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2020 was an unforgettable year. We continue to grapple with the consequences of the ongoing impact of COVID-19’s devastation of the global economy and the lives of millions of people, the extraordinarily divisive U.S. elections and their violent aftermath and the ongoing reverberations from the murder of George Floyd and too many other men and women of color.

 

Despite these unforeseen challenges, the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) successfully navigated 2020. The strength of the entire HIT team, coupled with the strong support of our investors, Board of Trustees, other labor leaders, and stakeholders throughout this year made 2020 one of the HIT’s most productive years.

 

It was a special honor in 2020 to know that the HIT’s investments, including 35 projects under construction at year end, contributed to meeting the financial security, employment, and affordable housing needs of union members. Their daily work and sacrifices have kept the HIT, and our entire country, moving forward during the pandemic and an extraordinarily challenging year.

 

2020 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

 

Producing gross and net annual returns of 6.54% and 6.20%, respectively;

 

Financing 13 construction and substantial rehabilitation projects with $429.7 million of HIT capital, generating $652.7 million of total development costs that created 2,231 union jobs and 1,674 housing units—72% of which will be affordable;

 

Finishing the year at $6.75 billion in net assets and raising $554 million of new capital—our second highest year despite the limitations caused by COVID-19, plus $172 million in reinvested dividends; and

 

Operating at the lowest expense ratio in the HIT’s history, 32 basis points at year end.

 

We have proven that we can be successful no matter the challenges when we work together and are committed to serving our investors and our communities. We can see light at the end of this tunnel with COVID-19 vaccinations underway and a policy environment that presents new opportunities for investments, labor and housing. While uncertainties remain regarding the way forward from the political and social divisions and the scope of COVID-19’s lasting damage to some sectors of our economy, there is new hope. When people unite for a common purpose, we can do great things, even in the most difficult circumstances.

 

Thank you for your support in 2020. Here’s to more success in 2021 for the HIT and its investors and to a better time for our country and the world.

 

 

Chang Suh 

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Portfolio Manager


 

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“Now, more than ever, it is vitally important that the HIT’s investments

help our members earn a family-supporting wage with benefits and a

career path today as well as retire with dignity in the future.”

 

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the turmoil of 2020, I am proud to recognize that the HIT rose through this uncertainty to contribute to advancing the retirement security of union members and working families and creating union jobs and affordable and workforce housing, just as it has for over 35 years. We give special thanks to the union workers playing an essential role in keeping our country going—often at risk to themselves. Now, more than ever, it is vitally important that the HIT’s investments help our members earn a family-supporting wage with benefits and a career path today as well as retire with dignity in the future.

 

In 2020, the HIT committed $429.7 million to construction and development deals. The HIT’s portfolio performance generated positive returns for its investors and its expense ratio was at the lowest level in its history. As of December 31, 2020, construction work was underway at 35 project sites across the country. HIT’s 2020 investments are expected to generate more than 2,231 union jobs and to create and renovate 1,674 housing units—more than 72% of which will be affordable. Since its inception, the HIT has invested $9.1 billion in 545 projects nationwide, with total development costs of $17.1 billion, generating 182.2 million hours of on-site union construction work.

 

As we look ahead together to better days in 2021 and beyond, I believe that the HIT’s investments will continue to support and strengthen retirement security, job security, economic security, and housing security for our members and for working families throughout our country. We need this empowerment to build a sustainable economy and a stronger democracy for generations to come.

 

On behalf of the HIT, thank you for your continued support of its mission at this critical time for our nation and for working families.

 

In Solidarity,

 

 

 

Richard L. Trumka 

President, AFL-CIO; Trustee, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust


 

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

(Unaudited)

 

2020 OVERVIEW The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) successfully navigated the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, generating positive returns for its investors, raising $554 million of new capital (its second highest year on record), managing expenses to an all-time low 32 basis points (bps), while committing $429.7 million in new impact investments (one of the highest levels in its history). These investments are expected to generate 2,231 union construction jobs and create or rehabilitate 1,674 housing units. Despite unprecedented challenges stemming from the pandemic, these results, taken as a whole, reflect that 2020 was one of the HIT’s most successful years. Further, the HIT’s strategy of overweighting high credit multifamily mortgage investments enabled the HIT to end the year well positioned, with a high degree of liquidity and a significant yield advantage. At the end of 2020, the HIT’s yield advantage stood at 48 bps relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Barclay’s Aggregate or Benchmark) and 66 bps to the AAA component of the Barclays Aggregate (AAA Index). The HIT believes that it has a strong pipeline of impact investments heading into 2021.

