0001026777-01-500073.txt : 20011019 0001026777-01-500073.hdr.sgml : 20011019 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001026777-01-500073 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20011017 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AFL CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000225030 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 526220193 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-78066 FILM NUMBER: 1761023 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1717 K STREET NW STREET 2: STE 707 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20006 BUSINESS PHONE: 2023318055 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1717 K ST NW SUITE 707 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20006 497 1 aflciofin.txt WEBSITE INFORMATION UPDATE [THE FOLLOWING IS MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST] Legal Disclaimer REGARDING THIS AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST WEBSITE Your use of this AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust ("Trust") website is subject to the conditions and qualifications described below. 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The availability of any information through this Website shall under no circumstance constitute a transfer of any copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of the Trust to any Website user or any third party. This Website is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, both as individual works and as a compilation. You may not delete any copyright or similar notice from any part of this Website. USE IN CONFORMITY WITH LAW. Your use of this website constitutes your agreement to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations governing such use. Copyright 2000 AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust All rights reserved [LOGO OF AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST] COMPANY NEWS PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT PRODUCTS UNION LABOR PROJECTS COMPANY PROFILE CONTACT US SEARCH PERFORMANCE The Trust seeks to provide risk-adjusted superior returns to its benchmark, the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index. The strategy for achieving superior risk- adjusted performance is to invest in assets that provide premium income, with risk comparable to our benchmark. The successful combination of investment and risk management has enabled the Trust to provide the performance investors expect, thereby attracting additional funds to manage from both new and current Participants. The performance data shown on this website represents past performance and does not mean that the Trust will achieve similar results in the future. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Trust will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. A Prospectus containing more complete information may be obtained from the Trust by contacting the Director of Marketing and Investor Relations. The Prospectus sets forth information about the Trust that an investor should read carefully before investing. [Bracketed items below identify icons indicating links to various charts and graphs] [Net Asset Growth] [Value Growth of $50,000 Invested] [Annualized Returns] [Credit Quality] [Annual Returns] [Portfolio Characteristics] [Download a PDF file of the Performance Information] [LOGO OF AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST] COMPANY NEWS PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT PRODUCTS UNION LABOR PROJECTS COMPANY PROFILE CONTACT US SEARCH PERFORMANCE Net Asset Growth - September 30, 1991 to September 30, 2001 Period $ in Millions ------ ------------- Sep-91 485.3 Dec-91 528.7 Mar-92 566.8 Jun-92 603.2 Sep-92 646.4 Dec-92 661.9 Mar-93 725.8 Jun-93 758.3 Sep-83 795.3 Dec-93 845.8 Mar-94 877.0 Jun-94 885.3 Sep-94 908.3 Dec-94 935.3 Mar-95 992.1 Jun-95 1081.4 Sep-95 1122.3 Dec-95 1166.9 Mar-96 1195.0 Jun-96 1262.5 Sep-96 1327.0 Dec-96 1383.2 Mar-97 1396.6 Jun-97 1477.4 Sep-97 1574.0 