N-CSRS

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

 CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3493

American Federation of Labor and

Congress of Industrial Organizations

Housing Investment Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20037

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kenneth G. Lore, Esq.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2900 K Street, N.W., North Tower Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20007

(Name and address of agent for service)

(202) 331-8055

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

A copy of the 2017 Semi-Annual Report (the “Report”) of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (the “Trust” or “Registrant”) transmitted to Trust participants pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30e-1) (the “Act”), is included herewith.

 

TO OUR INVESTORS

Through June, the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) has invested $172 million into eight rental housing developments, leveraging more than $900 million in total development investment. These investments are expected to create over 1,200 on-site union construction jobs and 3,300 units of affordable housing. They are also expected to contribute to the HIT’s positive performance and help grow our investor base. With a strong pipeline of investments for the balance of 2017 and beyond, the HIT intends to invest its $6 billion of union pension capital wisely in community revitalizing initiatives that help generate competitive returns.

Since its inception in 1984, the HIT has invested $10.6 billion in projects creating $17.5 billion in total development (in 2016 dollars), generating an estimated 78,000 union construction jobs and over 166,000 total jobs in local communities. These projects ranged in size from single family rehabilitation for communities in need in New Jersey and Detroit, to large scale transactions in New York City preserving thousands of units of affordable housing and rebuilding the New Jersey waterfront. There is no single “template” for a project. Our team brings its expertise and considerable capacity to each project we invest in, positively impacting communities and our investors.

Through the HIT’s latest undertaking, the MidWest@Work Strategy, we plan to invest more than $1 billion in HIT capital to create $2 billion in economic activity in a region that is on the verge of widespread economic recovery. Here we intend to act as a catalyst to accelerate the pace of positive change. Like the recently completed Construction Jobs Initiative, which created nearly 24,000 on-site jobs starting during the depths of the Great Recession, and financed some 90 developments in 39 cities nationwide, it will not be an easy undertaking. But, like so many of HIT’s initiatives, it will help to make a difference, and be high impact work that few other investment managers take on. The HIT is proud to be a leader in responsible investment, meeting your fixed income needs with meaningful community investment.

As I mark some 25 years as the CEO of the HIT, I am most proud of the talented and diverse team we have built at the HIT, and what we have achieved for our investors. I believe it is second to none in our industry. Through multiple market cycles, administrations, and investment trends, the HIT has found innovative ways to invest your pension capital for maximum value. Thank you for your investments and for your continuing support of the HIT’s program through the years.

 

Steve Coyle, CEO

HIT PERFORMANCE VS. BARCLAYS 

AGGREGATE AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 

(Percent)

COMPARISON OF $50,000 INVESTMENT 

IN HIT & BARCLAYS AGGREGATE 

(Dollars in thousands)

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Periods over one year are annualized. Economic and market conditions change, and both will cause investment return, principal value, and yield to fluctuate so that a participant’s units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.aflcio-hit.com. Gross performance figures do not reflect the deduction of HIT expenses. Net performance figures reflect the deduction of HIT expenses and are the performance figures investors experience in the HIT. Information about HIT expenses can be found on page 1 of the HIT’s current prospectus. The Barclays Aggregate is an unmanaged index and is not available for direct investment, although certain funds attempt to replicate this index. Returns for the Barclays Aggregate would be lower if they reflected the actual trading costs or expenses associated with management of an actual portfolio.

MID-YEAR DISCUSSION OF
FUND PERFORMANCE

PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust’s (HIT) long-standing strategy is to construct a portfolio that provides more income with less credit risk than the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Barclays Aggregate or Benchmark). The HIT does this by focusing on high credit quality multifamily mortgage-backed securities (MBS), which typically yield more than securities of similar credit quality. These multifamily investments also enable the HIT to create family-supporting union construction jobs and build affordable and workforce housing.

For the first half of 2017, the HIT’s gross return of 2.35% surpassed the 2.27% return for the Benchmark; the HIT’s net return was 2.14%. The HIT reached new heights at the end of June with net assets at $6.0 billion, as its competitive returns and consistent strategy continued to spur existing and new investors to provide capital that contributed to its growth.

Through mid-year, the HIT’s government/agency quality multifamily MBS contributed to both its ongoing income advantage, due to their higher yields, and to its relative price performance, due to their spread tightening. In addition to the HIT’s overweight in multifamily MBS (66% weighting vs. less than 1% in the Benchmark), the HIT’s underweight to fixed-rate agency single family MBS also helped it outperform on a gross basis, as spreads on the latter widened. The key negative contribution to the HIT’s relative performance was very strong returns for corporate bonds, which the HIT does not hold (25% weighting in the Benchmark).

MARKET ENVIRONMENT AND OUTLOOK

The first half of 2017 was characterized by low volatility, global expansion, and subdued inflation. With persistent job growth and a low unemployment rate of 4.4%, the Federal Reserve continues to move towards monetary policy normalization despite wage growth continuing to disappoint and inflation remaining below the Fed’s 2% target. The U.S. economy appears to be on track for yet another year of modest 2% growth, the average annual growth since the end of the Great Recession.

The yield curve flattened over the first six months of 2017, as Fed funds rate increases in March and June, and expectations of future hikes, were accompanied by robust demand for longer maturity bonds. Although it is likely that Fed balance sheet normalization will begin later this year, uncertainty over the U.S. tax reform and infrastructure spending, as well as geopolitical risks in Europe, the Middle East, North Korea, and elsewhere have helped drive longer-term interest rates lower year-to-date.

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RISK COMPARISON

As of June 30, 2017

	HIT			Barclays
Credit Profile
U.S. Government/Agency/AAA/Cash	96.3	%	71.6%
A & Below	0.1	%	24.2%
Yield
Current Yield: 32 basis point advantage	3.27	%	2.95%
Yield to Worst: 25 basis point advantage	2.74	%	2.49%
Interest Rate Risk
Effective Duration	5.42		5.84
Convexity	0.08		0.10
Call Risk
Call Protected	74	%	72%
Not Call Protected	26	%	28%

Source: HIT and Barclays Live

The calculations of the HIT yield herein represent widely accepted portfolio characteristics information based on coupon rate, current price and, for yield to worst, certain prepayment assumptions, and are not current yield or other performance data as defined by the SEC in Rule 482.

U.S. TREASURY YIELD CURVE SHIFT

(Percent)

Source: Barclays Live

CORRELATION OF MONTHLY 

YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGES IN INDICES 

Periods ending June 30, 2017

	Five Year	Ten Year
HIT Net	1.00	1.00
Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index	0.98	0.96
U.S. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index	-0.30	-0.23
Germany DAX Index	-0.30	-0.24
United Kingdom FTSE 100 Index	-0.37	-0.13

Source: Haver Analytics, Bloomberg LP, Barclays Live,
and the HIT

The HIT plans to continue managing its duration to be slightly shorter than the Barclays Aggregate in this environment. This should help contribute to the HIT’s performance relative to the Benchmark if longer-term interest rates rise, while keeping the duration long enough to help generate competitive returns if interest rates fall. Although we cannot predict interest rates, there are reasons to believe that longer-term interest rates will be somewhat anchored. Such an environment should bode well for the HIT and investors seeking diversification and current income.

In this climate of policy and macroeconomic uncertainty, we believe that high credit quality fixed-income investments like the HIT are an important component of a well-diversified strategy. The HIT’s low credit risk and principal protection can help balance riskier assets, while creating much-needed community impacts.

Net Assets Grow: $6 Billion

Portfolio Allocation: 66% Multifamily

Based on value of total investments, including unfunded commitments, as of June 30, 2017.

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In this climate of policy and macroeconomic uncertainty, we believe that it is especially important to have a well-diversified strategy including high credit quality fixed-income investments like the HIT to balance riskier assets, while creating much-needed community impacts.

MULTIFAMILY INVESTMENTS

The HIT’s specialization in multifamily securities differentiates it from other investment vehicles. Its investments in multifamily construction-related securities help provide competitive returns for its investors while simultaneously providing jobs for members of the building and construction trades. This specialization has helped the HIT structure its portfolio to have a superior credit profile, higher yield, and similar interest rate and call risk relative to the Benchmark (as shown at top left on page 2).

For the first half of 2017, the HIT closed eight transactions, investing over $172 million into projects with total development investment of more than $911 million. These investments should aid communities in their efforts to meet their affordable housing needs by creating or preserving 4,336 housing units, with 76% of the units affordable to working families. They are also creating an estimated 1,220 on-site union construction jobs. Consistent with its major initiatives – the New York City Housing Investment Strategy and MidWest@Work – the 2017 projects to date are in these key markets.

