Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals A LW  OPGSX.LW
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
What is this?
As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Precious Metals Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-06-30
Day Change
$ -0.27
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 37.12
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
81.87%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
2,699
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals A LW
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Precious Metals
Index: ML USD LIBOR 3m Cnstnt Mat!
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1983-07-19 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 81.87 226.37 16.48 21.24 18.03 8.83
+/- Category 44.92 119.70 8.78 6.94 0.76 ---
+/- ML USD LIBOR 3m Cnstnt Mat! 80.91 225.01 12.82 17.47 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 59.92 40.75 15.09 19.88 17.13 9.03
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 53.41 129.63 9.78 18.52 18.03 8.83
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 125.46 7.10 15.95 16.08 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 83.09 6.77 14.69 15.04 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 62 funds), (5 yrs : out of 61 funds), (10 yrs : out of 36 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 0.00
US Treasuries 0.00
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 0.00
Mortgage 0.00
Mortgage Pass-Thru 0.00
Mortgage CMO 0.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 0.00
US Corporate 0.00
Asset-Backed 0.00
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 0.00
Foreign Corp 0.00
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 100.00
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.4
Stocks 99.6
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 90.9
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-06-30 Data through 2009-06-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 71 Turnover % 81
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 46.80 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Data through 2009-06-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1983-07-19
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Shanquan Li  (1997-07-01)
Li was a senior quantitative analyst in the Investment Management Policy Group of Brown Brothers Harriman before joining Oppenheimer Funds. Prior to that, he was a consultant for Acadian Asset Management, Inc. Before entering the investment business, Shanquan was associate director and senior researcher of the Development Research Center of the State Council, a think tank for the Chinese government.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-10-28)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.05
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-06-30)
Correspondence Information
6803 South Tucson Way
N/a
Centennial,  CO  80112-3924
United States
Telephone:
800-225-5677
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.