fund experiencing rapid and extreme value changes due to currency controls; trade barriers, sanctions and other protectionist trade policies (including those of the U.S.); different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices; political and diplomatic changes and developments; expropriation; changes in tax policy; a lack of available public information regarding non-U.S. issuers; greater market volatility; a lack of sufficient market liquidity; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries, and in issuers in more developed countries that conduct substantial business in such developing and emerging countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between currencies may negatively affect an investment in non-U.S. securities. Different markets or regions may react to developments differently than one another or the U.S. Investments in securities issued by entities domiciled in the U.S. also may be subject to many of these risks. The Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. Although hedging may be used to protect the Fund from adverse currency movements, the use of such hedges may reduce or eliminate the potentially positive effect of currency revaluations on the Fund's total return, and there is no guarantee that the Fund's hedging strategy will be successful.

Liquidity Risk. Trading markets or a particular investment in which the Fund is invested, including securities of smaller companies and securities of issuers located outside the United States, may become less liquid or even illiquid. Illiquid investments can be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that they may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, and as a result, may be less liquid than securities of larger companies. This risk may be heightened with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries. The inability to sell an investment can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of investing in non-U.S. securities may be heightened for securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. Emerging market countries may also have less developed legal and accounting systems. In addition to all of the risks of investing in non-U.S. securities, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on foreign investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and efficient trading markets.

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Common Stock Risk. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, the Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Region, Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular region, sector or industry, changes affecting that region, sector or industry, or the perception of that region, sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund's overall portfolio. Individual regions, sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

Market Capitalization Risk. Investing primarily in issuers in one market capitalization category carries the risk that due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors.

Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' intrinsic values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other investments during given periods.

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and performance table below can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Investor Class Shares from year to year. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance table illustrates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns over various lengths of time and shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's Advisor Class and Institutional Class each commenced operations on November 30, 2016 and the R6 Class commenced operations on December 15, 2020. Updated performance information is available on Oakmark.com or by calling 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275).

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  Since 2013, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Investor Class Shares were:
• Highest quarterly return: 27.8%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2022
• Lowest quarterly return: -38.3%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020
 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022

International Small Cap Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Investor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-14.46

%

   

1.48

%

   

5.53

%

 

Return after taxes on distributions

   

-14.66

%

   

0.93

%

   

4.70

%

 
Return after taxes on distributions
and sale of Fund shares
   

-8.11

%

   

1.16

%

   

4.34

%

 

Advisor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-14.30

%

   

1.61

%

   

None

   

Institutional Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-14.27

%

   

1.69

%

   

None

   

R6 Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-14.20

%

   

None

     

None

   
MSCI World ex U.S. Small Cap
Index (Net) (does not reflect
the deduction of fees, expenses
or taxes)
   

-20.59

%

   

0.45

%

   

5.77

%

 
MSCI World Ex U.S. Index (Net)
(does not reflect the deduction
of fees, expenses or taxes)
   

-14.29

%

   

1.79

%

   

4.59

%

 
Lipper International Small Cap
Fund Index (does not reflect
the deduction of fees, expenses
or taxes)
   

-25.09

%

   

0.17

%

   

5.59

%

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the

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after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from foreign tax credits or any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Advisor Class Shares, Institutional Class Shares, and R6 Class Shares will vary from returns shown for Investor Class Shares.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Harris Associates L.P. is the investment adviser to International Small Cap Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David G. Herro, CFA, Michael L. Manelli, CFA and Justin D. Hance, CFA manage the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Herro is Deputy Chairman, Chief Investment Officer of International Equities, a portfolio manager, and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1992 and has managed the Fund since its inception in 1995. Mr. Manelli is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2005 and has managed the Fund since 2011. Mr. Hance is a Vice President, Director of International Research and a portfolio manager of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2010 and has managed the Fund since 2016.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund's initial investment minimums generally are set forth in the table below. Once your account is open, subsequent investments may be made in any amount. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

    Through certain
intermediaries
held in
omnibus accounts(1)​
  For certain
retirement
plan
accounts
  For all
other
accounts
 

Investor Class(2)​

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000

(3)​

 

Advisor Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

100,000

   

Institutional Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

250,000

   

R6 Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000,000

   

(1)  An omnibus account is a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's customer investments in the Fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.

(2)  Investor Class Shares of a Fund pay a service fee not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Investor Class Shares. This service fee is paid to third-party intermediaries who provide services for and/or maintain shareholder accounts.

(3)  For Investor Class Shares held directly with the Fund, a minimum initial investment of $500 is allowed for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, accounts set up with an automatic investment plan, and accounts set up with a payroll deduction plan.

Shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold (redeemed) on any business day, normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. Such purchases and redemptions can be made directly with the Fund by writing to The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 219558 Kansas City, MO 64121-9558, or visiting Oakmark.com. Some redemptions may require a Medallion signature guarantee.

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Purchases and redemptions can also be made through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement plan service provider, or retirement plan sponsor. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charges on any class of shares, you may separately pay a commission , a transaction-based fee or other fee to your intermediary on your purchase and sale of those shares, which is not reflected in this prospectus. You may be eligible to transact in the other classes of shares that are offered by the Fund that have different fees and expenses. Please contact your intermediary for additional information.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund's distributions may be taxable to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are invested through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase shares of the Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its distributor and/or the Adviser may pay the intermediary for services provided to the Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser and/or distributor may also pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

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OAKMARK EQUITY AND
INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Oakmark Equity and Income Fund seeks income and preservation and growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Management fees(1)​

   

0.53

%

   

0.53

%

   

0.53

%

   

0.53

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) fees

   

None

     

None

     

None

     

None

   

Total Other Expenses

   

0.30

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.01

%

 

Shareholder Service Plan fees

   

0.21

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other expenses

   

0.09

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.01

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
   

0.83

%

   

0.58

%

   

0.58

%

   

0.54

%

 

(1)  "Management fees" have been restated to reflect a decrease in the Fund's contractual management fee that became effective October 1, 2022.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses were those reflected in the table, inclusive of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

Although your actual returns and expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 
1 Year  

$

85

   

$

59

   

$

59

   

$

55

   
3 Years    

265

     

186

     

186

     

173

   
5 Years    

460

     

324

     

324

     

302

   
10 Years    

1,025

     

726

     

726

     

677

   

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Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. equity and debt securities (although the Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in equity and debt securities of non-U.S. issuers). The Fund is intended to present a balanced investment program between growth and income by investing approximately 40-75% of its total assets in common stock, including securities convertible into common stock, and up to 60% of its total assets in debt securities issued by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities (including agency mortgage-backed securities), non U.S. governments, and corporate entities rated at the time of purchase within the two highest ratings assigned by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or by S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in unrated or below investment grade rated debt securities, commonly called junk bonds. The Fund may invest in the securities of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies.