Since its inception in 1984, the HIT has invested $10.6 billion in projects with $17.5 billion in total development (in 2016 dollars), creating an estimated 78,000 union construction jobs, over 166,000 total jobs in local communities and more than 106,000 housing units, with two-thirds affordable or workforce housing.*

As the second half of 2017 begins, the HIT has a growing pipeline of potential multifamily projects to finance during the remainder of the year and into 2018. The HIT has made a focused effort to strengthen relationships with selected mortgage bankers and housing finance agencies (HFAs), while also conducting broad outreach to market participants including developers, city planning offices, and labor representatives. These efforts have reinforced relationships with long-term partners and have opened up new business opportunities.

“I applaud the men and women of the building trades who are building quality affordable housing in one of the District’s most expensive neighborhoods.”

 – Brent Booker, Secretary Treasurer, North America’s Building Trades Unions, at Portner Flats Worker Appreciation event, in Washington, DC.

*Economic impacts such as jobs, personal income, and tax revenue estimates are derived from an IMPLAN model. See page 24 for additional detail.

WEST TOWN HOUSING PRESERVATION

Chicago, IL

HIT Investment: $60.4M

TDC: $121.2M

Housing Units: 318

Union Construction Jobs: 540*

Other Community Jobs: 560*

The HIT is coming to the aid of 318 low-income families by helping to finance substantial repairs and preserve the affordability of their homes. The project sponsor is Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, a member-based, nonprofit community development corporation formed 50 years ago by neighborhood residents to fight housing deterioration, abandonment, and arson. West Town Housing Preservation includes 68 separate buildings scattered over four neighborhoods in two zip codes of Chicago’s near Northwest side. All of the units are covered by Section 8 rental assistance and long-term Housing Assistance Payment contracts, and new contracts will extend affordability. The work will include significant rehabilitation of the buildings’ exteriors, interiors and all building systems.

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Other Important Information

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

In addition to disclosure in the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Participants, the HIT also files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The HIT’s reports on Form N-Q are made available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information relating to the hours and operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. Participants may also obtain copies of the HIT’s Form N-Q reports, without charge, upon request, by calling the HIT collect at 202-331-8055.

PROXY VOTING

Except for its shares in its wholly owned subsidiary, HIT Advisers LLC, and shares in mutual funds holding short-term or overnight cash, if applicable, the HIT invests exclusively in non-voting securities and has not deemed it necessary to adopt policies and procedures for the voting of portfolio securities. The HIT has reported information regarding how it voted in matters related to its subsidiary in its most recent filing with the SEC on Form N-PX. This filing is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Participants may also obtain a copy of the HIT’s report on Form N-PX, without charge, upon request, by calling the HIT collect at 202-331-8055.

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

Participants in the HIT incur ongoing expenses related to the management and distribution activities of the HIT, as well as certain other expenses. The expense example in the table below is intended to help participants understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of

investing in the HIT and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period, January 1, 2017, and held for the entire period ended June 30, 2017.

Actual Expenses: The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Participants may use the information in this line, together with the amount they invested, to estimate the expenses that they paid over the six-month period. Simply divide the account value by $1,000 (for example, an $800,000 account value divided by $1,000 = 800), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2017” to estimate the expenses paid on a particular account during this period.

Hypothetical Expenses (for Comparison Purposes Only): The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the HIT’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the HIT’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses a participant paid for the period. Participants may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the HIT and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that this example is useful in comparing funds’ ongoing costs only. It does not include any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. The HIT does not have such transactional costs, but many other funds do.

	Beginning Account Value January 1, 2017	Ending Account Value June 30, 2017	Expenses Paid During Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2017*
Actual expenses	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,021.40	$ 2.06
Hypothetical expenses (5% return before expenses)	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,022.76	$ 2.06

*Expenses are equal to the HIT’s annualized six-month expense ratio of 0.41%, as of June 30, 2017, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

2017 SPECIAL MEETING OF PARTICIPANTS

A special meeting of the Participants was held in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday May 30, 2017. The following matters, all related to recommended amendments to the HIT’s Declaration of Trust, were put to a vote of the Participants at the meeting through the solicitation of proxies:

1. Section 3.3(d)(i) was amended to adopt an investment limit of 15% of the HIT’s assets for securities eligible for investment pursuant to that section; to revise Section 3.3(d)(i)(C) to provide for a rating of “A”; to remove references to the term “top tier” and substitute “a rating of “A” or better by S&P” (or a comparable rating by another NRSRO) in its place; and to clarify, consolidate and eliminate duplicative provisions, among other changes.

2. Section 3.3(d)(iv) was amended to remove references to the term “top tier” and substitute “a rating of “A” or better by S&P” (or a comparable rating by another NRSRO) in its place; and, additionally to revise the rating requirement from “AA” to “A” for financial institutions providing letters of credit or other guaranties related to bridge loans.

(continued on page 24)

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data; unaudited)

Assets
	Investments, at value (cost $6,106,318)	$	6,162,460
	Cash		485
	Accrued interest receivable		18,308
	Receivables for investments sold		426
	Other assets		2,402
	Total assets		6,184,081
Liabilities
	Payables for investments purchased		155,149
	Redemptions payable		129
	Income distribution and capital gains payable, net of dividends reinvested of $11,641		1,542
	Refundable deposits		461
	Accrued salaries and fringe benefits		4,654
	Other liabilities and accrued expenses		1,256
	Total liabilities		163,191
	Other commitments and contingencies (Note 4 of financial statements)		—
Net assets applicable to participants’ equity —
	Certificates of participation—authorized unlimited;
	Outstanding 5,366,274 units	$	6,020,890
Net asset value per unit of participation (in dollars)		$	1,121.99
Participants’ equity
	Participants’ equity consisted of the following:
	Amount invested and reinvested by current participants	$	5,963,420
	Net unrealized appreciation of investments		56,142
	Distribution in excess of net investment income		(1,890)
	Accumulated net realized gain, net of distributions		3,218
	Total participants’ equity	$	6,020,890

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited).

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SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

FHA Permanent Securities (2.8% of net assets)

	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost			Value
Single Family	7.75%	Jul-2021	$	6	$	6	$	6
Multifamily	3.65%	Dec-2037		9,377		9,594		9,298
	3.75%	Aug-2048		4,000		3,996		3,998
	4.00%	Dec-2053		64,381		64,354		64,915
	4.79%	May-2053		4,790		5,043		4,938
	5.17%	Feb-2050		7,986		8,612		8,605
	5.35%	Mar-2047		7,264		7,274		7,296
	5.55%	Aug-2042		7,836		7,839		7,873
	5.60%	Jun-2038		2,401		2,405		2,412
	5.65%	Oct-2038		1,869		1,899		1,871
	5.80%	Jan-2053		2,033		2,043		2,307
	5.87%	May-2044		1,758		1,757		1,828
	5.89%	Apr-2038		4,512		4,518		4,536
	6.02%	Jun-2035		4,152		4,153		4,176
	6.20%	Apr-2052		11,481		11,476		13,440
	6.40%	Aug-2046		3,768		3,770		4,111
	6.48%	Nov-2041		6,157		6,385		6,192
	6.60%	Jan-2050		3,343		3,371		3,838
	6.75%	Jul-2040		3,947		3,934		3,954
	7.20%	Oct-2039		2,799		2,804		2,820
	7.50%	Sep-2032		1,294		1,291		1,304
	7.70%	Dec-2048		5,298		6,088		6,338
	7.93%	Apr-2042		2,650		2,650		2,672
				163,096		165,256		168,722
Total FHA Permanent Securities			$	163,102	$	165,262	$	168,728

Ginnie Mae Securities (28.5% of net assets)

	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost			Value
Single Family	4.00%	Feb-2040 - Jun-2040	$	4,277	$	4,327	$	4,566
	4.50%	Aug-2040		2,981		3,046		3,210
	5.50%	Jan-2033 - Jun-2037		2,820		2,810		3,168
	6.00%	Jan-2032 - Aug-2037		1,814		1,813		2,073
	6.50%	Jul-2028		57		57		65
	7.00%	Apr-2026 - Jan-2030		1,090		1,096		1,265
	7.50%	Nov-2017 - Aug-2030		564		571		659
	8.00%	Sep-2026 - Nov-2030		448		455		531
	8.50%	Jun-2022 - Aug-2027		376		377		424
	9.00%	Mar-2020 - Jun-2025		69		69		73
	9.50%	Sep-2021 - Sep-2030		36		36		41
				14,532		14,657		16,075
Multifamily	1.73%	May-2042		3,608		3,615		3,581
	2.15%	May-2056		9,070		9,053		8,968
	2.18%	May-2039		6,349		6,401		6,338
	2.20%	Jun-2056		9,566		9,545		9,461
	2.25%	Dec-2048		11,723		11,622		11,608
	2.30%	Mar-2056 - May-2056		52,142		51,979		51,705
	2.30%	Oct-2056		31,122		30,764		30,703
	2.31%	Nov-2051		7,076		7,077		6,784

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SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Ginnie Mae Securities (28.5% of net assets), continued

Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost			Value
2.32%	Apr-2054	$	22,243	$	22,847	$	20,791
2.35%	Dec-2040 - Nov-2056		35,938		36,433		34,811
2.40%	Aug-2047		12,828		12,858		12,747
2.43%	Nov-2038		20,000		20,090		20,068
2.50%	Jul-2045 - Mar-2057		40,907		40,957		40,452
2.53%	Jul-2038 - Feb-2040		30,482		30,904		30,466
2.55%	Feb-2048		22,139		22,310		21,149
2.60%	Apr-2048 - Apr-2056		54,137		54,459		54,119
2.65%	Jan-2053		51,015		51,461		50,318
2.70%	May-2048		27,570		28,041		27,588
2.70%	Jul-2056		15,503		15,690		15,506
2.72%	Feb-2044		556		573		561
2.79%	Apr-2049		19,179		19,398		19,190
2.82%	Apr-2050		1,500		1,534		1,495
2.87%	Feb-2036 - Dec-2043		25,000		25,316		25,132
2.89%	Mar-2046		32,000		32,234		32,038
2.98%	May-2052		54,929		55,478		55,874
3.00%	Mar-2051		20,000		20,110		19,954
3.05%	May-2044		45,500		45,819		45,895
3.05%	May-2054		11,545		11,607		11,476
3.10%	Jan-2044		23,000		23,346		23,418
3.13%	Nov-2040		702		720		703
3.17%	Jan-2049		17,025		17,721		17,153
3.19%	Apr-2055		5,004		5,006		5,029
3.20%	Jul-2041 - Oct-2053		24,620		24,776		24,937
3.24%	Apr-2051		5,188		5,268		5,307
3.25%	Sep-2054		35,000		34,677		35,493
3.26%	Nov-2043		20,000		20,036		20,289
3.30%	May-2055		10,000		9,491		10,046
3.33%	Jun-2043		15,000		15,527		15,228
3.35%	Nov-2042 - Mar-2044		25,000		24,461		25,516
3.37%	Dec-2046		19,200		19,475		19,545
3.40%	Jul-2046		7,760		8,025		7,897
3.47%	Apr-2046		7,774		8,292		8,095
3.49%	Mar-2042		28,000		29,132		28,798
3.49%	Feb-2044		4,000		4,216		4,087
3.50%	May-2042		41,363		41,363		42,470
3.52%	Sep-2041		8,395		8,951		8,475
3.56%	Nov-2044 - Apr-2051		26,836		27,695		27,434
3.57%	Apr-2053		33,482		35,903		35,126
3.59%	Sep-2050		7,871		8,322		8,221
3.65%	Sep-2052		6,500		6,760		6,668
3.67%	Nov-2035		16,835		17,607		17,446
3.70%	Dec-2045		8,583		8,191		8,819
3.71%	Nov-2052		9,382		10,147		9,755
3.77%	Sep-2046 - Sep-2053		11,356		12,279		11,703
3.81%	Sep-2051 - Dec-2053		17,829		18,247		18,392
3.84%	Apr-2046		10,000		10,029		10,301
3.85%	Oct-2054		30,977		31,127		32,526

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SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Ginnie Mae Securities (28.5% of net assets), continued

	Interest Rate	Maturity Date		Face Amount		Amortized Cost			Value
	3.85%	Jan-2056		$	32,824	$	33,150	$	35,476
	3.86%	Jun-2045 - Oct-2047			22,182		22,468		22,873
	3.90%	Apr-2055			16,618		17,253		17,489
	3.92%	Aug-2039			47,780		51,323		50,089
	3.93%	May-2049			6,589		7,091		6,647
	3.95%	Jul-2053			5,885		5,898		6,141
	4.05%	Feb-2052			6,313		6,315		6,550
	4.05%	Oct-2053			58,488		63,133		63,799
	4.09%	Feb-2056			57,343		58,198		62,825
	4.10%	May-2051			4,080		4,474		4,439
	4.15%	Jun-2053			2,183		2,215		2,266
	4.25%	Sep-2038			36,461		36,675		38,172
	4.29%	Mar-2053			48,246		48,556		53,967
	4.45%	Jun-2055			2,604		2,497		2,864
	4.50%	May-2038			19,313		21,094		20,419
	4.63%	Sep-2037	1		1,500		1,463		1,541
	4.70%	Oct-2056			3,382		3,562		3,840
	4.90%	Mar-2044	1		1,000		991		1,029
	5.05%	Apr-2049	1		2,735		2,735		2,748
	5.15%	Dec-2050			15,061		14,919		16,770
	5.25%	Apr-2037			19,505		19,498		21,114
	5.34%	Jul-2040			9,939		9,804		10,378
	5.45%	Sep-2037			12,950		14,147		14,141
	5.55%	May-2049	1		9,960		9,960		10,045
					1,593,250		1,622,384		1,633,277
When Issued2	3.50%	June-2057			60,250		64,392		64,028
Total Ginnie Mae Securities				$	1,668,032	$	1,701,433	$	1,713,380

Ginnie Mae Construction Securities (4.0% of net assets)

	Interest Rates3			Unfunded
	Permanent	Construction	Maturity Date	Commitments4		Face Amount		Amortized Cost			Value
Multifamily	3.30%	3.30%	Mar-2057	$	3,933	$	1,255	$	1,297	$	1,391
	3.30%	3.30%	Jul-2057		1,647		24,280		25,065		25,473
	3.49%	3.49%	Aug-2058		10,824		576		863		1,141
	3.50%	3.50%	Mar-2057		1,914		21,383		22,323		22,821
	3.50%	3.50%	Apr-2057		71		25,472		26,239		27,151
	3.53%	3.53%	Apr-2042		3,464		14,836		15,521		16,051
	3.55%	3.55%	Apr-2057		2,536		39,094		40,250		41,325
	3.60%	3.60%	Jun-2057		1		14,314		14,893		15,307
	3.62%	3.62%	Dec-2057		25		29,725		30,324		32,007
	3.65%	3.65%	Nov-2058		8,967		1,629		1,780		1,849
	3.66%	3.66%	Jul-2058		14,886		9,114		9,427		10,215
	3.68%	3.68%	Jun-2057		25		27,730		28,574		30,014
	3.68%	3.68%	Aug-2057		514		14,308		14,672		15,371
					48,807		223,716		231,228		240,116
Forward Commitments	3.38%	3.38%	Jan-2060		60,404		—		—		175
Total Ginnie Mae Construction Securities				$	109,211	$	223,716	$	231,228	$	240,291

AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST     9

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Fannie Mae Securities (38.1% of net assets)

	Interest Rate		Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost			Value
Single Family	1.47%	5	Mar-2037	$	333	$	330	$	333
	1.52%	5	Jul-2043		13,902		13,805		13,877
	1.54%	5	Jun-2037		1,851		1,852		1,853
	1.57%	5	Mar-2043 - Nov-2044		34,667		34,641		34,696
	1.60%	5	Nov-2042		7,368		7,371		7,382
	1.62%	5	Apr-2037 - Oct-2044		19,105		19,140		19,162
	1.68%	5	Oct-2042		6,380		6,410		6,410
	1.72%	5	Dec-2040 - Feb-2043		38,962		38,847		39,211
	1.74%	5	Jun-2042		4,391		4,416		4,419
	1.77%	5	Mar-2042		10,395		10,414		10,482
	1.81%	5	Mar-2041		6,882		6,938		6,938
	1.82%	5	Mar-2042 - Oct-2043		16,168		16,227		16,343
	1.92%	5	Dec-2040		3,374		3,384		3,409
	2.58%	5	Sep-2035		641		639		672
	2.76%	5	Jul-2033		1,708		1,714		1,796
	2.80%	5	Jul-2033 - Aug-2033		1,861		1,858		1,953
	2.81%	5	Aug-2033		769		768		810
	2.83%	5	May-2033		435		436		454
	2.86%	5	Aug-2033		237		237		245
	2.92%	5	Nov-2033		2,214		2,215		2,288
	3.00%		Apr-2031 - Jun-2046		65,585		67,941		65,971
	3.12%		Nov-2034		1,266		1,297		1,322
	3.38%		Apr-2034		1,257		1,288		1,321
	3.50%		Oct-2026 - Jan-2046		102,101		105,455		105,301
	3.50%		Jun-2046		27,583		28,354		28,355
	3.50%		Jan-2046		24,811		25,308		25,502
	4.00%		Jun-2018 - Dec-2046		92,757		96,356		97,717
	4.00%		Oct-2045		24,593		25,501		25,853
	4.50%		Mar-2018 - May-2044		61,927		64,491		66,608
	5.00%		Jan-2018 - Apr-2041		18,064		18,637		19,745
	5.50%		Jul-2017 - Jun-2038		9,763		9,793		10,830
	6.00%		Jul-2017 - Nov-2037		5,500		5,530		6,256
	6.50%		Sep-2028 - Jul-2036		992		1,016		1,130
	7.00%		Sep-2027 - May-2032		1,025		1,027		1,179
	7.50%		May-2018 - Sep-2031		348		348		396
	8.00%		Apr-2030 - May-2031		65		66		69
	8.50%		Dec-2021 - Apr-2031		35		35		36
	9.00%		May-2025		—		—		1
					609,315		624,085		630,325
Multifamily	1.43%		May-2027		16,841		16,843		16,836
	1.44%		Nov-2022		22,814		22,824		22,828
	1.60%		Jan-2027		25,000		25,007		25,021
	1.63%		Jan-2023		18,000		18,007		18,006
	1.83%		Jan-2023		22,504		22,491		22,758
	1.95%		Apr-2022		10,050		10,054		10,051
	2.21%		Dec-2022		23,393		23,405		23,340
	2.21%		Dec-2022		30,823		30,839		30,753
	2.24%		Dec-2022		30,921		30,937		30,881
	2.26%		Nov-2022		6,428		6,450		6,433
	2.34%		Sep-2026		28,500		28,707		27,669

