CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
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ugust 19, 2024
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 July 31, 2024
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: 50%
o U.S. Treasury: 16%
o U.S. Agencies: 19%
o Corporate Bonds: 15%
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listing of individual securities held at the end of the reporting period by authorized investment category, including 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: 2.40 years • W
eighted Average Yield on Advisor Managed portfolio: 4.02% 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 4.52% on June 28, 2024 to
4.10% on July 31, 2024.
A Fixed Income Market Review through Ju ly 31, 2024, is included to provide the current economic conditions.
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he fair market value of all investments as of July 31, 2024, held by the City (excluding investments held by bond trustee): $281,804,380.
The portfolio is in compliance with the City’s Statement of Investment Policy . The City has sufficient liquidity to meet expenditure requirements for at least the next six months.
C arolyn Johnson, Deputy City Treasurer
Administrative Services Director
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repared by: Eric Sanchez, Staff Accountant
AGENDA ITEM NO.
Consent (2)
City Managed Assets % Return
CAMP 5,686,112$ 2% 5.43%
LAIF 134,846,724$ 48% 4.52%
Total Internally Managed 140,532,836$ 50%
Weighted Average Yield 4.56%
Days
Effective Average Duration - Internal 1
Weighted Average Maturity - Internal 1
Advisor Managed Assets % Return
Treasury Securities 43,847,958$ 16% 3.56%
Instrumentality Securities 54,513,267$ 19% 4.14% Corporate 42,910,319$ 15% 4.33%
Total Externally Managed 141,271,544$ 50%
Weighted Average Yield 4.02%
Years
Effective Average Duration - External 2.16
Weighted Average Maturity - External 2.40
Total Portfolio Assets % Return
CAMP 5,686,112$ 2% 5.43%
LAIF 134,846,724$ 48% 4.52%
Treasury Securities 43,847,958$ 16% 3.56%
Instrumentality Securities 54,513,267$ 19% 4.14% Corporate 42,910,319$ 15% 4.33%
Total Portfolio Assets 281,804,380$
Weighted Average Yield 4.29%
Years
Effective Average Duration - Total 1.08
Weighted Average Maturity - Total 1.20
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.
281,804,380$
300,634,300$
Monthly Consolidated Portfolio Report
July 31, 2024
City of Simi Valley
CAMP, 2%
LAIF, 48%
Treasury
Securities,
16%
Instrumentality
Securities, 19%
Corporate,
15%
CAMP
2%
LAIF
48%
Treasury
Securities
16%
Instrumentality
Securities
19%
Corporate
15%
2 FOR PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS ONLY
NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL
PLEASE REFER TO ALL RISK DISCLOSURES AT THE BACK OF THIS DOCUMENT
CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
July 2024
3 Contents
Fixed income market review 3
Activity and performance summary 4
Recap of securities held 6
Maturity distribution of securities held 7
Securities held 8
GASB 40 - Deposit and investment risk disclosure 16
Securities purchased 23
Securities sold and matured 24
Detail of return and interest received 25
Transaction report 30
Additional information 32
4 FIXED INCOME MARKET REVIEW
As of July 31, 2024
CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
Chart 1: Inflation momentum trends closer to the Fed’s target Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Macrobond, July 31, 2024 Chart 2: Unemployment remains low but comes close to triggering the “Sahm rule” Source: Macrobond, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, July 31, 2024 Economic Indicators and Monetary Policy
As markets expected, the Fed held the federal funds target rate at 5.25%-5.50%. Chair Powell appeared to begin setting the stage for a potential rate cut in September. The FOMC changed its characterization of job gains from
strong
to having