The Fund uses a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This value investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what it believes is a company's intrinsic value presents the best opportunity to achieve the Fund's investment objective. A company trading below its estimated intrinsic value is sometimes referred to as trading at a discount.

The Adviser uses this value investment philosophy to identify companies that have discounted stock prices compared to what the Adviser believes are the companies' intrinsic values. In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although the companies selected may not have all of these attributes: (1) free cash flows; (2) earnings that are growing and are reasonably predictable; and (3) high level of company management alignment with shareholders.

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Key Tenets of the Oakmark Value Investment Philosophy:

1.  Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2.  Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just does not grow. The Adviser looks for businesses that are expected to achieve a combination of dividend yield and per-share growth in business value that is above-average.

3.  Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out companies with management teams that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

In making its equity investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and conduct other research on the companies and their industries.

Once the Adviser identifies a stock that it believes is selling at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimated intrinsic value and that the company has one or more of the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser may consider buying that stock for the Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated intrinsic value. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock the Fund holds. The Adviser monitors each portfolio holding and adjusts these price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals.

The Adviser believes that holding a relatively small number of stocks allows its "best ideas" to have a meaningful impact on the Fund's performance. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio typically holds thirty to sixty stocks rather than hundreds, and as a result, a higher percentage of the Fund's total assets may at times be invested in a particular sector or industry.

The proportion of the Fund held in debt securities will vary in light of the Adviser's view of the attractiveness of debt securities. In times when the Adviser believes equities provide above average absolute value, the proportion of the Fund allocated to debt securities will decline. In selecting debt securities, the Adviser considers many factors, including among other things, quality, yield-to-maturity, liquidity, current yield and call risk. The Adviser believes the role of fixed income investments in the Fund is to help buffer the volatility of the Fund's equity portfolio and generate income.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

As an investor in the Fund, you should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide fluctuations in the value of your Fund shares. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad and the Adviser's evaluation of those events, and the success of the Adviser in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. As a result, when you redeem your Fund shares, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

Although the Fund makes every effort to achieve its investment objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that investment objective. The following principal investment risks can significantly affect the Fund's performance:

Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, economic, sanctions, global health crises or pandemics, environmental, or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, stability, and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. In addition, securities markets tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which the Fund invests. The magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which, at times, can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which the Fund invests may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events, such as global health crises or pandemics, and conditions that may not readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuer or the markets in which they trade. In addition, some companies may have substantial foreign operations or holdings and may involve additional risks relating to those markets, including but not limited to political, economic, regulatory, or other conditions in foreign countries, as well as currency exchange rates.

Focused Portfolio Risk. The Fund's portfolio tends to be invested in a relatively small number of stocks—thirty to sixty rather than hundreds. 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 and may lead to greater losses.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the United States may involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and markets are subject. These risks

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may be difficult to predict and may result in the Fund experiencing rapid and extreme value changes due to currency controls; trade barriers, sanctions and other protectionist trade policies (including those of the U.S.); different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices; political and diplomatic changes and developments; expropriation; changes in tax policy; a lack of available public information regarding non-U.S. issuers; greater market volatility; a lack of sufficient market liquidity; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries, and in issuers in more developed countries that conduct substantial business in such developing and emerging countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between currencies may negatively affect an investment in non-U.S. securities. Different markets or regions may react to developments differently than one another or the U.S. Investments in securities issued by entities domiciled in the U.S. also may be subject to many of these risks. The Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. Although hedging may be used to protect the Fund from adverse currency movements, the use of such hedges may reduce or eliminate the potentially positive effect of currency revaluations on the Fund's total return, and there is no guarantee that the Fund's hedging strategy will be successful.

Debt Securities Risk. Debt securities are subject to credit risk, call risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk.

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk the issuer or guarantor of a debt security will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations.

Call Risk. Upon the issuer's desire to call a security, or under other circumstances where a security is called, including when interest rates are low and issuers opt to repay the obligation underlying a "callable security" early, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield and may not benefit from any increase in value that might otherwise result from declining interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund's yield and share price will fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates and there is a risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. In general, the prices of debt securities rise when interest rates fall, and the prices fall when interest rates rise. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk a particular security may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell such security at an advantageous time or price and may be forced to sell a security at a discount to the Adviser's estimated value of such a security.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Sovereign debt instruments, including U.S. and non-U.S. debt instruments, are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay, refuse, or be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt, due, for example, to

OAKMARK EQUITY AND INCOME FUND
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cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the size of the governmental entity's debt position in relation to the economy, its policy toward international lenders or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debt that a government does not pay, nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities Risk. Below investment grade securities (commonly called junk bonds) are regarded as having predominately speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to pay principal and interest and carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default in the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default or have defaulted may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment.

Government-Sponsored Entity Securities Risk. Some securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. and may only be supported by the right of the agency or instrumentality to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. There can be no assurance that the U.S. government will always provide financial support to those agencies or instrumentalities.

Common Stock Risk. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, the Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular sector or industry, changes affecting that sector or industry, or the perception of that sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund's overall portfolio. Individual sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

Market Capitalization Risk. Investing primarily in issuers in one market capitalization category (large, medium or small) carries the risk that due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges or opportunities or attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies. Smaller companies may be more volatile due to, among other things, narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and fewer experienced managers. In addition, there is typically less publicly available information about such companies, and their stocks may have a more limited trading market than stocks of larger companies.

Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because

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the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' intrinsic values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other investments during given periods.

Convertible Securities Risk. The value of a convertible security, which is a form of hybrid security (i.e., a security with both debt and equity characteristics), typically increases or decreases with the price of the underlying common stock. In general, a convertible security is subject to the market risks of stocks when the underlying stock's price is high relative to the conversion price and is subject to the market risks of debt securities when the underlying stock's price is low relative to the conversion price. The general market risks of debt securities that are common to convertible securities include, but are not limited to, interest rate risk and credit risk. Many convertible securities have credit ratings that are below investment grade and are subject to the same risks as an investment in lower-rated debt securities (commonly called junk bonds). To the extent the Fund invests in convertible securities issued by mid- or small-cap companies, it will be subject to the risks of investing in such companies.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. In addition to being subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., credit, liquidity and valuation risks), the values of mortgage-backed securities are influenced by the factors affecting the assets underlying the securities. The value of these securities may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. These securities are also subject to the risk of default on the underlying mortgages, which may increase particularly during periods of market downturn. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the underlying assets will decrease the security's value. If borrowers pay back principal on mortgage-backed securities, before (prepayment) or after (extension) the market anticipates such payments, shortening or lengthening their duration, the Fund's performance could be impacted. In general, a mortgage-backed security might be called or otherwise converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity due to an excess in cash flow to the issuer or due to a decline in interest rates. In the event there is a prepayment, the Fund would need to reinvest the proceeds, possibly in an investment offering a lower yield or interest rate. On the other hand, in general, slower payoffs or extension may occur if market interest rates rise, which has the effect of increasing the duration or interest rate risk of the impacted securities.