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10SEMI–ANNUAL REPORT 2017

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Fannie Mae Securities (38.1% of net assets), continued

Interest Rate			Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost		Value
	2.38	%	Jul-2026		$       21,840		$          21,891		$          21,219
	2.44	%	Aug-2026		22,400		22,400		21,913
	2.46	%	Aug-2026		25,830		25,844		24,653
	2.48	%	Oct-2028		24,990		25,117		23,994
	2.49	%	Dec-2026		16,950		17,008		16,695
	2.50	%	Jun-2026		60,000		60,000		56,562
	2.50	%	Jul-2026		37,680		37,797		38,393
	2.57	%	Sep-2028		40,100		40,817		38,761
	2.70	%	Nov-2025		16,144		16,170		16,179
	2.72	%	Jul-2028		36,400		36,940		35,589
	2.75	%	Jul-2028		15,750		16,005		15,550
	2.80	%	Mar-2018 - Apr-2025		20,184		20,467		20,157
	2.84	%	Mar-2022		3,565		3,578		3,679
	2.85	%	Mar-2022		33,000		33,063		34,098
	2.91	%	Jun-2031		25,000		25,256		24,370
	2.92	%	Jan-2026 - Apr-2028		34,255		34,403		34,489
	2.92	%	Jun-2027		72,200		72,369		73,235
	2.94	%	Jun-2027		29,000		29,072		29,246
	2.94	%	Jul-2039		16,024		16,254		15,876
	2.97	%	May-2026		19,053		19,821		19,416
	2.99	%	Jun-2025		2,750		2,762		2,810
	3.00	%	Mar-2028		9,360		9,370		9,381
	3.02	%	Jun-2027		4,040		4,058		4,137
	3.04	%	Apr-2030		25,100		25,230		25,156
	3.05	%	Apr-2030		28,719		28,765		28,334
	3.12	%	Jul-2029 - Apr-2030		13,964		13,970		13,793
	3.14	%	Apr-2029		7,889		7,920		7,994
	3.15	%	Jan-2027		20,864		20,912		21,542
	3.18	%	May-2035		11,725		11,938		11,661
	3.20	%	Oct-2027		10,727		10,817		11,056
	3.21	%	May-2030		7,237		7,398		7,322
	3.22	%	Sep-2026		28,451		28,506		29,435
	3.25	%	Nov-2027		10,725		10,815		11,081
	3.26	%	Jan-2027		7,730		7,768		7,967
	3.31	%	Oct-2027		16,320		16,561		16,903
	3.32	%	Apr-2029		20,080		20,227		20,204
	3.35	%	Feb-2029		20,000		20,390		20,607
	3.36	%	Dec-2023 - Oct-2029		20,002		20,052		20,769
	3.40	%	Oct-2026		3,065		3,089		3,201
	3.41	%	Sep-2023 - Apr-2029		56,885		57,592		59,004
	3.42	%	Apr-2035		5,541		5,650		5,580
	3.43	%	Oct-2026		7,531		7,588		7,879
	3.46	%	Dec-2023		3,500		3,514		3,672
	3.54	%	Oct-2021		7,156		7,175		7,530
	3.61	%	Sep-2023		6,550		6,608		6,922
	3.63	%	Jul-2035		21,987		22,028		22,868
	3.66	%	Oct-2023		4,810		4,861		5,091
	3.77	%	Dec-2033		10,500		10,762		11,202
	3.84	%	May-2018		7,140		7,140		7,262
	3.87	%	Sep-2023		2,527		2,582		2,703

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AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST     11

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Fannie Mae Securities (38.1% of net assets), continued

Interest Rate			Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost		Value
	4.03	%	Oct-2021		$       6,874		$          6,877		$          7,350
	4.06	%	Oct-2025		24,171		24,257		26,102
	4.15	%	Jun-2021		9,016		9,023		9,640
	4.22	%	Jul-2018		586		586		594
	4.25	%	May-2021		4,105		4,105		4,394
	4.27	%	Nov-2019		5,752		5,750		6,021
	4.32	%	Nov-2019		2,840		2,840		2,975
	4.33	%	Nov-2019 - Mar-2021		22,789		22,788		24,002
	4.38	%	Apr-2020		9,756		9,760		10,304
	4.44	%	May-2020		5,787		5,788		6,124
	4.50	%	Feb-2020		4,065		4,065		4,084
	4.52	%	Nov-2019 - May-2021		6,915		6,931		7,368
	4.55	%	Nov-2019		2,724		2,724		2,863
	4.56	%	Jul-2019		7,033		7,035		7,342
	4.66	%	Jul-2021		1,243		1,247		1,268
	4.68	%	Jul-2019		12,565		12,560		13,144
	4.69	%	Jan-2020 - Jun-2035		13,452		13,480		14,252
	4.71	%	Mar-2021		5,657		5,678		6,108
	4.73	%	Feb-2021		1,487		1,492		1,605
	4.80	%	Jun-2019		2,051		2,050		2,146
	4.86	%	May-2019		1,370		1,369		1,432
	4.89	%	Nov-2019		852		853		902
	4.94	%	Apr-2019		3,359		3,358		3,512
	5.00	%	Jun-2019		1,792		1,792		1,882
	5.04	%	Jun-2019		1,775		1,775		1,865
	5.05	%	Jun-2019		1,248		1,248		1,311
	5.08	%	Apr-2021		40,000		40,001		43,372
	5.11	%	Jul-2019		828		829		872
	5.12	%	Jul-2019		8,302		8,298		8,746
	5.13	%	Jul-2019		842		841		887
	5.15	%	Oct-2022		2,206		2,213		2,395
	5.25	%	Jan-2020		6,510		6,511		6,959
	5.29	%	May-2022		5,020		5,020		5,605
	5.30	%	Aug-2029		5,760		5,673		6,531
	5.45	%	May-2033		2,554		2,562		2,669
	5.47	%	Aug-2024		7,905		7,929		8,398
	5.60	%	Feb-2018 - Jan-2024		9,939		9,940		10,894
	5.63	%	Dec-2019		3,310		3,312		3,373
	5.69	%	Jun-2041		4,669		4,795		5,162
	5.75	%	Jun-2041		2,264		2,335		2,555
	5.91	%	Mar-2037		1,838		1,871		1,918
	5.96	%	Jan-2029		345		346		353
	6.03	%	Jun-2036		3,287		3,327		3,315
	6.06	%	Jul-2034		8,647		8,816		9,307
	6.15	%	Jan-2019		31,456		31,456		32,743
	6.15	%	Jan-2023 - Oct-2032		6,576		6,605		6,407
	6.22	%	Aug-2032		1,531		1,551		1,494
	6.23	%	Sep-2034		1,263		1,299		1,325
	6.28	%	Nov-2028		2,424		2,502		2,565
	6.35	%	Aug-2032		9,353		9,373		9,444
	6.38	%	Jul-2021		5,029		5,035		5,558

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12     SEMI–ANNUAL REPORT 2017 

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Fannie Mae Securities (38.1% of net assets), continued

	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost		Value
	6.39%	Apr-2019	$	813	$	813	$	797
	6.52%	May-2029		4,551		4,766		4,754
	7.20%	Aug-2029		750		742		756
	7.75%	Dec-2024		1,217		1,217		1,215
	8.40%	Jul-2023		289		288		292
	8.50%	Nov-2019		1,240		1,253		1,330
				1,548,496		1,556,834		1,572,297
When Issued2	3.08%	Jul-2029		12,814		12,874		12,751
	3.12%	Jul-2029		25,350		25,588		25,436
	3.50%	Jul-2047		25,000		25,831		25,672
	3.50%	Jul-2047		25,000		25,761		25,672
				88,164		90,054		89,531
Total Fannie Mae Securities			$	2,245,975	$	2,270,973	$	2,292,153

