C
ITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
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anuary 27, 2025
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 DECEMBER 31, 2024
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he 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 M onthly 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: 18%
o Corporate Bonds: 16%
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listing of individual securities held by authorized investment category at the end of the reporting period. Includes the type of investment, the issuer's name, 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: 2.36 years • W
eighted Average Yield on Advisor Managed portfolio: 4.15% T
he 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 t he Treasury’s website, annualized Treasury Yield Curve Rates for three-year treasury notes increased from 4.10% on November 29, 2024, to 4.27% on December 31, 2024.
A Fixed Income Market Review through December 31, 2024, is included to provide the current economic conditions.
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he fair market value of all investments as of December 31, 2024, held by the City (excluding investments held by the bond trustee): $282,232,381.
The portfolio complies with the City’s Statement of Investment Policy. The City has sufficient liquidity to meet expenditure requirements for at least six months.
C arolyn Johnson, Deputy City Treasurer
Administrative Services Director
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repared by: Eric Sanchez, Staff Accountant
AGENDA ITEM NO.
Consent (1)
City Managed Assets % Return
CAMP 5,807,563$ 2% 4.73%
LAIF 134,461,079$ 48% 4.43%
Total Internally Managed 140,268,642$ 50%
Weighted Average Yield 4.44%
Days
Effective Average Duration - Internal 1
Weighted Average Maturity - Internal 1
Advisor Managed Assets % Return
Treasury Securities 46,028,325$ 16% 3.61%
Instrumentality Securities 51,731,548$ 18% 4.23%
Corporate 44,203,866$ 16% 4.61%
Total Externally Managed 141,963,739$ 50%
Weighted Average Yield 4.15%
Years
Effective Average Duration - External 2.12
Weighted Average Maturity - External 2.36
Total Portfolio Assets % Return
CAMP 5,807,563$ 2% 4.73%
LAIF 134,461,079$ 48% 4.43%
Treasury Securities 46,028,325$ 16% 3.61%
Instrumentality Securities 51,731,548$ 18% 4.23%
Corporate 44,203,866$ 16% 4.61%
Total Portfolio Assets 282,232,381$
Weighted Average Yield 4.29%
Years
Effective Average Duration - Total 1.07
Weighted Average Maturity - Total 1.19
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.
282,232,381$
267,486,652$
Monthly Consolidated Portfolio Report
December 31, 2024
City of Simi Valley
CAMP, 2%
LAIF, 48%
Treasury
Securities,
16%
Instrumentality
Securities, 18%
Corporate,
16%
CAMP
2% LAIF
48%
Treasury
Securities
16%
Instrumentality
Securities
18%
Corporate
16%
2 FIXED INCOME MARKET REVIEW
As of December 31, 2024
SIMI VALLEY
Chart 1: The FOMC projects a gentler rate cutting cycle Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bloomberg, December 31, 2024 Chart 2: Payrolls rebound after hurricane-related disruptions Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bloomberg, December 31, 2024 Economic Indicators and Monetary Policy
The FOMC cut the Fed Funds rate by 25bp, taking it to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, with one member dissenting.
The central bank also adjusted its median “dot plot” interest rate projections to reflect only two rate cuts in 2025, down from the four it projected in September. Additionally, it slightly increased its median projection for the longer run “neutral” rate slightly from 2.9% to 3%.
The FOMC increased both its headline and core inflation projections for 2025 from 2.1% and
2.2% respectively to 2.5%. Chair Powell acknowledged that
some
committee members did
start to consider President-elect Trump
s fiscal policy agenda, although he emphasized that
the potential impact of tariffs remains highly uncertain at this stage.
CPI rose from 2.6% to 2.7% and PCE from 2.3% to 2.4%. Core CPI remained at 3.3%, and core PCE remained at 2.8%. However, the