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and performance table below can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Investor Class Shares from year to year. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance table

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illustrates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns over various lengths of time and shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's Advisor Class and Institutional Class each commenced operations on November 30, 2016 and the R6 Class commenced operations on December 15, 2020. Updated performance information is available on Oakmark.com or by calling 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275).

  Since 2013, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Investor Class Shares were:
• Highest quarterly return: 16.1%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2020
• Lowest quarterly return: -22.0%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020
 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022

Equity and Income Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Investor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-12.92

%

   

4.70

%

   

7.31

%

 

Return after taxes on distributions

   

-13.26

%

   

3.10

%

   

5.61

%

 
Return after taxes on distributions
and sale of Fund shares
   

-7.48

%

   

3.49

%

   

5.61

%

 

Advisor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-12.70

%

   

4.88

%

   

None

   

Institutional Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-12.70

%

   

4.92

%

   

None

   

R6 Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-12.67

%

   

None

     

None

   
Lipper Balanced Fund Index (does
not reflect the deduction of fees,
expenses or taxes)
   

-14.36

%

   

4.62

%

   

6.66

%

 
S&P 500 Index (does not reflect
the deduction of fees, expenses
or taxes)
   

-18.11

%

   

9.42

%

   

12.56

%

 
Bloomberg U.S. Government/
Credit Index (does not reflect
the deduction of fees, expenses
or taxes)
   

-13.58

%

   

0.21

%

   

1.16

%

 

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The Lipper Balanced Fund Index measures the equal weighted performance of the 30 largest U.S. balanced funds as defined by Lipper. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index. 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 Bloomberg U.S. Government / Credit Index measures the non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index. It includes investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities. This index is unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in this index. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares. After-tax returns for Advisor Class Shares, Institutional Class Shares, and R6 Class Shares will vary from returns shown for Investor Class Shares.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Harris Associates L.P. is the investment adviser to Equity and Income Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Clyde S. McGregor, CFA, M. Colin Hudson, CFA, Adam D. Abbas, Michael A. Nicolas, CFA, and Alexander E. Fitch, CFA manage the Fund's portfolio. Mr. McGregor is a Vice President and portfolio manager of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 1981 and has managed the Fund since its inception in 1995. Mr. Hudson is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2005 and has managed the Fund since 2013. Mr. Abbas is a portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2018 and has managed the Fund since 2020. Mr. Nicolas is a portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2013 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022. Mr. Fitch is Director of U.S. Research and a portfolio manager of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2011 and has managed the Fund since August 1, 2022.

Mr. McGregor will cease his portfolio management responsibilities for the Fund effective December 31, 2023. Mr. Hudson, Mr. Abbas, Mr. Nicolas, and Mr. Fitch will continue as portfolio managers of the Fund.

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PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund's initial investment minimums generally are set forth in the table below. Once your account is open, subsequent investments may be made in any amount. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

    Through certain
intermediaries
held in
omnibus accounts(1)​
  For certain
retirement
plan
accounts
  For all
other
accounts
 

Investor Class(2)​

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000

(3)​

 

Advisor Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

100,000

   

Institutional Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

250,000

   

R6 Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000,000

   

(1)  An omnibus account is a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's customer investments in the Fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.

(2)  Investor Class Shares of a Fund pay a service fee not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Investor Class Shares. This service fee is paid to third-party intermediaries who provide services for and/or maintain shareholder accounts.

(3)  For Investor Class Shares held directly with the Fund, a minimum initial investment of $500 is allowed for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, accounts set up with an automatic investment plan, and accounts set up with a payroll deduction plan.

Shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold (redeemed) on any business day, normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. Such purchases and redemptions can be made directly with the Fund by writing to The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 219558 Kansas City, MO 64121-9558, or visiting Oakmark.com. Some redemptions may require a Medallion signature guarantee.

Purchases and redemptions can also be made through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement plan service provider, or retirement plan sponsor. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charges on any class of shares, you may separately pay a commission, a transaction-based fee or other fee to your intermediary on your purchase and sale of those shares, which is not reflected in this prospectus. You may be eligible to transact in the other classes of shares that are offered by the Fund that have different fees and expenses. Please contact your intermediary for additional information.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund's distributions may be taxable to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are invested through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase shares of the Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its distributor and/or the Adviser may pay the intermediary for services provided to the Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser and/or distributor may also pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

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OAKMARK BOND FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to maximize both current income and total return, consistent with prudent investment and principal protection management.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

Below are the fees and expenses that you would pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

None.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment).

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 

Management fees

   

0.39

%

   

0.39

%

   

0.39

%

   

0.39

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) fees

   

None

     

None

     

None

     

None

   

Total Other Expenses

   

1.25

%

   

0.67

%

   

0.66

%

   

0.63

%

 

Shareholder Service Plan fees

   

0.17

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other expenses

   

1.08

%

   

0.67

%

   

0.66

%

   

0.63

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
   

1.64

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.02

%

 
Less: Fee waivers and/or
expense reimbursements(2)​
   

0.90

%

   

0.52

%

   

0.53

%

   

0.58

%

 
Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses after fee waivers
and/or expense
reimbursements
   

0.74

%

   

0.54

%

   

0.52

%

   

0.44

%

 

(1)  Harris Associates L.P. (the "Adviser") has contractually undertaken to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and expenses of Investor Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, and R6 Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, and extraordinary charges such as litigation costs, but including fees paid to the Adviser) ("annual operating expenses") of each class are limited to 0.74%, 0.54%, 0.52% and 0.44% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until January 27, 2024 and may only be modified by mutual agreement of the parties that, with respect to the Trust, includes a majority vote of the "non-interested" Trustees of the Trust. The Fund has agreed that each of Investor Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, and R6 Class will repay the Adviser for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 0.74%, 0.54%, 0.52% and 0.44% of the class' average net assets, respectively, or to exceed any lower limit in effect at the time of recoupment. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which the Adviser incurred the expense.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that