Freddie Mac Securities (14.0% of net assets)

	Interest Rate		Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost		Value
Single Family	1.46%	5	Feb-2036	$	1,563	$	1,563	$	1,564
	1.49%	5	May-2037		187		187		187
	1.51%	5	Apr-2036 - Mar-2045		31,616		31,637		31,637
	1.56%	5	Aug-2043		5,895		5,892		5,913
	1.64%	5	Oct-2040		4,778		4,774		4,786
	1.66%	5	Oct-2040 - Jun-2044		44,435		44,455		44,730
	1.71%	5	Nov-2040		5,537		5,592		5,585
	1.83%	5	Aug-2037		4,771		4,833		4,832
	2.50%		Jan-2043 - Aug-2046		18,985		19,285		18,351
	2.74%		Oct-2033		920		913		967
	3.00%		Aug-2042 - Sep-2046		81,949		83,985		82,161
	3.02%		Jul-2035		127		126		131
	3.21%		Jun-2033		351		350		364
	3.50%		Jan-2026 - Oct-2046		215,445		221,536		221,957
	4.00%		Aug-2020 - Dec-2046		179,107		187,260		188,481
	4.00%		Sep-2045		45,000		47,204		47,350
	4.50%		Aug-2018 - Dec-2044		65,595		68,883		70,696
	5.00%		Jan-2019 - Mar-2041		10,943		11,052		11,759
	5.50%		Oct-2017 - Jul-2038		4,755		4,731		5,273
	6.00%		Jul-2021 - Feb-2038		5,759		5,828		6,544
	6.50%		Apr-2028 - Nov-2037		732		741		845
	7.00%		Apr-2028 - Mar-2030		60		56		71
	7.50%		Aug-2029 - Apr-2031		60		59		72
	8.00%		Dec-2029		1		1		2
	8.50%		Jul-2024 - Jan-2025		77		77		88
	9.00%		Mar-2025		51		51		59
					728,699		751,071		754,405
Multifamily	1.48%		Sep-2022
	1.65%		Jan-2023		18,744		18,744		18,803
	1.70%		Sep-2022		34,195		34,155		34,323
	1.70%		Nov-2022		35,000		35,000		35,131
	2.95%		Jan-2018		700		697		702
					88,639		88,596		88,959
Total Freddie Mac Securities				$	817,338	$	839,667	$	843,364

AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST      13 

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

State Housing Finance Agency Securities (3.6% of net assets)

		Interest Rates3				Unfunded		Face Amount		Amortized Cost
	Issuer	Permanent	Construction	Maturity Date		Commitments4						Value
Multifamily	City of Chicago	—	2.00%	May-2019		$	—	$	5,700	$	5,700	$	5,713
	NYC Housing Development Corp	2.95%	—	Nov-2045			—		5,000		5,000		5,112
	Connecticut Housing Finance Auth	3.25%	—	May-2050			—		12,500		12,384		11,339
	NYC Housing Development Corp	3.75%	—	May-2035 - Nov-2035			—		5,980		5,980		6,052
	MassHousing	3.85%	—	Dec-2058			—		9,980		9,976		9,054
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.00%	—	Dec-2028			—		5,000		5,103		5,305
	MassHousing	4.04%	—	Nov-2032			—		1,305		1,305		1,309
	MassHousing	4.13%	—	Dec-2036			—		5,000		5,000		5,180
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.20%	—	Dec-2039			—		8,305		8,305		8,633
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.25%	—	Nov-2025			—		1,150		1,150		1,226
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.29%	—	Nov-2037			—		1,190		1,190		1,200
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.40%	—	Nov-2024			—		4,120		4,120		4,347
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.44%	—	Nov-2041			—		1,120		1,120		1,129
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.49%	—	Nov-2044			—		455		455		459
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.50%	—	Nov-2030			—		1,680		1,682		1,795
	MassHousing	4.50%	—	Dec-2056			—		45,000		45,000		47,160
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.60%	—	Nov-2030			—		4,665		4,665		4,993
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.70%	—	Nov-2035			—		1,685		1,685		1,804
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.78%	—	Aug-2026			—		12,500		12,503		13,257
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.80%	—	Nov-2040			—		2,860		2,862		3,068
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.90%	—	Nov-2034 - Nov-2041			—		8,800		8,800		9,374
	NYC Housing Development Corp	4.95%	—	Nov-2039 - May-2047			—		13,680		13,682		14,594
	MassHousing	5.55%	—	Nov-2039			—		5,000		4,981		5,344
	MassHousing	5.69%	—	Nov-2018			—		1,345		1,345		1,385
	MassHousing	5.70%	—	Jun-2040			—		13,115		13,117		13,644
	MassHousing	6.42%	—	Nov-2039			—		22,000		22,000		23,512
	MassHousing	6.70%	—	Jun-2040			—		10,800		10,800		11,382
							—		209,935		209,910		217,370
Forward Commitments	MassHousing	—	3.00%	Oct-2018	6		9,464		—		(98)		(30)
	Connecticut Housing Finance Auth.	—	3.25%	Nov-2019	6		22,450		50		7		5
							31,914		50		(91)		(25)
Total State Housing Finance Agency Securities						$	31,914	$	209,985	$	209,819	$	217,345

Other Multifamily Investments (0.3% of net assets)

		Interest Rates3			Unfunded		Face Amount		Amortized Cost
	Issuer	Permanent	Construction	Maturity Date	Commitments4						Value
Direct Loans
	Harry Silver Housing Company, Inc.	—	3.70%	Oct-2017	$	—	$	5,197	$	5,201	$	5,209
	Harry Silver Housing Company, Inc.	—	3.70%	Oct-2017		2,596		207		208		213
	Detroit Home Repair Program	—	5.75%	Dec-2017		144		102		102		103
	Detroit Home Repair Program	—	5.75%	Apr-2018		340		56		56		59
						3,080		5,562		5,567		5,584
Privately Insured Construction/Permanent Mortgages7
	IL Housing Development Authority	5.40%	—	Mar-2047		—		8,131		8,132		8,109
	IL Housing Development Authority	6.20%	—	Dec-2047		—		3,080		3,091		3,065
	IL Housing Development Authority	6.40%	—	Nov-2048		—		931		943		916
						—		12,142		12,166		12,090
Total Other Multifamily Investments					$	3,080	$	17,704	$	17,733	$	17,674

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SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (2.4% of net assets)

Issuer	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost		Value
Nomura	2.77%	Dec-2045	$	10,000	$	10,164	$	10,040
Deutsche Bank	2.94%	Jan-2046		19,070		19,532		19,278
Nomura	3.19%	Mar-2046		20,000		20,395		20,461
JP Morgan	3.48%	Jun-2045		10,000		10,465		10,402
Citigroup	3.62%	Jul-2047		8,000		8,211		8,318
Barclays/JP Morgan	3.81%	Jul-2047		2,250		2,309		2,369
RBS/ Wells Fargo	3.82%	Aug-2050		5,000		5,135		5,255
Deutsche Bank/UBS	3.96%	Mar-2047		5,000		5,132		5,276
Barclays/JP Morgan	4.00%	Apr-2047		5,000		5,132		5,322
Cantor/Deutsche Bank	4.01%	Apr-2047		20,000		20,528		21,245
Barclays/JP Morgan	4.08%	Feb-2047		6,825		7,174		7,299
Cantor/Deutsche Bank	4.24%	Feb-2047		7,000		7,183		7,522
Deutsche Bank	5.00%	Nov-2046		18,990		19,442		20,412
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities			$	137,135	$	140,802	$	143,199

United States Treasury Securities (4.8% of net assets)

	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost		Value
	1.63%	May-2026	$	10,000	$	10,086	$	9,480
	2.13%	May-2025		40,000		39,445		39,749
	2.25%	Nov-2024		65,000		66,814		65,361
	2.25%	Nov-2025		5,000		5,102		5,001
	2.38%	Aug-2024		70,000		70,490		71,072
	2.50%	Feb-2046		15,000		14,325		13,967
	2.50%	May-2046		15,000		15,798		13,960
	2.88%	Aug-2045		10,000		10,258		10,056
	3.13%	Aug-2044		55,000		56,742		58,111
Total United States Treasury Securities			$	285,000	$	289,060	$	286,757
Total Fixed-Income Investments			$	5,767,987	$	5,865,977	$	5,922,891

AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST      15 

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Equity Investment in Wholly Owned Subsidiary (less than 0.05% of net assets)

Issuer	Amount (Cost)		Amount of Dividends or Interest		Value
HIT Advisers8		$     1		$     —		$     (771	)
Total Equity Investment		$     1		$     —		$     (771	)

Short-Term Investments (4.0% of net assets)

Issuer	Interest Rate			Maturity Date	Face Amount		Amortized Cost		Value
NYS Housing Finance Agency		0.97	%9	May-2049	$	20,000	$	20,000	$	20,000
NYS Housing Finance Agency		0.99	%9	Nov-2049	$	20,000	$	20,000	$	20,000
Blackrock Federal Funds		0.86	%	Jul-2017		200,340		200,340		200,340
Total Short-Term Investments					$	240,340	$	240,340	$	240,340
Total Investments					$	6,008,328	$	6,106,318	$	6,162,460

Footnotes

¹ Tax-exempt bonds collateralized by Ginnie Mae securities.