 

2020 RETURN SUMMARY 2020 was defined by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on capital markets. The HIT delivered positive returns with its high credit quality portfolio and strategy 

     

of overweighting agency-insured multifamily mortgage-backed securities (MBS) that provide a yield spread over Treasuries and superior prepayment protection, compared to other mortgage products. As of December 31, 2020, the HIT’s gross and net annual returns were 6.54% and 6.20%, respectively, compared to 7.51% for the Benchmark. In 2020, riskier investments, including equities and lower credit quality fixed income investments, outperformed. Treasury yields reached historical lows while equity and credit markets soared to new highs despite an economy reeling from the pandemic. Relative to a comparable credit profile, the HIT portfolio’s 2020 returns exceeded the AAA Index’s annual return by 11 bps on a gross of fee basis.

 

PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION SUMMARY Interest rates fell considerably in 2020, as capital markets reacted to the pandemic, driving a flight to safety, and responding to central bank action supporting low interest rates. Accordingly, fixed income assets generated strong, positive returns. Corporate bonds and Treasuries were 2020’s best performing fixed income sectors. Agency multifamily securities had a mixed performance compared to Treasuries. Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) benchmark spreads tightened 18 bps on robust demand, while Federal Housing Administration (FHA)/Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) construction and permanent

     

mortgage securities widened by 9 bps. On a relative basis, conventional multifamily MBS outperformed single-family MBS due to their duration, call protection and stable cash flow, and investors’ demand for yield spread and prepayment protection drove agency multifamily spreads tighter. HIT returns were positively driven by its yield advantage. HIT’s relative returns were challenged because of its portfolio strategy and composition differences to the Benchmark. Corporate bonds and Treasuries, combined, make up two thirds of the Benchmark. The HIT holds no corporate bonds and averaged only 5% in Treasury holdings in 2020. Additionally, the HIT managed its duration short relative to the Benchmark, defending against Benchmark extension, which also detracted from performance as rates hit all-time lows.

 

2020 MARKET ENVIRONMENT— IMPACT OF COVID-19

The United States saw Great Depression era unemployment rates by spring, with businesses shuttering and many developed countries completely locking down for several months in 2020. However, the swift action in fiscal and monetary policy stimulus supported growth and capital markets throughout the year. U.S. GDP contracted an estimated 3.5% in 2020, recovering from the worst recession since the Great Depression1. The Covid-19 recession ended the longest U.S. expansion on record.



 

1 Bureau of Economic Analysis

 

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The long-awaited U.S. presidential election resulted in a new Democratic administration that will shape future economic policy and pandemic response.

 

At year end 2020, the domestic economic recovery had lost momentum. The pandemic caused employment to contract. The unemployment rate of 6.7% was twice as high as pre-pandemic rates, and many consider the real unemployment rate to be much higher2. Nevertheless, capital markets showed optimism due to the approval of multiple vaccines, the Federal Reserve’s continued commitment to dovish monetary policy and the passage of additional fiscal stimulus. This led to improved expectations of U.S. growth and outlook. Expectations for continued easing monetary policy in the face of a highly uncertain outlook drove investors into riskier assets.

 

THE YIELD CURVE AND INTEREST RATES Interest rates dropped across all maturities in 2020, driven primarily by the historic flight to quality caused by the market’s reaction to the pandemic. The Federal Reserve took historic steps to inject liquidity in capital markets and the federal government provided support to stabilize the economy with two stimulus bills exceeding $3 trillion. Interest rates fell to record lows and remained there across the curve for most of the year supported by Federal Reserve action. While cutting interest rates to zero, the central bank ballooned its balance sheet to a record level, providing liquidity and credit to fixed income markets including

     

securitized mortgage assets. The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet stood at $7.4 trillion or approximately 35% of U.S. GDP at year end and is trending upward. Ultimately, the yield curve bull-steepened as short-term rates declined more precipitously than longer term rates. During 2020, the two-year rate fell by 145 bps, while the 5-, 7-, 10- and 30-year rates decreased by 133, 119, 100 and 74 bps, respectively. While longer term rates pushed higher in the fourth quarter above their well-most of 2020, an extremely accommodative Federal Reserve and low realized inflation will likely keep interest rates lower longer. Market expectations along with the Federal Reserve’s forward guidance do not anticipate short term rates rising until 2023.