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you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses were those reflected in the table, inclusive of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

Although your actual returns and expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:

    Investor
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Institutional
Class
  R6
Class
 
1 Year  

$

76

   

$

55

   

$

53

   

$

45

   
3 Years    

429

     

285

     

281

     

267

   
5 Years    

807

     

534

     

528

     

507

   
10 Years    

1,868

     

1,247

     

1,235

     

1,195

   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 97% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of bonds and other fixed-income securities. These include, but are not limited to, investment grade corporate bonds; U.S. or non-U.S.-government and government-related obligations (such as, U.S. treasury securities); below investment-grade corporate bonds; agency and non-agency mortgage backed-securities; asset-backed securities; senior loans (such as, leveraged loans, bank loans, covenant lite loans, and/or floating rate loans); assignments; restricted securities (e.g., Rule 144A securities); and other fixed and floating rate instruments. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in bonds and other fixed-income securities, and other investments that the Adviser believes have similar economic characteristics, including other investment companies that provide investment exposure to such securities.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 25% of its assets in investment-grade fixed-income securities and may invest up to 35% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "high-yield" or "junk bonds"). The Fund considers fixed-income securities to be investment-grade if, at the time of investment, they are rated Baa3 or higher by Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's"), BBB- or higher by S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, or equivalently rated by any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO"), or, if unrated, deemed to be of comparable quality by the Adviser. The Fund considers fixed-income securities to be below investment-grade if, at the time of investment, they are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody's, BB+ or lower by S&P, or equivalently rated by any NRSRO, or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser

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to be of comparable quality. Only one rating is required and if a security is split rated, the Adviser assigns the lowest rating. The Fund invests in senior loans that are typically rated below investment-grade and to bear interest at a floating rate that periodically resets. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its net assets in defaulted corporate securities.

In seeking to achieve the objectives of the Fund, the Adviser may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and purchase or sell delayed-delivery securities. In addition, the Fund may invest in fixed income securities structured as fixed rate debt; floating rate debt; and debt that may not pay interest at the time of issuance. The Fund may also invest in inverse floaters, as well as interest-only and principal-only securities.

The Fund will prioritize differentiation through bottom-up, single-security selection across the major fixed income asset classes with a secondary focus on top-down asset allocation and interest rate and duration management. When selecting individual securities, the Adviser uses a bottom-up approach and seeks relative price appreciation by selecting securities the Adviser believes to be undervalued based on research and fundamental analysis and by making gradual adjustment in the average duration of the Fund's portfolio. The Adviser's investment strategy is a bottom-up process that first looks for opportunities by focusing on an individual issuer's default risk pricing and then incorporates top-down considerations such as interest rate forecasting, curve selection, and other macros factors.

The Adviser utilizes an investment approach that considers a quantitative valuation model combined with a qualitative ratings framework. The Fund's portfolio selection process uses a ranking structure with a defined "buy" and "sell" discipline that allocates investments among a list of approved issuers and considers an individual investment's risk reward profile, legal structure, and/or downside risk, among other factors. The Adviser actively manages the portfolio's asset class exposure using a top-down view of sector fundamentals. The Adviser rotates Fund portfolio assets among sectors in various markets in an effort to maximize return.

Under normal market conditions, the Adviser seeks to maintain an investment portfolio with a weighted average effective duration of no less than two years and no more than eight years. The duration of the Fund's portfolio may vary materially from its target, from time to time, and there is no assurance that the duration of the Fund's portfolio will meet its target.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred stocks. The Fund may also hold cash or short-term debt securities from time to time and for temporary defensive purposes.

The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards (including forward foreign currency contracts), and swap agreements (including credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, and total return swaps), for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to, managing the Fund's duration or its exposure to fixed income securities with different maturities, currencies, interest rates, individual issuers, or sectors. The Fund may also use options, including, but not limited to, buying and selling (writing) put and call options on individual stocks, when such use is desirable because of tax or other considerations.

In deciding which fixed income securities to buy and sell, the Adviser attempts to emphasize securities issued by companies with strong fundamentals and relatively

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limited anticipated volatility. These securities are selected with the same bottom-up investment process that underpins all of the Oakmark funds. The Fund uses a value investment philosophy in selecting its securities. This value investment philosophy, in the context of fixed-income securities, is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's credit default risk will converge with the Adviser's estimate of the credit default risk associated with a company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the value a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities that have credit risk priced significantly below what it believes the company's intrinsic value implies, allows the best opportunity to achieve the Fund's investment objective.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading. The Fund's investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will not alter its policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in bonds and other fixed-income securities, and other investments that the Adviser believes have similar economic characteristics, including other investment companies that provide investment exposure to such securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days' notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

As an investor in the Fund, you should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide fluctuations in the value of your Fund shares. Your investment in the Fund is subject to risks, including the possibility that the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad and the Adviser's evaluation of those events, and the success of the Adviser in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. As a result, when you redeem your Fund shares, they may be worth more or less than you paid for them.

Although the Fund makes every effort to achieve its investment objective, it cannot guarantee it will attain that investment objective. The following principal investment risks can significantly affect the Fund's performance:

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk the issuer or guarantor of a debt security will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations.

Call Risk. Upon the issuer's desire to call a security, or under other circumstances where a security is called, including when interest rates are low and issuers opt to repay the obligation underlying a "callable security" early, the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield and may not benefit from any increase in value that might otherwise result from declining interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund's yield and share price will fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates and there is a risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. In general, the prices of debt securities rise when interest rates fall, and the prices fall when interest rates rise. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest

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rates due to the current period of historically low rates. Inverse floaters earn interest at rates that vary inversely to changes in short-term interest rates. An inverse floater produces less income (and may produce no income) and may decline in value when market rates rise.

Liquidity Risk. Trading markets or a particular investment in which the Fund is invested, including securities of issuers located outside the United States, may become less liquid or even illiquid. Illiquid investments can be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that they may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them. This risk may be heightened with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries. The inability to sell an investment can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Government-Sponsored Entity Securities Risk. Some securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. and may only be supported by the right of the agency or instrumentality to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. There can be no assurance that the U.S. government will always provide financial support to those agencies or instrumentalities.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Sovereign debt instruments, including U.S. and non-U.S. debt instruments, are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay, refuse, or be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the size of the governmental entity's debt position in relation to the economy, its policy toward international lenders or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debt that a government does not pay, nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a government entity has not repaid may be collected.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities Risk. Below investment grade securities (commonly called junk bonds) are regarded as having predominately speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to pay principal and interest and carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default in the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default or have defaulted may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment.

