0000861457 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:C000019235Member oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:C000019236Member oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:C000019237Member oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:C000019238Member oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:C000019239Member oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:C000109837Member oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:C000019235Member rr:AfterTaxesOnDistributionsMember oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:C000019235Member rr:AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSalesMember oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:MSCIACWorldAAAAMember oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 0000861457 oppenheimer:S000007055Member oppenheimer:MSCIworldIndexAAAAMember oppenheimer:AAAAMember 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 xbrli:pure iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares 485BPOS 2012-09-30 OPPENHEIMER GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND 0000861457 false 2013-01-28 2013-01-25 2013-01-28 <div style="display: none">~ http://xbrl.sec.gov/rr/role/RiskReturnDetailData column period compact * row dei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxis compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * row rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row rr_PerformanceMeasureAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> Investment Objective.</b> The Fund seeks capital appreciation consistent with preservation of principal, while providing current income.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> Fees and Expenses of the Fund.</b> This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold or redeem shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you (or you and your spouse) invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in certain funds in the Oppenheimer family of funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "About Your Account" beginning on page 13 of the prospectus and in the sections "How to Buy Shares" beginning on page 59 and "Appendix A" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):</b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> Example.</b> The following 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 in a class of shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be as follows: </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> If shares are redeemed </b></p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> If shares are not redeemed </b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> Portfolio Turnover.</b> 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 the 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 57% of the average value of its portfolio.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> Principal Investment Strategies.</b> The Fund invests mainly in equity securities of issuers in the U.S. and foreign countries. The portfolio manager expects some of those securities to pay dividends, which would produce income for the Fund. The Fund currently emphasizes investments in equities, but it may also invest in debt securities and may invest up to 25% of its assets in "lower-grade" securities, commonly known as "junk bonds." The Fund is not required to allocate any set percentage of its assets to any particular country or allocate any set percentage to seek capital appreciation or income.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> Typically, the Fund invests in a number of different countries and can invest in any country, including countries with developing or emerging markets. However, the Fund currently emphasizes its investments in developed markets. As a fundamental policy, the Fund normally will invest in at least four countries, including the United States. </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> The Fund does not limit its investments to companies in a particular capitalization range, but currently invests a substantial portion of its assets in small- and mid-sized companies (currently, those having a market capitalization less than $11 billion). </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> The portfolio manager looks for U.S. and foreign companies with high growth potential that he believes have reasonably priced stocks in relation to overall stock market valuations. The portfolio manager looks for growth opportunities such as companies in industries with substantial barriers to new competition, for example, businesses with high start-up costs or patent protection. The Fund may also invest in securities of issuers in "special situations," such as mergers, reorganizations, restructurings or other unusual events. </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> The portfolio manager also considers the effect of worldwide trends on the growth of particular business sectors and looks for companies that may benefit from those trends. The trends currently considered include: mass affluence, new technologies, corporate restructuring and demographic changes. At times, the Fund might seek to take advantage of changes in the business cycle by investing in companies or industries that are sensitive to those changes. The portfolio manager does not invest any fixed amount of the Fund's assets according to these criteria and the trends that are considered may change over time. The portfolio manager monitors individual issuers for changes in these factors which may trigger a decision to sell a security, but does not require a decision to do so.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> Principal Risks.</b> The price of the Fund's shares can go up and down substantially. The value of the Fund's investments may change because of broad changes in the markets in which the Fund invests or because of poor investment selection, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them. <i>These risks mean that you can lose money by investing in the Fund.</i> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Main Risks of Investing in Stock.</b> The value of the Fund's portfolio may be affected by changes in the stock markets. Stock markets may experience significant short-term volatility and may fall sharply at times. Different stock markets may behave differently from each other and U.S. stock markets may move in the opposite direction from one or more foreign stock markets.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The prices of individual stocks generally do not all move in the same direction at the same time and a variety of factors can affect the price of a particular company's stock. These factors may include, but are not limited to: poor earnings reports, a loss of customers, litigation against the company, general unfavorable performance of the company's sector or industry, or changes in government regulations affecting the company or its industry.