 

MULTIFAMILY MBS

In response to rapid pandemic-related job losses, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the federal government enacted eviction moratoria for GSE and federally insured loans that helped renters affected by the pandemic and provided mortgage payment deferrals. Rent collections and fundamentals of multifamily rental properties, in aggregate, have performed better than market expectations. More specifically, multifamily securities in the HIT portfolio have performed well as the overwhelming majority of these securities are agency/ government guaranteed. Agency-insured multifamily securities have experienced low levels of forbearance and defaults, which

     

have been concentrated in small balance loans, and senior and student housing. The HIT has minimal exposure to these types of housing investments. In aggregate, as of December 31, 2020, 1.2% of Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) MBS and 2.3% of Freddie Mac securities outstanding were in forbearance, while 1.2% of Ginnie Mae project loans are classified as over 60 days delinquent.

 

The fundamentals of the multifamily market held up reasonably well despite the pandemic, due in large part to the federal policy action. The apartment vacancy rate held relatively steady throughout 2020. National vacancies ended the year at 5.2%, representing a 50-bps increase year-over-year, according to Moody’s Analytics/Reis Inc. While the pandemic temporarily shutdown some worksites, 285,000 multifamily units were delivered in 2020, about 7% less than 20193. The roll out of vaccines and additional stimulus legislation can be expected to support a job market rebound in 2021, leading to greater housing demand. The long-term fundamentals of multifamily housing remain on solid ground and demographics favoring rental housing point to sustained long-term demand.

 

SPREADS Despite a near halt at the end of the first quarter, multifamily origination ended 2020 with record level issuance in agency lending as refinancing of existing loans skyrocketed. Substantial demand from institutional investors in search of yield spread with prepayment protection drove spreads tighter to



 

2 Bureau of Labor Statistics

3 Yardi Matrix

 

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Treasuries in the last three quarters of the year. However, agency multifamily MBS ultimately underperformed both Treasuries and investment grade credit in 2020. Investment grade corporate bond spreads finished 3 bps wider to Treasuries at historic low yields as investors reached for returns despite credit risk and highly leveraged balance sheets. The decline in Treasury rates in 2020 weighed on spread performance in higher premium multifamily securities including the HIT’s investments, as mortgage security spreads widened. Spreads on FHA/Ginnie Mae permanent and construction/ permanent MBS, and Fannie Mae DUS 10/9.5 structures, in which the HIT specializes, widened by 24, 25 and 4 bps, respectively.

 

THE HIT’S 2020 MULTIFAMILY INVESTMENTS—STRONG RESULTS

The HIT’s 2020 multifamily housing production totaled $429.7 million across 13 projects with total development costs of $652.7 million4. These investments generated 2,231 union jobs and financed the creation or rehabilitation of 1,674 housing units, of which 72% will be affordable. Overcoming a slow start due to the uncertainty of the pandemic in the the HIT committed seven of its 2020 transactions in the fourth quarter alone. The HIT continued to diversify its production in 2020, using its direct and bridge lending authorities and varied construction and permanent loan vehicles through its relationships with state housing financing agencies.

     

The HIT launched its $1 billion five-year Bay Area Investment Initiative in September 2020 and committed to its first two financings in the fourth quarter. In the Bay Area Investment Initiative, the HIT plans to invest $500 million of its own funds and join forces with public-, private- and nonprofit-sector partners to leverage an additional $500 million from other sources to develop affordable, workforce and market-rate housing in the Bay Area. Its first two projects are expected to contribute positively to the HIT’s portfolio’s yield and to create approximately 1.2 million hours of union construction work, 289 housing units (144 affordable) and $342.8 million in total economic benefits5.

 

The HIT continued a high volume of activity in its other key markets nationwide (Boston, Chicago, Minnesota, New York), and is tracking a healthy 2021 pipeline, working with lending partners on affordable, workforce and market rate housing developments.

 

LOOKING AHEAD—UNCERTAINTY REMAINS

The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to be the dominant factor in the global economy in 2021. Economic growth has lost momentum as output struggles with recent restrictions to respond to the COVID-19 resurgence. However, capital markets are pricing risk assets to near perfection, looking past the short-term risks. Markets are instead expecting a return to growth and renewed business activity. These valuations could

     

potentially experience volatility if risks to the outlook materialize. The Federal Reserve has committed to maintaining its current rate range for federal funds of 0–0.25% until 2023 and guided new principles and a framework to maximize employment while allowing higher inflation levels averaging above 2%. The central bank has also committed to keep their current level of asset purchases, supporting interest rates from rising significantly. We believe investors could be served well by diversifying into investment grade fixed income products, away from lower grade assets such as riskier credit, that focus on safety and liquidity without sacrificing yield, like the HIT portfolio.