Loan Interests Risk. Loan interests may be subject to restrictions on transfer. The Fund may be unable to sell its loan interests at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so. Therefore, at times loan interests may be illiquid. Loan interests may have extended settlement periods and also may be difficult to value. Interests in secured loans have the benefit of collateral securing a loan in which the Fund has an interest and, typically, there are restrictive covenants limiting the ability of the borrower to further encumber its assets. The value of the collateral may decline and may become insufficient to cover the amount owed on the loan. In the case of

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borrower default, bankruptcy or other insolvency laws may limit or delay the Fund's access to the collateral. Further, in the event of a default, lower tier secured loans and unsecured loans will generally be paid only if the value of the collateral exceeds the amount of the borrower's obligations to the senior secured lenders, and the remaining collateral may not sufficiently cover the full amount owed on the loan in which the Fund has an interest. Interests in loans can expose the Fund to the lender's credit risk and also may expose the Fund to the credit risk of the underlying borrower.

Covenant lite loans may contain fewer or no restrictive covenants compared to other loans. Accordingly, the Fund may experience relatively greater difficulty or delays in enforcing its rights on its holdings of certain covenant lite loans than its holdings of loans or securities with more traditional financial covenants, which may result in losses to the Fund. A loan interest may also be obtained by the assignment of all or a portion of the interests in a particular loan that are held by an original lender or a prior assignee. Normally, an assignee will succeed to all rights and obligations of its assignor with respect to the portion of the loan that is assigned. However, it is possible that the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of a loan assignment may differ from those held by the original lender or the assignor. When the fund receives a loan assignment, it is possible that the Fund could be held liable, or may be called upon to fulfill other obligations. A loan interest may not be deemed a security and, in such case, may not be afforded the same legal protections afforded securities under the federal securities laws.

The Fund may invest in loan interests that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or "LIBOR," as a "benchmark" or "reference rate" for various interest rate calculations. In July 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. LIBOR for many currencies and maturities ended at the end of 2021. LIBOR for remaining currencies and maturities is scheduled to end on June 30, 2023. The elimination of LIBOR (or changes or reforms to other reference rates) could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect the Fund's performance and may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR.

Restricted Securities Risk. Restricted securities may not be listed on an exchange and may not have an active trading market. Accordingly, the prices of these securities may be more difficult to determine than publicly traded securities and these securities may involve heightened risk as compared to investments in securities of publicly traded companies. In addition, restricted securities may be illiquid, and it can be difficult to sell them at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or the Fund may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value. Transaction costs may be higher for these securities. In addition, the Fund may get only limited information about the issuer of a restricted security.

Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. In addition to being subject to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (e.g., prepayment and extension, credit, liquidity and valuation risks), the values of mortgage- and asset-backed securities are influenced by the factors affecting the

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assets underlying the securities. The value of these securities may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. These securities are also subject to the risk of default on the underlying mortgages or assets, which may increase particularly during periods of market downturn. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the underlying assets will decrease the security's value.

Prepayment and Extension Risk. If borrowers pay back principal on certain fixed-income securities, such as mortgage- or asset-backed securities, before (prepayment) or after (extension) the market anticipates such payments, shortening or lengthening their duration, the Fund's performance could be impacted. In general, a debt security might be called or otherwise converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity due to an excess in cash flow to the issuer or due to a decline in interest rates. In the event there is a prepayment, the Fund would need to reinvest the proceeds, possibly in an investment offering a lower yield or interest rate. On the other hand, in general, slower payoffs or extension may occur if market interest rates rise, which has the effect of increasing the duration or interest rate risk of the impacted securities.

Other Investment Company Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies, its performance will be affected by the performance of those other investment companies. Investments in other investment companies are subject to the risks of the other investment companies' investments, as well as to the other investment companies' expenses.

Market Risk. The Fund is subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, economic, sanctions, global health crises or pandemics, environmental, or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, stability, and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment. In addition, securities markets tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible your investment may lose value regardless of the individual results of the companies in which the Fund invests. The magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which, at times, can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which the Fund invests may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events, such as global health crises or pandemics, and conditions that may not readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuer or the markets in which they trade. In addition, some companies may have substantial foreign operations or holdings and may involve additional risks relating to those markets, including but not limited to political, economic, regulatory, or other conditions in foreign countries, as well as currency exchange rates.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in securities issued by entities based outside the United States may involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the

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regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and markets are subject. These risks may be difficult to predict and may result in the Fund experiencing rapid and extreme value changes due to currency controls; trade barriers, sanctions and other protectionist trade policies (including those of the U.S.); different accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and legal standards and practices; political and diplomatic changes and developments; expropriation; changes in tax policy; a lack of available public information regarding non-U.S. issuers; greater market volatility; a lack of sufficient market liquidity; differing securities market structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of dividends. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in issuers located in developing and emerging countries, and in issuers in more developed countries that conduct substantial business in such developing and emerging countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between currencies may negatively affect an investment in non-U.S. securities. Different markets or regions may react to developments differently than one another or the U.S. Investments in securities issued by entities domiciled in the U.S. also may be subject to many of these risks. The Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. Although hedging may be used to protect the Fund from adverse currency movements, the use of such hedges may reduce or eliminate the potentially positive effect of currency revaluations on the Fund's total return, and there is no guarantee that the Fund's hedging strategy will be successful.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund's exposure to derivatives can involve investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investing in more traditional investments and sometimes the risks of these investments may be magnified in comparison. Derivative transactions may be volatile and can create leverage in the Fund, which may cause the Fund to lose more than the amount of assets initially invested. At times, derivatives may be highly illiquid, and the Fund may not be able to close out or sell a derivative at the desired time or price. If the Fund's derivative counterparty becomes unwilling or unable to honor its obligations, then the Fund may experience losses. This risk is greater for forward currency contracts, swaps and other over-the-counter traded derivatives. Changes in regulation relating to a mutual fund's use of derivatives and related instruments may limit the availability of derivatives, increase the costs of derivatives, or otherwise adversely affect the value of derivatives impacting the Fund's performance.

Additional risks associated with certain types of derivatives are discussed below:

Forward Contracts. Forward contracts do not have limitations on daily price movements. Changes in foreign exchange regulations by governmental authorities may affect the trading of forward contracts on currencies.

Futures. Futures contracts are subject to the risk that an exchange may impose price fluctuation limits, which may make it difficult or impossible for a fund to exit a position when desired.