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> At times, the Fund may emphasize investments in a particular industry or economic or market sector. To the extent that the Fund increases its emphasis on investments in a particular industry or sector, the value of its investments may fluctuate more in response to events affecting that industry or sector, such as changes in economic conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than others. </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Main Risks of Debt Securities.</b> Debt securities may be subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, extension risk and event risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make interest and principal payments on the security as they become due. If an issuer fails to pay interest or repay principal, the Fund's income or share value might be reduced. Adverse news about an issuer or a downgrade in an issuer's credit rating, for any reason, can also reduce the market value of the issuer's securities. Interest rate risk is the risk that when prevailing interest rates fall, the values of already-issued debt securities generally rise; and when prevailing interest rates rise, the values of already-issued debt securities generally fall, and they may be worth less than the amount the Fund paid for them. When interest rates change, the values of longer-term debt securities usually change more than the values of shorter-term debt securities. When interest rates fall, debt securities may be repaid more quickly than expected and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as "prepayment risk." When interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as "extension risk." Interest rate changes normally have different effects on variable or floating rate securities than they do on securities with fixed interest rates. Event risk is the risk that an issuer could be subject to an event, such as a buyout or debt restructuring, that interferes with its ability to make timely interest and principal payments and cause the value of its debt securities to fall.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <i> <b>Special Risks of Below-Investment-Grade Securities.</b> </i> Below-investment-grade debt securities may be subject to greater price fluctuations and have a greater risk that the issuer might not be able to pay interest and principal when due. The market for below-investment-grade securities may be less liquid and they may be harder to value or to sell at an acceptable price, especially during times of market volatility or decline.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> <i>Fixed-Income Market Risks</i> </b>. Economic and other market developments can adversely affect fixed-income securities markets in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. At times, participants in debt securities markets may develop concerns about the ability of certain issuers of debt securities to make timely principal and interest payments, or they may develop concerns about the ability of financial institutions that make markets in certain debt securities to facilitate an orderly market. Those concerns can cause increased volatility in those debt securities or debt securities markets. Under some circumstances, as was the case during the latter half of 2008 and early 2009, those concerns could cause reduced liquidity in certain debt securities markets. A lack of liquidity or other adverse credit market conditions may hamper the Fund's ability to sell the debt securities in which it invests or to find and purchase suitable debt instruments.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Main Risks of Growth Investing.</b> If a growth company's earnings or stock price fails to increase as anticipated, or if its business plans do not produce the expected results, its securities may decline sharply. Growth companies may be newer or smaller companies that may experience greater stock price fluctuations and risks of loss than larger, more established companies. Newer growth companies tend to retain a large part of their earnings for research, development or investments in capital assets. Therefore, they may not pay any dividends for some time. Growth investing has gone in and out of favor during past market cycles and is likely to continue to do so. During periods when growth investing is out of favor or when markets are unstable, it may be more difficult to sell growth company securities at an acceptable price. Growth stocks may also be more volatile than other securities because of investor speculation.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Main Risks of Small- and Mid-Sized Companies.</b> The stock prices of small- and mid-sized companies may be more volatile and their securities may be more difficult to sell than those of larger companies. They may not have established markets, may have fewer customers and product lines, may have unseasoned management or less management depth and may have more limited access to financial resources. Smaller companies may not pay dividends or provide capital gains for some time, if at all.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Main Risks of Foreign Investing.</b> Foreign securities are subject to special risks. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to, which may make it difficult for the Fund to evaluate a foreign company's operations or financial condition. A change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in that foreign currency and in the value of any income or distributions the Fund may receive on those securities. The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in the settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the United States or abroad, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, or other political and economic factors. These risks may be greater for investments in developing or emerging market countries.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> <i>Special Risks of Developing and Emerging Markets.</i> </b> The economies of developing or emerging market countries may be more dependent on relatively few industries that may be highly vulnerable to local and global changes. The governments of developing and emerging market countries may also be more unstable than the governments of more developed countries. These countries generally have less developed securities markets or exchanges, and less developed legal and accounting systems. Securities may be more difficult to sell at an acceptable price and may be more volatile than securities in countries with more mature markets. The value of developing or emerging market currencies may fluctuate more than the currencies of countries with more mature markets. Investments in developing or emerging market countries may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, including confiscatory taxation, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, restrictions on foreign ownership of local companies and restrictions on withdrawing assets from the country. Investments in securities of issuers in developing or emerging market countries may be considered speculative.