Title
Calendar Year 2024, Third Quarter City of San Leandro Investment Report Update
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Fiscal Sustainability and Transparency
SUMMARY
City of San Leandro Investment Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2024 is for information only.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council Finance Committee review the City's Investment Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2024.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the City of San Leandro Investment Report is to inform the City Council of the investment portfolio status as of the quarter ending, September 30, 2024. The City's Investment Policy Statement requires quarterly reporting on specific investments, amounts invested with approved institutions, purchases, maturity dates and interest yields.
Analysis
As of September 30, 2024, the City's investment portfolio had a market value of $225,843,785, which is $9,061,994 lower than the prior quarter, ending on June 30, 2024. This decrease is consistent with cash flow related to semi-annual property tax payments. A total of $7,634,197 of the market value was placed with the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) and other bank accounts. The Chandler Asset Management portfolio totaled $199,279,868 on the same date.
The rate of return for cash deposits (LAIF and bank balances) at the end of the quarter was 4.57%, while the average book yield for the Chandler managed funds was 4.04%. LAIF's investment (28.7% of cash deposits) return reflects a snapshot in time (the quarterly apportionment rate), while Chandler's shows performance of the portfolio over the entire quarter.
The City's investment policy establishes criteria for the standard for portfolio performance. The Chandler managed fund criteria are compared with the ICE Bank of America 1-3-year US Treasury and Agency Index. This index is an unmanaged index tracking performance of direct sovereign debt of the U.S. Government having a maturity of at least one year and less than three ...
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