² The HIT records when issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when issued basis are marked to market monthly and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

³ Construction interest rates are the rates charged to the borrower during the construction phase of the project. The permanent interest rates are charged to the borrower during the amortization period of the loan, unless the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires that such rates be charged earlier.

⁴ The HIT may make commitments in securities or loans that fund over time on a draw basis or forward commitments that fund at a single point in time. The unfunded amount of these commitments totaled $144.2 million at period end. Generally, GNMA construction securities fund over a 12- to 24-month period. Funding periods for State Housing Finance Agency construction securities and Direct Loans vary by project, but generally fund over a one- to 48-month period. Forward commitments generally settle within 12 months of the original commitment date.

⁵ The interest rate shown on these floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

⁶ Securities exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 and were privately placed directly by a state housing agency (a not-for-profit public agency) with the HIT. The notes are for construction only and will mature on or prior to November 1, 2019. The notes are backed by mortgages and are general obligations of the state housing agency, and therefore secured by the full faith and credit of said agency. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. These securities are considered liquid, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the HIT’s Board of Trustees.

⁷ Loans insured by Ambac Assurance Corporation, are additionally backed by a repurchase option from the mortgagee for the benefit of the HIT. The repurchase price is defined as the unpaid principal balance of the loan plus all accrued unpaid interest due through the remittance date. The repurchase option can be exercised by the HIT in the event of a payment failure by Ambac Assurance Corporation.

⁸ The HIT has a participation interest in HIT Advisers LLC (HIT Advisers), a Delaware limited liability company. HIT Advisers is a New York based adviser currently exempt from investment adviser registration in New York. The investment in HIT Advisers is valued by the HIT’s valuation committee in accordance with the fair value procedures adopted by the HIT’s Board of Trustees, and approximates carrying value. The participation interest is not registered under the federal securities laws.

⁹ Variable rate bond with a weekly interest rate reset and can be redeemed at par, with accrued and unpaid interest, with a seven-day notice. The interest rate shown represents the rate at period end.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands; unaudited)

Investment income		$	85,997
Expenses
	Non-officer salaries and fringe benefits		4.805
	Officer salaries and fringe benefits		3,199
	Consulting fees		698
	Investment management		643
	Marketing and sales promotion (12b-1)		573
	Legal fees		274
	Auditing, tax and accounting fees		272
	Insurance		190
	Trustee expenses		22
	Rental expenses		617
	General expenses		720
	Total expenses		12,013
Net investment income			73,984
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
	Net realized gains (losses) on investments		10,479
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		39,540
	Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments		50,019
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$	124,003

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited).

AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST     17

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Dollars in thousands)

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations		Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 (unaudited)				Year Ended December 31, 2016
	Net investment income		$	73,984		$	139,758
	Net realized gains (losses) on investments			10,479			19,547
	Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments			39,540			(55,674	)
	Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations			124,003			103,631
Decrease in net assets from distributions
	Distributions to participants or reinvested from:
	Net investment income			(78,647	)		(152,539	)
	Net decrease in net assets from distributions			(78,647	)		(152,539	)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from unit transactions
	Proceeds from the sale of units of participation			147,275			373,174
	Dividend reinvestment of units of participation			69,335			135,239
	Payments for redemption of units of participation			(31,829	)		(124,034	)
	Net increase from unit transactions			184,781			384,379
Total increase (decrease) in net assets				230,137			335,471
Net assets
	Beginning of period		$	5,790,753		$	5,455,282
	End of period		$	6,020,890		$	5,790,753
Distribution in excess of net investment income			$	(1,890	)	$	(2,059	)
Unit information
	Units sold			131,247			327,020
	Distributions reinvested			61,916			118,390
	Units redeemed			(28,388	)		(109,790	)
	Increase in units outstanding			164,775			335,620

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited).

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Notes To Financial Statements

(unaudited)

NOTE 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Housing Investment Trust (HIT) is a common law trust created under the laws of the District of Columbia and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act), as a no-load, open-end investment company. The HIT has obtained certain exemptions from the requirements of the Investment Company Act that are described in the HIT’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

Participation in the HIT is limited to eligible pension plans and labor organizations, including health and welfare, general, voluntary employees’ benefit associations and other funds that have beneficiaries who are represented by labor organizations.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the HIT in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States. The HIT follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

Investment Valuation

Net asset value per share (NAV) is calculated as of the close of business of the major bond markets in New York City on the last business day of each month. The HIT’s Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the valuation process to a Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the HIT’s Board of Trustees, is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of the HIT’s pricing policies, determining the reliability of third-party pricing information, and reporting to the Board of Trustees on valuation matters, including fair value determinations. Following is a description of the valuation methods and inputs applied to the HIT’s major categories of assets.

Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued by using independent pricing services. For U.S. Treasury securities, independent pricing services generally base prices on actual transactions as well as dealer supplied market information. For state housing finance agency securities, independent pricing services generally base prices using models that utilize trading spreads, new issue scales, verified bid information, and credit ratings. For commercial mortgage-backed securities, independent pricing services generally base prices on cash flow models that take into consideration benchmark yields and utilize available trade information, dealer quotes, and market color.

For U.S. agency and government-sponsored enterprise securities, including single family and multifamily mortgage-backed securities, construction mortgage securities and loans, and collateralized mortgage obligations, independent pricing services generally base prices on an active TBA (“to-be-announced”) market for mortgage pools, discounted cash flow models or option-adjusted spread models. Independent pricing services examine reference data and use observable inputs such as issue name, issue size, ratings, maturity, call type, and spread/benchmark yields, as well as dealer-supplied market information. The discounted cash flow or option-adjusted spread models utilize inputs from matrix pricing, which consider observable market-based discount and prepayment rates, attributes of the collateral, and yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type.

Investments in registered open-end investment management companies are valued based upon the NAV of such investments.

When the HIT finances the construction and permanent securities or participation interests, value is determined based upon the total amount, funded and/or unfunded, of the commitment.

Portfolio investments for which market quotations are not readily available or deemed unreliable are valued at their fair value determined in good faith by the HIT’s Valuation Committee using consistently applied procedures adopted by the HIT’s Board of Trustees. In determining fair market value, the Valuation Committee will employ a valuation method that it believes reflects fair value for that asset, which may include the referral of the asset to an independent valuation consultant or the utilization of a discounted cash flow model based on broker and/or other market inputs. The frequency with which these fair value procedures may be used cannot be predicted. However, on June 30, 2017, the Valuation Committee fair valued less than 0.05% of the HIT’s net assets.

Short-term investments acquired with a stated maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.

The HIT holds a 100% ownership interest, either directly or indirectly in HIT Advisers LLC (HIT Advisers). HIT Advisers is valued at its fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures adopted by the HIT’s Board of Trustees, which approximates its respective carrying value.

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. The HIT classifies its assets and liabilities into three levels based on the method used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and quoted prices in inactive markets. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the HIT’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities.

AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST     19

Notes To Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The following table presents the HIT’s valuation levels as of June 30, 2017:

Investment securities: ($ in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total
FHA Permanent Securities	$	—	$	168,728	$	—		$	168,728
Ginnie Mae Securities		—		1,649,352		—			1,649,352
Ginnie Mae Construction Securities		—		240,116		—			240,116
Fannie Mae Securities		—		2,202,622		—			2,202,622
Freddie Mac Securities		—		843,364		—			843,364
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities		—		143,199		—			143,199
State Housing Finance Agency Securities		—		217,370		—			217,370
Other Multifamily Investments
Direct Loans		—		—		5,584			5,584
Privately Insured Construction/Permanent Mortgages		—		12,090		—			12,090
Total Other Multifamily Investments		—		12,090		5,584			17,674
United States Treasury Securities		—		286,757		—			286,757
Equity Investments		—		—		(771	)		(771	)
Short-Term Investments		240,340		—		—			240,340
Other Financial Instruments*		—		153,709		—			153,709
Total	$	240,340	$	5,917,307	$	4,813		$	6,162,460

*If held in the portfolio at report date, other financial instruments include forward commitments, TBA and when issued securities.