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> <i>Time-Zone Arbitrage.</i> </b> The Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in U.S. or foreign markets. If the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in foreign markets, it may be exposed to "time-zone arbitrage" attempts by investors seeking to take advantage of differences in the values of foreign securities that might result from events that occur after the close of the foreign securities market on which a security is traded and before the Fund's net asset value is calculated. If such time-zone arbitrage were successful, it might dilute the interests of other shareholders. The Fund's use of "fair value pricing" to adjust certain market prices of foreign securities may help deter those activities.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> Who Is the Fund Designed For?</b> The Fund is designed primarily for investors seeking capital appreciation over the long term from a fund that invests in U.S. and foreign issuers. Those investors should be willing to assume the risks of short-term share price fluctuations that are typical for a fund focusing on stocks and foreign securities. The Fund is not a complete investment program and may not be appropriate for all investors. You should carefully consider your own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b> An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. </b> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>The Fund's Past Performance. </b>The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance (for Class A Shares) from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past investment performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information is available by calling the toll-free number on the back of this prospectus and on the Fund's website: <u> https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/GlobalOpportunitiesFund </u> </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">Sales charges and taxes are not included in the calculations and the returns would be lower if they were. During the period shown, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 33.92% (2nd Qtr 09) and the lowest return was -25.26% (3rd Qtr 02). For the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 the cumulative return before sales charges and taxes was 10.28%.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;">The following table shows the average annual total returns for each class of the Fund's shares. After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns, depending on your individual tax situation, may differ from those shown and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for only one class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.</p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> Performance information for Class I shares will be provided after those shares have one full calendar year of performance. </p> <p style="font-size:12;padding-top:2;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;"> <b>Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31, 2012</b></p> <div style="display:none">~http://oppenheimer/role/ShareholderFeesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact oppenheimer_S000007055Member ~</div> 0.0575 0 0 0 0 0 <div style="display:none">~ http://oppenheimer/role/OperatingExpensesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact oppenheimer_S000007055Member ~</div> 0.0072 0.0024 0.0026 0.0122 0 0.0122 0.0072 0.01 0.0052 0.0224 -0.0013 0.0211 0.0072 0.01 0.0025 0.0197 0 0.0197 0.0072 0.005 0.0035 0.0157 0 0.0157 0.0072 0 0.0021 0.0093 0 0.0093 0.0072 0 0.0004 0.0076 0 0.0076 <div style="display:none">~ http://oppenheimer/role/ExpenseExampleAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact oppenheimer_S000007055Member ~</div> 693 716 302 261 95 78 942 995 624 500 298 244 1211 1401 1073 862 517 424 1976 2089 2318 1882 1148 946 <div style="display:none">~ http://oppenheimer/role/ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact oppenheimer_S000007055Member ~</div> 693 216 202 161 95 78 942 695 624 500 298 244 1211 1201 1073 862 517 424 1976 2089 2318 1882 1148 946 <div style="display:none">~ http://oppenheimer/role/BarChartDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact oppenheimer_S000007055Member ~</div> 0.5725 0.2988 0.1743 0.11 0.0358 -0.4192 0.7579 0.1263 -0.0924 0.1028 <div style="display:none">~ http://oppenheimer/role/PerformanceTableDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact oppenheimer_S000007055Member ~</div> 0.0394 0.0353 0.0256 0.0428 0.0843 0.0889 0.1059 0.1613 0.1583 0.0164 0.0087 0.011 0.0164 0.0208 0.0251 0.0317 -0.0116 -0.0118 0.1158 0.1033 0.0981 0.1171 0.1139 0.1186 0.1262 0.0811 0.0751 An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you (or you and your spouse) invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in certain funds in the Oppenheimer family of funds. 0.57 25000 The price of the Fund's shares can go up and down substantially. The value of the Fund's investments may change because of broad changes in the markets in which the Fund invests or because of poor investment selection, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them. These risks mean that you can lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund's past investment performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future For the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 the cumulative return before sales charges and taxes was 10.28%. 0.1028 2012-12-31 highest return for a calendar quarter was 33.92% (2nd Qtr 09) 0.3392 lowest return was -25.26% (3rd Qtr 02) -0.2526 https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/fund/GlobalOpportunitiesFund After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns, depending on your individual tax situation, may differ from those shown and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for only one class and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. 1990-10-22 1995-10-10 1993-12-01 2001-03-01 2001-02-01 0 0.05 0.01 0.01 0 0 The Fund has changed its benchmark from the MSCI World Index to the MSCI AC World Index, which it believes is a more appropriate measure of the Fund's performance. The Fund will not show performance for the MSCI World Index in its next annual update. The Fund's transfer agent has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for Classes B, C, N and Y shares to 0.35% of average annual net assets perclass per fiscal year, and to 0.30% of average annual net assets per fiscal year for Class A shares. This fee waiver and/or expense limitation may not be amended or withdrawn until one year from the date of this prospectus. The Fund has changed its benchmark from the MSCI World Index to the MSCI AC World Index, which it believes is a more appropriate measure of the Fund's performance. The Fund will not show performance for the MSCI World Index in its next annual update.