The Oakmark Funds are advised by Harris Associates L.P. an autonomous subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, L.P.
Learn more about the principles and philosophy behind our funds at HarrisAssoc.com.
Partner and Portfolio Manager
Kevin Grant has been a manager of the Oakmark Fund since 2000. He is also an investment analyst on the U.S. research team at Harris Associates, which he joined in 1988, and is an executive vice president of the Oakmark Funds.
Mr. Grant earned an M.B.A. from Loyola University of Chicago (1991) and a B.S. in computer science from the University of Wisconsin (1987).
News
March 19, 2021
After more than 33 years of distinguished service, Co-Chairman and Co-Portfolio Manager Kevin Grant will retire at the end of this year. Upon Mr....
At Oakmark, we don’t have an opinion about how equities will perform this year, if a recession will start or if the political parties will produce pro-growth candidates for 2020. As long-term investors, we don’t think it matters.
Commentary
Oakmark Fund: Second Quarter 2021
July 8, 2021
Following an unusually elevated year of portfolio turnover (at least by Oakmark standards), we added just one new position to the portfolio during the second quarter. That’s not to say we weren’t active. We...
Oakmark Fund: First Quarter 2021
March 31, 2021
The economic recovery that began late last year carried into the first quarter, benefitting many of our cyclical holdings. Both interest rates and oil prices increased meaningfully during the recent quarter, helping many of...
Oakmark Fund: Fourth Quarter 2020
December 31, 2020
Enthusiasm about the efficacy and timing of the Covid-19 vaccines benefitted many of our most economically sensitive, cyclical holdings during the quarter.