Options. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If a strategy is applied at an inappropriate time or market conditions or trends are judged incorrectly, the use of options may lower the Fund's return. There can be no

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guarantee that the use of options will increase the Fund's return or income. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for various options.

Swaps. Generally, the risk of loss associated with swaps is limited to the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually obligated to make or, in the case of the counterparty defaulting, the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. However, if the Fund sells a credit default swap it may lose the entire notional amount of the swap.

Leverage Risk. Leverage may cause the Fund to be more volatile and can amplify changes in the Fund's net asset value Derivatives, when-issued and forward-settling securities, and borrowing may create leverage and can result in losses to the Fund that may accelerate the rate of losses and exceed the amount originally invested.

Variable and Floating Rate Instruments Risk. The value of variable and floating rate instruments may decline if market interest rates or the interest rates paid by such instruments do not fluctuate according to expectations since such instruments are less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments. Certain types of variable and floating rate instruments, such as interests in bank loans, may be subject to greater liquidity risk than other debt securities.

When-Issued and Forward-Settling Securities Risk. The value obtained in a when-issued or forward-settling transaction may be less favorable than the price or yield available in the market when the transaction takes place. Conversely, since the Fund is committed to buying such securities at a certain price, any change in the value of these securities, even prior to their issuance, affects the Fund's share value and therefore involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines before the settlement date.

Common Stock Risk. Common stocks are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders; therefore, the Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed.

Sector or Industry Risk. If the Fund has invested a higher percentage of its total assets in a particular sector or industry, changes affecting that sector or industry, or the perception of that sector or industry, may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund's overall portfolio. Individual sectors or industries may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market.

Value Style Risk. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the companies' intrinsic values or because the Adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform other investments during given periods.

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Currency Risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. To the extent that the Fund invests in securities or other instruments denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, changes in currency exchange rates could adversely impact the Fund's performance. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate abruptly and significantly and can be affected unpredictably by various factors, including investor perception and changes in interest rates; intervention, or failure to intervene, by governments, central banks, or supranational entities; or by currency controls or political developments in the U.S. or abroad. The Adviser may not be able to determine accurately the extent to which a security or its issuer is exposed to currency risk.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and may have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund's costs, negatively impact the Fund's performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and performance table below can help you evaluate the potential risk and reward of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class Shares from year to year. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes), as provided by the bar chart and performance table that follow, is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance table illustrates the volatility of the Fund's historical returns over various lengths of time and shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's Advisor Class and Institutional Class each commenced operations on June 10, 2020 and the R6 Class commenced operations on December 15, 2020. No performance information is presented for Investor Class because there were no Investor Class shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021. Updated performance information is available on Oakmark.com or by calling 1-800-OAKMARK (625-6275).

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  Since 2020, the highest and lowest quarterly returns for the Fund's Institutional Class Shares were:
• Highest quarterly return: 2.8%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2020
• Lowest quarterly return: -5.7%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2022
 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2022

Bond Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Institutional Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-11.12

%

   

None

     

None

   

Return after taxes on distributions

   

-12.23

%

   

None

     

None

   
Return after taxes on distributions
and sale of Fund shares
   

-6.55

%

   

None

     

None

   

Advisor Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-11.13

%

   

None

     

None

   

R6 Class

 

Return before taxes

   

-11.05

%

   

None

     

None

   
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index (does not reflect the
deduction of fees, expenses
or taxes)
   

-13.01

%

   

None

     

None

   
Lipper Core Plus Bond Fund Index
(does not reflect the deduction
of fees, expenses or taxes)
   

-13.55

%

   

None

     

None

   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are shown only for Institutional Class Shares. After-tax returns for Advisor Class Shares, and R6 Class Shares will vary from returns shown for Institutional Class Shares.

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INVESTMENT ADVISER

Harris Associates L.P. is the investment adviser to Bond Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

M. Colin Hudson, CFA and Adam D. Abbas manage the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Hudson is a Vice President, portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2005 and has managed the Fund since its inception in June 2020. Mr. Abbas is a portfolio manager and analyst of the Adviser. He joined the Adviser in 2018 and has managed the Fund since its inception in June 2020.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund's initial investment minimums generally are set forth in the table below. Once your account is open, subsequent investments may be made in any amount. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements.

    Through certain
intermediaries
held in
omnibus accounts(1)​
  For certain
retirement
plan
accounts
  For all
other
accounts
 

Investor Class(2)​

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000

(3)​

 

Advisor Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

100,000

   

Institutional Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

250,000

   

R6 Class

   

None

     

None

   

$

1,000,000

   

(1)  An omnibus account is a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's customer investments in the Fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.

(2)  Investor Class Shares of a Fund pay a service fee not to exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Investor Class Shares. This service fee is paid to third-party intermediaries who provide services for and/or maintain shareholder accounts.

(3)  For Investor Class Shares held directly with the Fund, a minimum initial investment of $500 is allowed for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, accounts set up with an automatic investment plan, and accounts set up with a payroll deduction plan.

Shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold (redeemed) on any business day, normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading. Such purchases and redemptions can be made directly with the Fund by writing to The Oakmark Funds, P.O. Box 219558 Kansas City, MO 64121-9558, or visiting Oakmark.com. Some redemptions may require a Medallion signature guarantee.

Purchases and redemptions can also be made through an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement plan service provider, or retirement plan sponsor. Intermediaries may impose their own minimum investment requirements. Although the Fund does not impose any sales charges on any class of shares, you may separately pay a commission, a transaction-based fee or other fee to your intermediary on your purchase and sale of those shares, which is not reflected in this prospectus. You may be eligible to transact in the other classes of shares that are offered by the Fund that have different fees and expenses. Please contact your intermediary for additional information.

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TAX INFORMATION

The Fund's distributions may be taxable to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are invested through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase shares of the Fund through an intermediary, the Fund and its distributor and/or the Adviser may pay the intermediary for services provided to the Fund and its shareholders. The Adviser and/or distributor may also pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary's website for more information.

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HOW THE FUNDS PURSUE THEIR
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

Oakmark Fund ("Oakmark Fund"), Oakmark Select Fund ("Select Fund"), Oakmark Global Fund ("Global Fund"), Oakmark Global Select Fund ("Global Select Fund"), Oakmark International Fund ("International Fund") and Oakmark International Small Cap Fund ("International Small Cap Fund") seek long-term capital appreciation. Oakmark Equity and Income Fund ("Equity and Income Fund") seeks income and preservation and growth of capital. Oakmark Bond Fund ("Bond Fund") seeks to maximize both current income and total return, consistent with prudent investment and principal protection management. (Each referred to as a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds" or "Oakmark Funds").