The following table reconciles the valuation of the HIT’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions for the period ended June 30, 2017:

Investments in Securities ($ in thousands)	Other Multifamly Investments		Equity Investment			Total
Beginning Balance, 12/31/2016	$	5,425	$	(478	)	$	4,947
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss)*		1		(294	)		(293	)
Cost of Purchases		158		—			158
Proceeds of Sales		—		1			1
Ending Balance, 6/30/2017	$	5,584	$	(771	)	$	4,813

* Net change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2017 totaled $(293,000) and is included on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

Level 3 securities primarily consist of Direct Loans (Other Multifamily Investments) which were valued by an independent pricing service at June 30, 2017 utilizing a discounted cash flow model. Weighted average lives for the loans ranged from 0.16 to 1.58 years. Unobservable inputs include spreads to relevant U.S. Treasuries ranging from 121 to 391 basis points. A change in unobservable inputs may impact the value of the loans.

The HIT’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, there were no transfers in levels.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes

The HIT’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Internal Revenue Code), that are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its participants. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the HIT’s tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed for all open years the HIT’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the HIT’s financial statements.

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Notes To Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The HIT files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The HIT’s tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until the expiration of the applicable statutes of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return but could be longer in certain circumstances.

Distributions to Participants

At the end of each calendar month, a pro-rata distribution is made to participants of the net investment income earned during the month. This pro-rata distribution is based on the participant’s number of units held as of the immediately preceding month-end and excludes realized gains (losses) which are distributed at year-end.

Participants redeeming their investments are paid their pro-rata share of undistributed net income accrued through the month-end of the month in which they redeem.

The HIT offers an income reinvestment plan that permits current participants automatically to reinvest their income distributions into HIT units of participation. Total reinvestment was approximately 88% of distributed income for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

Investment Transactions and Income

For financial reporting purposes, security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of amortized cost. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of mortgage- and asset-backed securities are classified as interest income. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned.

12b-1 Plan of Distribution

The HIT’s Board of Trustees annually considers a Plan of Distribution under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act to pay for marketing and sales promotion expenses incurred in connection with the offer and sale of units and related distribution activities (12b-1 expenses). For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the HIT was authorized to pay 12b-1 expenses in an annual amount up to $600,000 or 0.05% of its average monthly net assets, whichever was greater. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the HIT incurred approximately $572,800, or less than 0.01% of its average monthly net assets, in 12b-1 expenses.

NOTE 2. Investment Risk

Interest Rate Risk

As with any fixed-income investment, the market value of the HIT’s investments will generally fall at times when market interest rates rise. Rising interest rates may also reduce prepayment rates, causing the average life of the HIT’s investments to increase. This could in turn further reduce the value of the HIT’s portfolio.

Prepayment and Extension Risk

The HIT invests in certain fixed-income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgage loans that are subject to prepayment and extension risk.

Prepayment risk is the risk that a security will pay more quickly than its assumed payment rate, shortening its expected average life. In such an event, the HIT may be required to reinvest the proceeds of such prepayments in other investments bearing lower interest rates. The majority of the HIT’s securities backed by loans for multifamily projects include restrictions on prepayments for specified periods to mitigate this risk or include prepayment penalties to compensate the HIT. Prepayment penalties, when received, are included in realized gains.

Extension risk is the risk that a security will pay more slowly than its assumed payment rate, extending its expected average life. When this occurs, the HIT’s ability to reinvest principal repayments in higher returning investments may be limited.

These two risks may increase the sensitivity of the HIT’s portfolio to fluctuations in interest rates and negatively affect the value of the HIT’s portfolio.

NOTE 3. Transactions with Related Entities

HIT Advisers

In June 2016, HIT participants authorized it to form a wholly owned subsidiary investment adviser and to register it, as appropriate, under applicable federal or state law. In August 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission granted no action relief under section 12(d)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow the HIT to organize and acquire the securities issued by a wholly owned subsidiary that will operate as an investment adviser and be registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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Notes To Financial Statements

(unaudited)

HIT wholly owns HIT Advisers, a Delaware limited liability company, directly (99.9%), and indirectly through HIT Advisers Managing Member (0.1%) which is also a wholly owned subsidiary of the HIT. This structure is intended to insulate the HIT from any potential liabilities associated with the conduct of HIT Advisers business. The HIT receives no services from HIT Advisers and carries it as a portfolio investment that meets the definition of a controlled affiliate.

Summarized financial information for HIT Advisers on a historical cost basis is included in the table below:

As of June 30, 2017
Assets	$	48
Liabilities	$	819
Equity	$	(771	)
For the six months ended June 30, 2017
Income	$	—
Expenses		(195	)
Tax expenses		—
Net Income (Loss)	$	(195	)

In accordance with a contract, in addition to its membership interest, the HIT provides HIT Advisers advances to assist with its operations and cash flow management as needed. Advances are expected to be repaid as cash becomes available. However, as with many start-up operations, there is no certainty that HIT Advisers will generate sufficient revenue to cover its operations and liabilities. Also in accordance with the contract, the HIT provides the time of certain personnel and allocates operational expenses to HIT Advisers on a cost-reimbursement basis. As of June 30, 2017, HIT Advisers had no clients or assets under management and did not earn income. A rollforward of advances to HIT Advisers by the HIT is included in the table below:

Advances to HIT Advisers by HIT	$ in Thousands
Beginning Balance, 12/31/2016		$	607
Advances in 2017			209
Repayment by HIT Advisers in 2017			—
Ending Balance, 6/30/2017		$	816

Building America

Building America is a Community Development Entity, certified by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. On April 7, 2017, the HIT transferred ownership of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Building America, to HIT Advisers for consideration.

In accordance with a contract, the HIT provides Building America advances to assist with its operations and cash flow management as needed. Advances are repaid as cash becomes available. Also in accordance with the contract, the HIT provides the time of certain personnel to Building America and allocates operational expenses on a cost-reimbursement basis. A rollforward of advances to Building America by the HIT is included in the table below:

Advances to BACDE by HIT	$ in Thousands
Beginning Balance, 12/31/2016		$	75
Advances in 2017			636
Repayment by BACDE in 2017			(419	)
Ending Balance, 6/30/2017		$	292

NOTE 4. Commitments

The HIT may make commitments in securities or loans that fund over time on a draw basis or forward commitments that fund at a single point in time. The HIT agrees to an interest rate and purchase price for these securities or loans when the commitment to purchase is originated.

Certain assets of the HIT are invested in liquid investments until they are required to fund these purchase commitments. As of June 30, 2017, the HIT had outstanding unfunded purchase commitments of approximately $144.2 million. The HIT maintains a sufficient level of liquid securities of no less than the total of the outstanding unfunded purchase commitments. As of June 30, 2017, the value of liquid securities, less short-term investments, maintained in a custodial trading account was approximately $5.7 billion.

NOTE 5. Investment Transactions

Purchases of investments, excluding short-term securities and U.S. Treasury securities, for the six months ended June 30, 2017, were $721.4 million. There were no sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and U.S. Treasury securities, for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

NOTE 6. Income Taxes

No provision for federal income taxes is required since the HIT intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute to shareholders all of its taxable income and gains. Federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP; therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records were adjusted for permanent book/tax differences of $4.7 million as of June 30, 2017 to reflect tax character. The amount and character of tax-basis distributions and composition of the net assets are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of June 30, 2017.

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Notes To Financial Statements

(unaudited)

At June 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $6,106,318,000 which approximated book cost at amortized cost. Net unrealized gain aggregated $56,142,000 at period-end, of which $104,598,000 related to appreciated investments and $48,456,000 related to depreciated investments.

NOTE 7. Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans

The HIT participates in the AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan (Plan), which is a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan, under the terms of a collective-bargaining agreement. The Plan covers substantially all employees, including non-bargaining unit employees. The risks of participating in a multiemployer plan are different from a single-employer plan in the following aspects:

a. Assets contributed to a multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

b. If a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers based on their level of contributions to the plan.

c. If the HIT chooses to stop participating in its multiemployer plan, the HIT may be required to pay the plan an amount based on the HIT’s share of the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.

The HIT’s participation in the Plan for the period ended June 30, 2017, is outlined in the table below. The “EIN/Pension Plan Number” line provides the Employee Identification Number (EIN) and the three-digit plan number. The most recent Pension Protection Act (PPA) zone status available in 2017 is for the 2015 Plan year-ended at June 30, 2016. The zone status is based on information that the HIT received from the Plan and is certified by the Plan’s actuary. Among other factors, plans in the red zone are generally less than 65% funded, plans in the yellow zone are less than 80% funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80% funded. The “FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented” line indicates whether a financial improvement plan (FIP) or a rehabilitation plan (RP) is either pending or has been implemented.

