Oakmark International Small Cap Fund to Close to New Investors

Harris Associates, the investment advisor to the Oakmark International Small Cap Fund, announced today that with the fund topping $325 million in assets, it will close to new investors as of May 10. Existing shareholders, however, may continue to purchase additional shares and reinvest dividends and capital gains.

"We are closing the fund to new investors as a result of strong performance and stock cash inflows," said David Herro, co-portfolio manager of the fund along with Michael Welsh. Year-to-date through May 3, the fund has returned 15.5%, and for the one year trailing, the fund is up 20.7%, according to Morningstar. By comparision, the S&P 500 is down 6.2% for the same period year to date, and down 12.9% for the one year trailing, according to Morningstar.

"Limiting asset growth allows us to maintain investment flexibility and to remain true to the fund's mandate, [which is] to invest in small-cap companies based outside of the U.S.," Herro said. "We’ve closed other funds in our family before, always with our shareholders’ best interests in mind," he added.

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