CHANGE IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Each Fund's investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Harris Associates Investment Trust (the "Trust") without shareholder approval. Shareholders will receive at least thirty days' written notice of any change in a Fund's investment objective. If the Board approves a change in a Fund's investment objective, you should consider whether that Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of your then current financial position and needs. There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its investment objective.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Oakmark Fund, Select Fund, Global Fund, Global Select Fund, International Fund, International Small Cap Fund and Equity and Income Fund:

Philosophy

The Funds use a value investment philosophy in selecting equity securities. This value investment philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a company's stock price converges with Harris Associates L.P.'s (the "Adviser") estimate of the company's intrinsic value. By "intrinsic value," the Adviser means its estimate of the price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire business. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what the Adviser believes is a company's intrinsic value presents the best opportunity to achieve a Fund's investment objective.

The Adviser uses this value investment philosophy to identify companies that have discounted stock prices compared to what the Adviser believes are the companies' intrinsic values. In assessing such companies, the Adviser looks for the following characteristics, although the companies selected may not have all of these attributes:

•  free cash flows;

•  earnings that are growing and are reasonably predictable; and

•  high level of company management alignment with shareholders.

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Key Tenets of the Oakmark Value Investment Philosophy:

1.  Buy businesses that are trading at a significant discount to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. At the time the Adviser buys a company, the Adviser wants the company's stock to be inexpensive relative to what it believes the entire business is worth.

2.  Invest with companies expected to grow shareholder value over time. Value investors can sometimes fall into the trap of buying a stock that is inexpensive for a reason—because the company just does not grow. The Adviser looks for businesses that are expected to achieve a combination of dividend yield and per-share growth in business value that is above-average.

3.  Invest with management teams that think and act as owners. The Adviser seeks out companies with management teams that understand the dynamics of per share value growth and are focused on achieving such growth. Stock ownership and incentives that align managements' interests with those of shareholders are key components of this analysis.

Process

In making its investment decisions, the Adviser uses a "bottom-up" approach focused on individual companies, rather than focusing on specific economic factors or specific industries. To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser uses independent, in-house research to analyze each company. The Adviser does not rely upon recommendations generated from other brokerage or investment firms, generally referred to as the "Street." As part of this selection process, the Adviser's analysts typically visit companies and conduct other research on the companies and their industries.

The chief consideration in the selection of stocks for the Funds is the size of the discount of a company's current stock price compared to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value. Once the Adviser identifies a stock that it believes is selling at a significant discount compared to the Adviser's estimate of the company's intrinsic value and that the company may have one or more of the additional qualities mentioned above, the Adviser may consider buying that stock for a Fund. The Adviser usually sells a stock when the price approaches its estimated intrinsic value. This means the Adviser sets specific "buy" and "sell" targets for each stock held by a Fund. The Adviser monitors each portfolio holding and adjusts those price targets as warranted to reflect changes in a company's fundamentals. When considering the selection of stocks for the Funds, the Adviser frequently evaluates whether corporate governance factors could have a negative or positive impact on the intrinsic value or risk profile of a potential investment. Governance factors considered may include, but are not limited to, an issuer's governance structure and other factors that are economically material to a given issuer. The Adviser also will evaluate social and environmental factors depending on the Adviser's view of the materiality of those factors relative to people, process and/or profit issues that affect the competitive position of the investment. To assess these factors, the Adviser may consider information derived from its ongoing dialogue with certain companies, proprietary research, and information from third-party sources. The Adviser will make investment decisions for the Funds that are not based solely on environmental, social, and governance considerations. The Adviser does not

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currently view certain types of investments, including cash, cash equivalents, currency positions, particular types of derivatives and other non-issuer specific instruments, as presenting environmental, social, and governance risks, opportunities and/or issues, and believes it is not practicable to evaluate such risks on these particular investments.

Bottom-Up Investment Process

All portfolio managers at the Adviser strive to abide by a consistent investment philosophy and process. This process involves a collective effort to identify what the managers believe are the best values in the marketplace. Each Fund manager typically constructs a focused portfolio from a list of approved stocks, built on a stock by stock basis from the bottom up. The following chart illustrates this bottom-up process:

Managing Risk

The Adviser tries to manage some of the risks of investing in common stocks by purchasing stocks whose prices it considers low relative to the companies' intrinsic value. The Adviser also continuously monitors each portfolio company.

For Equity and Income Fund, the Adviser attempts to manage the risks of investing in debt by conducting independent evaluations of the creditworthiness of the issuers and by actively managing the average duration of the Fund's portfolio holdings in anticipation of interest rate changes.

Furthermore, for Global Fund, Global Select Fund, International Fund and International Small Cap Fund, the Adviser attempts to manage some of the risks of investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers by considering the relative political and economic stability of a company's home country, the company's ownership structure, and the company's accounting practices.

Equity Securities

The types of equity securities in which each Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks and warrants or other similar rights and convertible securities. The chief consideration in selecting an equity security for a Fund is the size of the discount of the market price relative to the Adviser's estimate of the intrinsic value of the company.

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Debt Securities

Each Fund may invest in debt securities of both governmental and corporate issuers. Each of Oakmark Fund, Select Fund, Global Fund and Global Select Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets (each, valued at the time of investment), and each of International Fund and International Small Cap Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets (each, valued at the time of investment) in debt securities. Equity and Income Fund may invest up to 60% of its assets (valued at the time of investment) in debt securities rated at the time of purchase within the two highest ratings assigned by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or by S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global ("S&P"). Each Fund (other than Equity and Income Fund) may invest in debt securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly called junk bonds), with no minimum rating requirement for the debt securities in which those Funds may invest. Equity and Income Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in debt securities that are unrated or rated below investment grade. Descriptions of the ratings used by S&P and Moody's are included in Appendix A to the Statement of Additional Information.

Portfolio Structure

The Adviser believes that holding a relatively small number of stocks allows its "best ideas" to have a meaningful impact on Fund performance; therefore, the portfolio of each Fund, except International Fund, International Small Cap Fund, Select Fund and Global Select Fund, typically holds thirty to sixty stocks rather than hundreds. International Fund typically holds forty-five to sixty-five stocks rather than hundreds. International Small Cap Fund typically holds forty to seventy stocks rather than hundreds. Select Fund and Global Select Fund each generally holds approximately twenty stocks in its portfolio. The Funds may invest in small-, mid-, and large-capitalization companies, but Select Fund generally invests in securities of large- and mid-capitalization companies, and Oakmark Fund and Global Select Fund generally invest in securities of larger capitalization companies.