Pension Fund: AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan
EIN/Pension Plan Number	53-0228172 / 001
2015 Plan Year PPA Zone Status	Green
FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented	No
2017 Contributions	1,204,336
2017 Contribution Rate	24%
Surcharge Imposed	no
Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement	03/31/2022

The HIT was listed in the Plan’s Form 5500 as providing more than 5% of the total contributions for the following plan year:

Pension Fund	Years Contributions to Plan Exceeded More Than 5 Percent of Total Contributions
AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan	20151

¹The 2015 plan year ended at June 30, 2016

At the date the HIT financial statements were issued, the Plan’s Form 5500 was not available for the plan year ended June 30, 2017.

The HIT also sponsors a deferred compensation plan, referred to as a 401(k) plan, covering substantially all employees. This plan permits employees to defer the lesser of 100% of their total compensation or the applicable Internal Revenue Service limit. During 2017, the HIT matched dollar for dollar the first $6,000 of each employee’s contributions. The HIT’s 401(k) contribution for the six months ended June 30, 2017, was approximately $253,600.

NOTE 8. Loan Facility

The HIT has a $15 million uncommitted loan facility which expires on June 11, 2018. Under this facility, borrowings bear interest per annum equal to 1.25% plus the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate, (b) the Overnight Eurodollar Rate, or (c) the one-month LIBOR. The HIT did not borrow against the facility during, and had no outstanding balance under the facility for, the six months ended June 30, 2017. No compensating balances are required.

NOTE 9. Contract Obligations

In the ordinary course of business, the HIT enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The HIT’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the HIT has not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be low.

NOTE 10. New Accounting Pronouncement

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases, which intends to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. The ASU affects all companies and other organizations that lease assets such as real estate and equipment. The new disclosure is effective for annual or interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2019. Management is evaluating the impact of this update on its financial statements and disclosures.

AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST23 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data and Ratios 

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2017**			Year Ended December 31
Per share data	(unaudited)			2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	1,113.29		$	1,121.13		$	1,140.10		$	1,107.45		$	1,171.21		$	1,170.21
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income *		14.11			27.46			29.41			32.48			34.11			38.55
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments		9.59			(5.33	)		(16.43	)		34.38			(61.53	)		10.81
Total income (loss) from investment operations		23.70			22.13			12.98			66.86			(27.42	)		49.36
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		(15.00	)		(29.97	)		(31.95	)		(34.21	)		(36.33	)		(40.74	)
Net realized gains on investments		—			—			—			—			(0.01	)		(7.62	)
Total distributions		(15.00	)		(29.97	)		(31.95	)		(34.21	)		(36.34	)		(48.36	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	1,121.99		$	1,113.29		$	1,121.13		$	1,140.10		$	1,107.45		$	1,171.21
Ratios/supplemental data
Ratio of expenses to average net assets		0.41	%		0.41	%		0.43	%		0.43	%		0.43	%		0.42	%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets		2.5	%		2.4	%		2.6	%		2.9	%		3.0	%		3.3	%
Portfolio turnover rate		22.3	%		20.3	%		18.9	%		18.3	%		29.5	%		27.3	%
Number of outstanding units at end of period		5,366,274			5,201,499			4,865,879			4,262,218			4,077,108			3,906,752
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)	$	6,020,890		$	5,790,753		$	5,455,282		$	4,859,337		$	4,515,201		$	4,575,635
Total return		2.14	%		1.94	%		1.13	%		6.10	%		(2.37	%)		4.27	%

*The average shares outstanding method has been applied for this per share information.

**Percentage amounts for the period, except total return, have been annualized.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited).

2017 SPECIAL MEETING OF PARTICIPANTS (continued from page 4)

3. Section 3.3(d)(v)(A) was amended to update the description of HIT’s relationship with Building America CDE, Inc. to reflect its new status as a subsidiary of a subsidiary.

4. Section 3.3(h) was amended to increase the limit permitted for investment in certain non-housing securities assets (including AAA-rated Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities) to 20% of the value of the Trust.

Proposal	Votes for	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Votes not cast
1	3,699,825.23	0	0	1,544,353.22
2	3,699,825.23	0	0	1,544,353.22
3	3,698,154.62	1,670.62	0	1,544,353.22
4	3,699,825.23	0	0	1,544,353.22

Job and economic benefit figures in this report are provided by Pinnacle Economics, Inc. and HIT. Estimates are calculated using an IMPLAN input-output model based on HIT project data and are in 2016 dollars.

Investors should consider the HIT’s investment objectives, risks, and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus containing more complete information may be obtained from the HIT by calling the Marketing and Investor Relations Department collect at (202) 331-8055 or by viewing the HIT’s website at www.aflcio-hit.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

This report contains forecasts, estimates, opinions, and/or other information that is subjective. Statements concerning economic, financial, or market trends are based on current conditions, which will fluctuate. There is no guarantee that such statements will be applicable under all market conditions, especially during periods of downturn. Actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. This report should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any kind.

24    SEMI–ANNUAL REPORT 2017 

Leadership

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Richard Ravitch* Chairman Manager, Waterside Plaza LLC; formerly Lieutenant Governor, State of New York Richard L. Trumka* President, AFL-CIO Liz Shuler Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO Vincent Alvarez President, New York City Central Labor Council	James Boland President, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Sean McGarvey President, North America’s Building Trades Unions Jack Quinn Director, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation; formerly President, Erie Community College; formerly Member of Congress, 27th District, New York Kenneth E. Rigmaiden General President, International Union of Painters & Allied Trades of the United States and Canada	Marlyn J. Spear, CFA* Director, Baird Fund, Inc.; formerly Chief Investment Officer, Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund (Milwaukee and Vicinity) Tony Stanley* Director, TransCon Builders, Inc.; formerly Executive Vice President, TransCon Builders, Inc. * Executive Committee member.
OFFICERS
Stephen Coyle Chief Executive Officer Theodore S. Chandler Chief Operating Officer Erica Khatchadourian Chief Financial Officer Chang Suh, CFA Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Portfolio Manager Nicholas C. Milano General Counsel	Debbie Cohen Chief Development Officer Emily Johnstone Executive Vice President & Managing Director of Defined Contribution Marketing Christopher Kaiser Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel Thalia B. Lankin Chief Business Development Officer Harpreet Singh Peleg, CFA, CPA Controller	Eric W. Price Executive Vice President Lesyllee White Executive Vice President & Managing Director of Defined Benefit Marketing Stephanie H. Wiggins Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Independent Registered Public	Securities Counsel	Custodian
Accounting Firm	Perkins Coie LLP	Bank of New York Mellon
Ernst & Young LLP	Washington, D.C.	New York, New York
Tysons, Virginia
	Transfer Agent
Corporate Counsel	BNY Mellon Investment
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP	Servicing (US) Inc.
Washington, D.C.	Wilmington, Delaware
AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST
National Office	New England Regional Office	Southern California Office
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 200	Ten Post Office Square, Suite 800	155 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20037	Boston, Massachusetts 02109	Pasadena, California 91101
(202) 331-8055	(617) 850-9071	(626) 993-6676
NewYork City Office	Western Regional Office
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210	One Sansome Street, Suite 3500
NewYork, NewYork 10020	San Francisco, California 94104
(212) 554-2750	(415) 433-3044

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AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20037
202-331-8055
www.aflcio-hit.com

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not Applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

Schedule I - Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers required by Item 6(a) is included herein under Item 1.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not Applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

No material changes have been made to the procedures by which participants may recommend nominees to the Board of Trustees of the Trust, where those changes were implemented after the Trust last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)) or this Item 10.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Trust’s Chief Executive Officer (the principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (the principal financial officer) have concluded that the design and operation of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the

Trust in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of such controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

(b) There was no change in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Trust’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Not applicable

(2) Separate certifications for the Chief Executive Officer (the principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (the principal financial officer) of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are filed as Exhibits herewith.

(3) Not applicable

(b) Separate certifications for the Chief Executive Officer (the principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (the principal financial officer) of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) are filed as Exhibits herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST

By:

/s/ Stephen Coyle

Stephen Coyle

Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 7, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Stephen Coyle

Stephen Coyle

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: September 7, 2017

/s/ Erica Khatchadourian

Erica Khatchadourian

Chief Financial Officer

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: September 7, 2017

EX-99.CERT

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust N-CSRS

Exhibit (a)(2)

Form N-CSR Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Stephen Coyle, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Stephen Coyle

Stephen Coyle

Chief Executive Officer

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

Date: September 7, 2017

Form N-CSR Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Erica Khatchadourian, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably

likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Erica Khatchadourian

Erica Khatchadourian

Chief Financial Officer

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

Date: September 7, 2017

EX-99.906 CERT

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust N-CSRS

Exhibit (b)

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust.

Dated: September 7, 2017

/s/ Stephen Coyle

Stephen Coyle

Chief Executive Officer

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust and will be retained by the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust.

Dated: September 7, 2017

/s/ Erica Khatchadourian

Erica Khatchadourian

Chief Financial Officer

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust and will be retained by the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.