INFORMATION #2 04-15-2019 Information
City of
Elk -�-�
R10
Ver Memorandum
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Lori Ziemer, Finance Director
Date: April 15, 2019
Subject: Quarterly Investment Report Uanuary—March,2019)
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to update the City Council on the status of the various investments the
city maintains as of March 30, 2019.
Background
The investment policy complies with state statutes and generally follows the Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA) model.
The investment goals for the City of Elk River are passive in nature due to the allowable
investments permitted under state statutes. The city has four objectives for investing,in order of
importance,they are; 1) safety of principal, 2) liquidity, 3) return on investment, and 4) maintaining
the public trust. This means we are focused on not losing on the original investment,having
sufficient funds on hand to meet ongoing operating cash needs,getting a market rate of return,and
not purchasing speculative investments.
State statutes limit the city's ability to invest in many risky types of investments. The city is generally
limited to federal and state government obligations or agencies backed by them,rated debt of local
governments, short-term highly rated commercial paper, certificates of deposit,and money market
accounts (with collateralization if in excess of FDIC insurance amounts).
The city intends to hold investments until maturity,which means we will get the rate of return for
which we invest our funds. The finance staff makes sure the city is sufficiently liquid by continually
updating our forecast on the anticipated cash flow needs over the next five-year time horizon. We
anticipate two large tax settlements each year along with the regularly-scheduled debt service
payments. We also build in a reserve balance maintained in money market accounts in case of
unexpected expenditures.
The Treasury Yield curve has flattened and interest rates along the yield curve have fallen from
December 31, 2018 pretty evenly across the 1-30 year terms. Credit quality certificates of deposits
(CD's) continue to offer the best investment option, although agency yields are beginning to climb.
Three-month notes are yielding 2.40% and the 10-year notes are 2.41%.
Treasury Yield Curve
3.50%
3.00%
2.50%
2.00%
-12/31/18
1.50% -3/29/19
1.00%
0.50%
0.00%
1 mo 3 mo 6 mo 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 7 yr 10 yr 20 yr 30 yr
Cities generally use a short-horizon benchmark such as the two-year Treasury Bill or some similar
measure, currently at 2.27%which is a decrease from 2.48% the previous quarter. Our current
portfolio yield is roughly 2.48%,which is slightly more than the treasury yield benchmark.
Our primary reserve account is our 4M Fund which is a money market account where many cities
pool their funds. It currently yields 2.14%with daily withdrawal privileges. The city strives to
maintain a strong diversification portfolio so liquidity and exposure risk are reduced.
Attachments
Investment summary
*a UBS
Bond summary
as of March 31, 2019
Bond overview
Total quantity
29,470,000
Total market value
$29,282,446.80
Total accrued interest
$187,371.09
Total market value plus accrued interest
$29,469,817.89
Total estimated annual bond interest
$726,386.60
Average coupon
2.47%
Average current yield
2.48%
Average yield to maturity
2.70%
Average yield to worst
2.65%
Average modified duration
3.06
Average effective maturity
3.87
Credit quality of bond holdings
E Non -investment grade 0 0.00 0.00
F Certificate of deposit 29 6,717,722.80 22.85
G Not rated 0 0.00 0.00
XX XXXXX • Account Name • Account Type
Prepared for Sample Reports
Risk profile: Conservative
Return Objective: Current Income
Investment type allocation
% of
Tax-exempt / bond
Investment type Taxable ($) deferred ($) Total ($) port.
Certificates of deposit 6,717,722.80 0.00 6,717,722.80 22.80
Municipals 18,869,503.22 101,020.83 18,970,524.05 64.37
U.S. federal agencies 3,781,571.04 0.00 3,781,571.04 12.83
Total $29,368,797.06 $101,020.83 $29,469,817.89 100%
Bond maturity schedule
$ Millions
FA 7.5 23.7%
C 17.3
5.0
B0 14.0
11.7% 11.8%
2.5 6.3 % 6.9
4.2% 3.8
Total 74 $29,469,817.89 100%
0.0 X1017%a.o % o.a % o.o % o.o % o.o %
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2030 + Other
0 Effective maturity schedule
Cash, mutual funds and some preferred securities are not included.
Includes all fixed income securities in the selected porfolio. Average yields and durations exclude Structured Product, Pass -Through, Perpetual Preferred, and Foreign securities.
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Value on
% of
Effective credit rating
Issues
03/31/2019 ($)
port.
A Aaa/AAA/AAA
19
8,455,831.72
28.69
B Aa/AA/AA
25
13,810,030.04
46.81
C A/A/A
1
486,233.33
1.66
D Baa/13613/666
0
0.00
0.00
E Non -investment grade 0 0.00 0.00
F Certificate of deposit 29 6,717,722.80 22.85
G Not rated 0 0.00 0.00
XX XXXXX • Account Name • Account Type
Prepared for Sample Reports
Risk profile: Conservative
Return Objective: Current Income
Investment type allocation
% of
Tax-exempt / bond
Investment type Taxable ($) deferred ($) Total ($) port.
Certificates of deposit 6,717,722.80 0.00 6,717,722.80 22.80
Municipals 18,869,503.22 101,020.83 18,970,524.05 64.37
U.S. federal agencies 3,781,571.04 0.00 3,781,571.04 12.83
Total $29,368,797.06 $101,020.83 $29,469,817.89 100%
Bond maturity schedule
$ Millions
FA 7.5 23.7%
C 17.3
5.0
B0 14.0
11.7% 11.8%
2.5 6.3 % 6.9
4.2% 3.8
Total 74 $29,469,817.89 100%
0.0 X1017%a.o % o.a % o.o % o.o % o.o %
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2030 + Other
0 Effective maturity schedule
Cash, mutual funds and some preferred securities are not included.
Includes all fixed income securities in the selected porfolio. Average yields and durations exclude Structured Product, Pass -Through, Perpetual Preferred, and Foreign securities.
Report created on: April 01, 2019 - SAMPLE REPORT - Page 3 of 13