Dec-97 1671.7 Mar-98 1737.1 Jun-98 1847.3 Sep-98 1960.7 Dec-98 2023.0 Mar-99 2074.0 Jun-99 2098.0 Sep-99 2135.0 Dec-99 2149.3 Mar-00 2204.9 Jun-00 2259.4 Sep-00 2362.0 Dec-00 2477.5 Mar-01 2548.7 Jun-01 2577.1 Sep-01 2962.0 - Net asset growth for the period September 30, 1991 to September 30, 2001 is approximately 21% on an annual basis. As a fixed income fund, the main component of the Trust's performance is interest income on investments, all of which is distributed monthly to Participants. - Approximately 90% of monthly distributions are automatically reinvested in the form of purchasing additional units. [Back to Performance] [LOGO OF AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST] COMPANY NEWS PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT PRODUCTS UNION LABOR PROJECTS COMPANY PROFILE CONTACT US SEARCH PERFORMANCE Average Annual Returns - Periods ended September 30, 1991 to September 30, 2001 HIT Lehman Aggregate HIT (1) Gross (2) Bond Index 1 Year 12.58% 13.00% 12.95% 3 Year 7.13% 7.54% 6.39% 5 Year 8.39% 8.82% 8.06% 10 Year 7.92% 8.41% 7.76% (1) Returns shown reflect the growth of an investment for the specified periods. (2) HIT Gross returns are calculated before the deduction of the Trust's expenses. - The ratio of total expenses to average net assets is projected to be 37 basis points (0.37%) in 2001. NET ASSETS VS. EXPENSE RATIO Year Ended Net Assets Ratio of Expenses December 31 End of Period to Average Net Assets 1995 1,166,893,471 0.51% 1996 1,383,163,166 0.46% 1997 1,671,744,859 0.43% 1998 2,023,371,045 0.39% 1999 2,149,326,689 0.39% 2000 2,477,481,753 0.38% - The Trust is a no-load investment - Participants pay only for the actual administrative expenses of operating the Trust [Back to Performance] [LOGO OF AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST] COMPANY NEWS PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT PRODUCTS UNION LABOR PROJECTS COMPANY PROFILE CONTACT US SEARCH PERFORMANCE Annual Returns - One Year Moving Average Lehman Aggregate HIT Bond Index Net ---------- ----- Sep-96 10.36% 11.77% Oct-96 9.54% 10.85% Nov-96 8.58% 9.80% Dec-96 7.34% 8.60% Jan-97 6.20% 7.54% Feb-97 5.63% 6.88% Mar-97 5.14% 6.37% Apr-97 5.01% 6.21% May-97 5.34% 6.49% Jun-97 5.60% 6.78% Jul-97 6.03% 7.22% Aug-97 6.52% 7.72% Sep-97 6.93% 8.14% Oct-97 7.18% 8.44% Nov-97 7.30% 8.61% Dec-97 7.80% 9.08% Jan-98 8.43% 9.65% Feb-98 8.84% 10.10% Mar-98 9.43% 10.63% Apr-98 9.75% 10.92% May-98 9.97% 11.10% Jun-98 9.70% 11.16% Jul-98 9.93% 10.89% Aug-98 9.97% 10.74% Sep-98 10.12% 10.62% Oct-98 10.16% 10.47% Nov-98 10.32% 10.43% Dec-98 10.24% 10.26% Jan-99 10.02% 9.99% Feb-99 9.68% 9.54% Mar-99 9.22% 9.01% Apr-99 8.83% 8.55% May-99 8.29% 7.94% Jun-99 7.67% 7.33% Jul-99 7.22% 6.74% Aug-99 6.41% 5.95% Sep-99 5.42% 5.23% Oct-99 4.68% 4.61% Nov-99 3.89% 3.90% Dec-99 3.10% 3.13% Jan-00 2.27% 2.29% Feb-00 1.84% 1.86% Mar-00 1.46% 1.44% Apr-00 1.04% 1.03% May-00 0.85% 0.83% Jun-00 0.97% 0.94% Jul-00 1.26% 1.38% Aug-00 1.82% 2.08% Sep-00 2.44% 2.68% Oct-00 3.00% 3.33% Nov-00 3.76% 4.16% Dec-00 4.80% 5.23% Jan-01 6.10% 6.63% Feb-01 7.13% 7.75% Mar-01 8.02% 8.75% Apr-01 8.95% 9.73% May-01 9.86% 10.72% Jun-01 10.42% 11.28% Jul-01 10.98% 11.82% Aug-01 11.38% 12.10% Sep-01 11.88% 12.47% - Returns shown reflect the growth of an investment for the specified periods. - Moving averages smooth the lines in order to highlight the trend rather than the exact value at a specific point. Each point on this chart represents the average of the previous twelve months annual returns. FUND PERFORMANCE AND STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS - The Trust is on pace to outperform the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index for the ninth consecutive year. - High quality fixed income investments such as: Agency MBS, US Treasuries, and US Agency Notes continue to post the greatest total returns, so far in 2001. These securities continue to benefit from "flight-to-quality" trends caused by the recent economic slowdown. The Trust's commingled fixed income