Information #2 07-18-2022Information
City of
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Lori Ziemer, Finance Director
Date: July 18, 2022
Subject: Quarterly Investment Report (April —June 2022)
Memorandum
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to update the City Council on the status of the various investments the
city maintains as of June 30, 2022.
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.
In efforts to reduce inflation, the Federal Reserve's rate hike in June is slowing the growth and the
tighter financial conditions have impacted the decline in retail sales, home sales, and commodity
prices. The large rate hike increased market concerns of a recession and lower corporate earnings.
Treasury yields have increased across the board with the 1 month to 1-year terms seeing the greatest
increases.
4.00%
3.50%
3.00%
2.50%
2.00%
1.50%
1.00%
0.50%
0.00%
Treasury Yield Curve
1 mo 3 mo 6 mo 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 7 yr 10 yr 20 yr 30 yr
3/31/22
6/30/22
Cities generally use a short -horizon benchmark such as the two-year Treasury Bill or some similar
measure, as of 6/30/22 the two-year T-bill was at 2.92%, up from 2.28% at 3/31/22. Our current
portfolio yield is roughly 3.59%.
Our primary reserve account is our 4M Fund which is a money market account where many cities
pool their funds. It currently yields .916% with daily withdrawal privileges. It is important the city
maintains a strong diversified portfolio prioritizing safety, liquidity, and flexibility in this market
environment.
Attachments
Investment summary
4a UBS
Bond summary
as of June 30, 2022
Bond overview
Total quantity
43,922,000
Total market value
$40,632,679.24
Total accrued interest
$253,964.48
Total market value plus accrued interest
$40,886,643.72
Total estimated annual bond interest
$934,661.40
Average coupon
2.21 %
Average current yield
2.30%
Average yield to maturity
3.59%
Average yield to worst
3.58%
Average modified duration
4.11
Average effective maturity
4.49
Credit quality of bond holdings
Value on
% of
Effective credit rating Issues 06/30/2022 ($)
port.
A Aaa/AAA/AAA 18 6,439,347.19
15.75
B Aa/AA/AA 65 29,641,753.76
72.47
C A/A/A 1 262,996.93 0.64
D Baa/BBB/BBB 1 272,194.90 0.67
E Non -investment grade
0
0.00
0.00
F Certificate of deposit
19
4,270,350.93
10.47
G Not rated
0
0.00
0.00
Total
104
$40,886,643.72
100%
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RX XX694 • City of Elk River • Business Service Account
Prepared for City of Elk River
Risk profile: Conservative
Return Objective: Current Income
Investment type allocation
% of
Tax-exempt / bond
Investment type Taxable ($) deferred ($) Total ($) port.
Certificates of deposit 4,270,350.93 0.00 4,270,350.93 10.44
Municipals 36,014,236.55 102,151.24 36,116,387.78 88.33
U.S. federal agencies 499,905.00 0.00 499,905.00 1.22
Total $40,784,492.48 $102,151.24 $40,886,643.71 100%
Bond maturity schedule
$ Millions
7
6 13.7 %
12.4%
5
4
3
2
1
0
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2033 + Other
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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