CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
Ma
y 01, 2023
TO: City Council
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ROM: Department of Administrative Services
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UBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED March 31, 2023
The City has contracted with an investment advisory firm, Insight Investment LLC (“Insight”). As part of the City’s agreement with Insight, they p repare the Monthly Investment Report. Data provided by Insight is attached. Information contained in that report is summarized below:
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ercentage of the portfolio represented by each investment category o Cash and Cash Equivalents: 59%
o U.S. Treasury: 11%
o U.S. Agencies: 17%
o Corporate Bonds: 13%
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listing of individual securities held at the end of the reporting period by authorized investment category. Includes the type of investment, name of the issuer, security or certificate number. Coupon, discount, or earnings rate; (shown under “Coupon” for each investment listed).
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eighted Average Maturity of Advisor Managed Investments: 2.10 years • W
eighted Average Yield on Advisor Managed portfolio: 2.23% The fair market value of a portfolio invested in debt securities changes from month to month and typically moves in the opposite direction of the change in interest rates demanded by the marketplace for the period in question. For example, per the U.S. Department of The Treasury’s website, annualized Treasury Yield Curve Rates for three-year treasury notes decreased from 4.51% on February 28, 2023 to 3.81% on March 31, 2023.
A Fixed Income Market Review through March 31, 2023 is included to provide the current economic conditions.
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he fair market value of all investments as of March 31, 202 3 held by the City (excluding investments held by bond trustee): $238,500,295.
The portfolio is in compliance with the City’s Statement of Investment Policy . The City has sufficient liquidity to meet expenditure requirements for at least the next six months.
C arolyn Johnson, Deputy City Treasurer
Administrative Services Director
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repared by: Eric Sanchez, Staff Accountant
AGENDA ITEM NO.
Consent (4)
City Managed Assets % Return
CAMP 5,290,011$ 2% 4.80%
LAIF 134,740,081$ 57% 2.83%
Total Internally Managed 140,030,092$ 59%
Weighted Average Yield 2.90%
Days
Effective Average Duration - Internal 1
Weighted Average Maturity - Internal 1
Advisor Managed Assets % Return
Cash 18,750.00 0% 1.00%
Treasury Securities 26,120,491$ 11% 2.24%
Instrumentality Securities 41,419,399$ 17% 2.33%
Corporate 30,930,313$ 13% 2.10%
Total Externally Managed 98,488,953$ 41%
Weighted Average Yield 2.23%
Years
Effective Average Duration - External 1.92
Weighted Average Maturity - External 2.10
Total Portfolio Assets % Return
CAMP 5,290,011$ 2% 4.80%
LAIF 134,740,081$ 57% 2.83%
Treasury Securities 26,120,491$ 11% 2.24%
Instrumentality Securities 41,419,399$ 17% 2.33%
Corporate 30,930,313$ 13% 2.10%
Total Portfolio Assets 238,500,295$
Weighted Average Yield 2.63%
Years
Effective Average Duration - Total 0.79
Weighted Average Maturity - Total 0.87
Portfolio Change
Beginning Balance
Ending Balance
* Note: All data for external assets was provided by the client and is believed to be accurate.
Insight Investment does not manage the external assets and this report is provided for the client's use.
Market values are presented.
238,500,295$
237,062,264$
Monthly Consolidated Portfolio Report
March 31, 2023
City of Simi Valley
CAMP, 2%
LAIF, 57%
Treasury
Securities, 11%
Instrumentality
Securities, 17%
Corporate,
13%
CAMP
2%
LAIF
57%
Treasury
Securities
11%
Instrumentality
Securities
17%
Corporate
13%
2 FIXED INCOME MARKET REVIEW
As of March 31, 2023
CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
Chart 1: The use of the Fed’s “discount window” liquidity facility spiked Source: Federal Reserve, March 31, 2023
Chart 2: Core services inflation showed no signs of flagging Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Insight calculations, March 31, 2023 Economic Indicators and Monetary Policy
The market became concerned about the health of the banking sector. Silicon Valley Bank became the largest bank failure since Lehman Brothers in 2008, with Signature Bank failing the same weekend, given depositor concerns. All deposits, including those uninsured by the FDIC, were protected, but other banks, principally First Republic, drew market attention. The Federal Reserve (Fed) introduced a new liquidity facility to address interest rate risks on bank balance sheets, and the use of its existing “discount window” facility spiked to even higher levels than in 2008 (Chart 1). Concerns spilled over to Europe, and regulators engineering a takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS through an all-share sale, while Credit Suisse’s AT1 bond instruments were written off.
The FOMC raised the Fed Funds rate by 0.25%, taking The Fed Funds rate to a 4.75%-5% range.
Market probabilities going into the meeting were finely balanced between a hike and a pause.
The Fed addressed banking sector concerns stating
The US banking system is sound and
resilient
but