The Adviser's value investment philosophy also emphasizes investing for the long-term. The Adviser believes that the market will ultimately discover these undervalued companies, so it gives them the time such recognition requires. The Adviser has found that generally it takes three to five years for the gap between stock price and intrinsic value to narrow. Therefore, successful implementation of this value investment philosophy requires that the Funds and their shareholders have a long-term investment horizon.

Bond Fund:

Philosophy

The Fund uses a value-oriented investment philosophy to select fixed-income securities. This philosophy is based upon the belief that, over time, a security's price converges with Harris Associates L.P.'s (the "Adviser") estimate of its fair value. The Adviser believes that investing in securities priced significantly below what the Adviser believes is a security's fair value presents the best opportunity to achieve a

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Fund's investment objective. To determine this, the Adviser abides by the following fixed-income tenets:

•  Buy positions at a discount to our fair value

•  Invest in companies expected to reduce default risk over time

•  Maintain a discipline around adding and selling positions consistent with fair value framing

The Adviser's philosophy emphasizes bottom-up credit selection while overlaying a top-down portfolio construction approach to arrive at portfolio weightings for the Fund's investments. Bottom-up security decisions are driven by in-depth credit research that utilizes the Adviser's quantitative and qualitative valuation framework to identify the highest risk-adjusted expected return opportunities. This approach focuses on individual securities rather than specific economic factors or specific sectors.

Fixed Income Investment Process

The Fund deploys a fundamental, value-based investment framework with a bias toward individual security selection in concert with active, top-down fixed-income asset class, interest rate and portfolio duration management. The Fund's fixed income process involves a collective effort to identify what the managers believe are the best values in the marketplace. The following chart illustrates how the managers typically construct a portfolio based on the fixed income process:

To facilitate its selection of investments that meet the criteria described above, the Adviser primarily uses independent, in-house research. The Adviser does not rely upon recommendations gathered from other brokerage or investment firms, generally referred to as the "Street." The top-down portfolio overlay is driven by an analysis of forward-looking economic indicators along with the Adviser's yield curve and interest rate forecasts. When considering the selection of investments for the Fund, the Adviser frequently evaluates whether corporate governance factors could have a negative or positive impact on the intrinsic value or risk profile of a potential

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investment. Governance factors considered may include, but are not limited to, an issuer's governance structure and other factors that are economically material to a given issuer. The Adviser also will evaluate social and environmental factors depending on the Adviser's view of the materiality of those factors relative to people, process and/or profit issues that affect the competitive position of the investment. To assess these factors, the Adviser may consider information derived from its ongoing dialogue with certain companies, proprietary research, and information from third-party sources. The Adviser will make investment decisions for the Fund that are not based solely on environmental, social, and governance considerations. The Adviser does not currently view certain types of investments, including cash, cash equivalents, currency positions, particular types of derivatives and other non-issuer specific instruments, as presenting environmental, social, and governance risks, opportunities and/or issues, and believes it is not practicable to evaluate such risks on these particular investments.

The Adviser believes that holding a smaller number of securities allows its "best ideas" to have a meaningful impact on the Fund's performance. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio will typically hold less securities than fixed income indexes and typical fixed income-oriented open-end funds.

Managing Risk

The Adviser attempts to manage the risks of investing in fixed-income securities by conducting independent evaluations of the creditworthiness of the issuers and by actively managing the average duration of the Fund's portfolio holdings in anticipation of interest rate changes. The three-pronged approach includes liquidity analysis, scenario stress tests and portfolio analytic reviews.

Portfolio Structure

The Adviser seeks to optimize the number of positions in an attempt to increase security selection attribution and minimize execution costs, while balancing key risks; therefore, the portfolio of the Fund typically holds 90-100 positions. Under normal market conditions, the Adviser seeks to maintain an investment portfolio with a weighted average effective duration of no less than two years and no more than eight years. The duration of the Fund's portfolio may vary materially from its target, from time to time, and there is no assurance that the duration of the Fund's portfolio will meet its target.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in bonds and other fixed-income securities, and other investments that the Adviser believes have similar economic characteristics, including other investment companies that provide investment exposure to such securities. The Fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in U.S. securities.

Fixed-Income Securities

The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of high-quality bonds and other fixed-income securities. Fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include investment grade corporate bonds; U.S. or non-U.S.-government and government-related obligations (such as, U.S. treasury securities); below investment-grade corporate bonds; agency mortgage backed-securities; commercial mortgage- and asset-backed securities; senior loans (including leveraged loans, bank loans, and/or

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floating rate loans); assignments; restricted securities (e.g., Rule 144A securities); and other fixed and floating rate instruments. The Fund generally will purchase loans from banks or other financial institutions through assignments or participations.

INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES

In addition to the techniques described in each Fund's summary section, each of the Funds may employ the following techniques in pursuing the principal investment strategies described above.

Currency Exchange Transactions. Each Fund may engage in currency exchange transactions either on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate for purchasing or selling currency prevailing in the foreign exchange market or through a forward currency exchange contract ("forward contract"). A forward contract is an agreement that involves the exchange of two different currencies on a specific future date at a fixed rate that was agreed upon at the inception of the contract. Forward contracts are usually entered into with banks, foreign exchange dealers or broker-dealers, are not exchange-traded and are usually for less than one year, but may be renewed.

Forward currency transactions may involve currencies of the different countries that a Fund may invest in, or be exposed to, and are designed to serve as hedges against possible variations in the exchange rates for currencies. The Funds' forward currency transactions are limited to transaction hedging and portfolio hedging. Transaction hedging is the purchase or sale of a forward contract with respect to specific receivables or payables of a Fund accruing in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities.

Portfolio hedging uses of a forward contract on an actual or anticipated portfolio securities position that is denominated or quoted in a particular currency or exposed to foreign currency fluctuation. The Funds may engage in portfolio hedging with respect to the currency of a particular country in amounts approximating actual or anticipated positions in securities denominated in, or exposed to, a specific currency or currencies. When a Fund owns or anticipates owning securities in countries whose currencies are linked, the Fund may aggregate such positions as to the currency hedged.

A Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies, and the Fund will be subject to increased illiquidity and counterparty risk because forward contracts are not traded on an exchange and often are not standardized. In addition, a Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such contracts at prices that approximate those at which a Fund could sell them if they were more widely traded. The limited liquidity of forward contracts also can affect their market price, thereby adversely affecting a Fund's net asset value. Counterparty risk associated with forward contracts is the risk that changes in the credit quality of a company that serves as a Fund's counterparty with respect to forward contract transactions supported by that party's credit, may affect the value of those instrumen