- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- Harris Associates LP Chicago IL United States of America 60606
- IPO Date
- Oct 2, 2006
- Business
- Oakmark Global Select Fund Investor Class (OAKWX) is a non-diversified open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation through a concentrated portfolio of approximately 20-24 U.S. and non-U.S. large-cap common stocks selected via a value investment philosophy. The fund invests in undervalued companies across sectors including consumer staples, health care, financials, industrials, and consumer discretionary; top holdings as of September 30, 2025, include Sysco (6.7%), IQVIA Holdings (6.3%), Reckitt Benckiser Group (5.5%), Becton Dickinson (5.4%), and Prosus (5.2%). It offers Investor Class shares (OAKWX, expense ratio 1.13%), alongside Advisor (OAYWX), Institutional (OANWX), and R6 (OAZWX) classes with varying minimums and lower fees; the fund emphasizes high active share (96.4% vs. MSCI World Index), low turnover (44%), and global geographic exposure with 54.5% in the United States, 9.7% in the United Kingdom, 8.4% in Germany, 6.2% in France, and smaller allocations to the Netherlands, China, Switzerland, and Denmark.
Managed by a team at Harris Associates L.P. including David G. Herro, CFA (since 1992), Tony Coniaris, CFA (since 1999), Eric Liu, CFA (since 2009), Colin Hudson, CFA (since 2005), and John A. Sitarz, CFA, CPA (since 2013), the fund was launched on October 2, 2006, and had total net assets of $1.0 billion as of September 30, 2025. Harris Associates L.P., founded in 1976 and headquartered at 111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, Illinois, serves as investment adviser and is owned by Natixis Investment Managers. The fund targets institutional, high-net-worth, and retail investors seeking global large-stock value exposure in the Morningstar Global Large-Stock Value category.
Recent developments include portfolio adjustments such as new purchases in Targa Resources and Union Pacific, and sales of BlackRock, Centene, and Kenvue as of third-quarter 2025; the fund maintained strong performance with 17.30% year-to-date total return through September 30, 2025, amid sector contributions from consumer discretionary and staples. Harris | Oakmark expanded its offerings with the December 11, 2025, launch of the Oakmark Global Large Cap ETF (OAKG), managed by the same team and holding 30-60 global stocks, alongside the Oakmark International Large Cap ETF (OAKI), building on the prior introduction of the U.S.-focused Oakmark U.S. Large Cap ETF (OAKM) in December 2024. These ETF launches reflect a strategic shift toward providing value investing strategies in transparent, tax-efficient ETF structures for broader investor access.