fund emphasizes high quality mortgage securities that produce high current income and generate competitive, risk-adjusted, total returns. - As one of the largest institutional investors in Agency-Insured Multifamily MBS, the Trust continues to create jobs by investing in securities that finance new construction, or rehabilitation of housing- related projects throughout the country. Beside the significant collateral benefits of such a security structure, these securities carry an Agency guarantee, provide generous yields relative to US Treasuries, and possess excellent total return profiles. - Risk management plays a significant role in managing institutional pension fund capital prudently. Risk factors such as: credit, interest rate, prepayment, and event risk, are constantly monitored, modeled, and managed to ensure investors earn the greatest total returns while minimizing investment risk. [Back to Performance] [LOGO OF AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST] COMPANY NEWS PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT PRODUCTS UNION LABOR PROJECTS COMPANY PROFILE CONTACT US SEARCH PERFORMANCE Value Growth of $50,000 Invested Lehman Aggregate HIT Average Annual Total Return Period Bond Index Net for the periods ended ------ ---------- ----- September 30, 2001 ($ in Thousands) One Year 12.58% Sep-91 50.00 50.00 Five Year 8.39% Sep-92 56.27 54.79 Ten Year 7.92% Sep-93 61.89 59.44 Sep-94 59.89 58.45 Sep-95 68.31 67.57 Sep-96 71.66 71.63 Sep-97 78.62 79.53 Sep-98 87.67 87.15 Sep-99 87.35 88.00 Sep-00 93.46 95.18 Sep-01 105.56 107.15 The chart shows the comparative value growth of $50,000 invested (minimum initial investment) in the Trust and its benchmark (theoretical values) over the course of ten years. [Back to Performance] PERFORMANCE [LOGO OF AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST] COMPANY NEWS PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT PRODUCTS UNION LABOR PROJECTS COMPANY PROFILE CONTACT US SEARCH Credit Quality - The Trust invests primarily in securities guaranteed or insured by the federal government or government sponsored enterprises. - At September 30, 2001 the portfolio was 96.0% guaranteed or insured by the Federal Housing Administration, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, 2.0% local initiatives guaranteed or insured by state or local enterprises, and 2.0% of short term investments. [Back to Performance] PERFORMANCE PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS - September 30, 2001 Multi-Family Construction Mortgage Backed Securities 21.6% Cash and Short Term Investments 2.1% Single Family Mortgaged Backed Securities 33.0% Federal Agency Securities and US Treasury Debt Securities 4.5% Multi-Family Mortgage Backed Securities 37.0% State Housing Agency Securities 1.8% - Construction and Permanent Loan Securities: Nearly all construction loans are convertible at maturity into permanent mortgages. This category is comprised of FHA and Ginnie Mae credits. FHA mortgages are guaranteed up to 99% of principal and interest, and pay a correspondingly higher coupon than other agency credits which guarantee 100% of principal and interest. - Mortgage-Backed Securities include both multi-family permanent mortgages with prepayment protection, and single-family mortgage pools. This category is comprised of Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac credits which guarantee the timely payment of all principal and interest. - Local Initiatives are guaranteed or insured by a state or local public enterprise, and are underwritten with a maximum loan-to-value of 65%. [Back to Performance] INVESTMENT PRODUCTS [LOGO OF AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST] COMPANY NEWS PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT PRODUCTS UNION LABOR PROJECTS COMPANY PROFILE CONTACT US SEARCH Portfolio Allocation - September 30, 2001 Fannie Mae 32.0% Freddie Mac 11.5% HFA 2.0% FHA 20.0% Ginnie Mae 31.5% Federal Home Loan Bank 1.6% US Treasury Notes 1.4% [Back to Investment Products]