 

The importance of affordable housing, job creation and the ability to generate relative value in a historically low interest rate environment have only grown as the pandemic continues. The HIT’s ability to finance direct, credit-enhanced multifamily construction and bridge loans augments the fundamental value of the portfolio and generates higher income without adding significant credit risk, all while providing mission-related collateral benefits of generating housing and union jobs. The HIT believes that it should be well-positioned to weather potential financial market and economic volatility with a fundamentally sound portfolio of high credit quality and liquid assets that provide capital preservation, attractive risk-adjusted income and diversification away from deteriorating credit fundamentals and record high valuations in corporate credit.



 

4This includes New Markets Tax Credits allocated by HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc.

5Job and economic impact figures are estimates calculated using IMPLAN, an input-output model, based on HIT and HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc. project data. Data is current as of December 31, 2020. Economic impact data is in 2019 dollars and all other figures are nominal.

 

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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 

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, July 1, 2020, and held for the entire period ended December 31, 2020.

 

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 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 December 31, 2020” 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.

 

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

In addition to disclosure in its 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 as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The HIT’s Forms N -PORT are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Participants may also obtain copies of the information on HIT’s Form N-PORT, without charge, upon request, by calling the HIT collect at 202-331-8055.

 

PROXY VOTING 

Except for its interest 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 nonvoting 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.

 

2020 HIT PARTICIPANTS MEETING

The 2020 Annual Meeting of Participants was held via videoconference on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. The following matters were put to a vote of the Participants at the meeting through the solicitation of proxies:

 

Election of Chair of the Board of Trustees Chris Coleman was elected to chair the Board of Trustees by: votes for 4,026,202.297; no votes against; votes abstaining 46,167.321; votes not cast 1,584,883.87.

 

Election of Class I Trustees (see chart below).

 

Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the HIT’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm by: votes for 4,026,202.297; no votes against; votes abstaining 46,167.321; votes not cast 1,584,883.871.

 

The following Trustees were not up for reelection and their terms of office continued after the meeting: Timothy J. Driscoll, Sean McGarvey, Terry O’Sullivan, Elizabeth Shuler, Kevin Filter, Jamie S. Rubin, Tony Stanley and Harry Thompson.



           
  EXPENSE EXAMPLE Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2020
Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2020
Expenses Paid During
Six-Month Period Ended
December 31, 2020*
 
  Actual expenses $ 1,000 $ 1,008.63 $ 1.67  
  Hypothetical expenses $ 1,000 $ 1,023.48 $ 1.68  
  (5% annual return before expenses)      
           
  * Expenses are equal to the HIT’s annualized six-month expense ratio of 0.33%, as of December 31, 2020, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half period).  
     

     
  ANNUAL MEETING OF PARTICIPANTS: CLASS I TRUSTEES RESULTS  
  Trustee Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining*  
  Kenneth W. Cooper 4,026,202.297 0 46,167.321  
  Kenneth E. Rigmaiden 4,026,202.297 0 46,167.321  
  Anthony Shelton 4,026,202.297 0 46,167.321  
  Richard L. Trumka 4,026,202.297 0 46,167.321  
  Bridget Gainer 4,024,139.879 0 48,229.739  
  Jack F. Quinn, Jr. 4,024,139.879 0 48,229.739  
  Deidre L. Schmidt 4,024,139.879 0 48,229.739  
  William C. Thompson, Jr. 4,024,139.879 0 48,229.739  
       
  * Votes not cast: 1,584,883.871    
       
       
       

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

To the Board of Trustees and Participants of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Housing Investment Trust:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Housing Investment Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedule of portfolio investments, as of December 31, 2020, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trust as of December 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Trust’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and counterparties. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

We have served as the Trust’s auditor since 2002.

Tysons, Virginia

February 26, 2021

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands, except per share data) 

 

 

Assets    
  Investments, at value (cost $6,477,968) $ 6,836,208
  Cash 743
  Accrued interest receivable 18,055
  Receivables for investments sold 26,047
  Right of use asset 4,744
  Other assets 3,433
  Total assets 6,889,230
     
Liabilities    
  Payables for investments purchased 108,831
  Redemptions payable 16,208
  Income distribution and capital gains payable, net of dividends reinvested of $39,962 3,439
  Refundable deposits 742
  Accrued salaries and fringe benefits 4,463
  Lease Liability 5,090
  Other liabilities and accrued expenses 1,169
  Total liabilities 139,942
     
  Other commitments and contingencies (Note 5 of financial statements)
     
Net assets applicable to participants’ equity—    
  Certificates of participation—authorized unlimited;  
  Outstanding 5,736,083 units $6,749,288
     
Net asset value per unit of participation (in dollars) $ 1,176.64
     
     
Participants’ equity    
  Participants’ equity consisted of the following:  
  Amount invested and reinvested by current participants $ 6,392,413
  Distributable earnings (accumulated losses) 356,875
  Total participants’ equity $6,749,288

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands)

 

 

FHA Permanent Securities (2.4% of net assets)

 

  Interest Rate Maturity Date Unfunded
Commitments1
Face Amount Amortized Cost Value
Multifamily  3.65%  Dec-2037 $  $8,229  $8,367  $8,499 
   3.75%  Aug-2048     3,750   3,746   3,826 
   4.00%  Dec-2053     61,715   61,692   67,640 
   4.10%  Dec-2060     21,986   21,995   24,508 
   4.79%  May-2053     5,012   5,223   5,667 
   5.17%  Feb-2050     7,627   8,150   8,457 
   5.35%  Mar-2047     6,881   6,890   6,922 
   5.55%  Aug-2042     7,276   7,278   7,322 
   5.60%  Jun-2038     2,168   2,171   2,182 
   5.80%  Jan-2053     1,966   1,975   2,275 
   5.87%  May-2044     1,655   1,654   1,666 
   5.89%  Apr-2038     4,083   4,087   4,112 
   6.20%  Apr-2052     11,114   11,110   12,813 
   6.40%  Aug-2046     3,595   3,596   3,680 
   6.60%  Jan-2050     3,228   3,250   3,703 
            150,285   151,184   163,272 
When Issued2  2.50%  Sep-2063  5,702         (63)
   3.72%  Feb-2062  4,470         315 
   3.90%  Mar-2062  3,090         257 
         13,262         509 
Total FHA Permanent Securities $13,262  $150,285  $151,184  $163,781 

Ginnie Mae Securities (26.1% of net assets)

 

  Interest Rate Maturity Date Face Amount Amortized Cost Value
Single Family 4.00% Feb-2040–Jun-2040 $ 1,882 $ 1,900 $ 2,086
  4.50% Aug–2040 1,077 1,095 1,220
  5.50% Jan-2033–Jun-2037 1,231 1,229 1,420
  6.00% Jan-2032–Aug-2037 885 884 1,033
  6.50% Jul-2028 43 43 49
  7.00% Apr-2026–Jan-2030 569 571 646
  7.50% Aug-2025–Aug-2030 279 281 315
  8.00% Sep-2026–Nov-2030 252 254 285
  8.50% Jun-2022–Aug-2027 98 99 107
  9.00% Dec-2022–Jun-2025 6 6 6
      6,322 6,362 7,167
           
Multifamily 2.00% Sep-2062 30,000 31,015 30,760
  2.15% May-2056 3,981 3,974 4,066
  2.20% May-2042–Jun-2056 15,409 15,830 16,001
  2.25% Dec-2048 4,875 4,837 5,011
  2.30% Mar-2056–Oct-2056 36,122 35,919 37,146
  2.31% Nov-2051 7,076 7,076 7,422
  2.32% Sep-2060 27,655 29,227 29,434
  2.35% Dec-2040–Nov-2056 12,065 12,090 12,477
  2.40% Aug-2047 6,173 6,181 6,381
  2.46% Jan-2053 51,015 51,381 53,062
  2.50% Jul-2045–Mar-2057 20,491 20,476 21,313
  2.50% Sep-2058 30,190 29,678 31,586
  2.53% Jul-2038–Feb-2040 5,294 5,349 5,334
  2.60% Apr-2048–Jun-2059 40,304 40,468 41,807
  2.70% May-2048–Jul-2058 31,524 31,699 32,765
  2.72% Feb-2044 310 318 319
  2.74% Apr-2057 24,458 26,697 26,484
  2.79% Apr-2049 10,489 10,586 11,021
  2.80% Feb-2053 60,000 57,109 64,769

 

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments continued

December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae Securities continued

 
           
Interest Rate Maturity Date Face Amount Amortized Cost Value  
2.80% Dec-2059 15,095 14,887 15,661  
2.82% Apr-2050 1,500 1,529 1,583  
2.89% Mar-2046 27,953 28,114 28,770  
2.99% Jul-2048 8,385 9,131 9,216  
3.00% Mar-2051–May-2062 20,000 20,087 20,707  
3.00% May-2062 95,014 103,052 103,833  
3.03% Jan-2056 31,203 33,335 34,460  
3.05% May-2054 11,545 11,595 12,553  
3.10% Jan-2044–May-2059 24,333 24,265 24,935  
3.11% Jan-2049 17,025 17,605 17,577  
3.19% Sep-2051 5,000 5,029 5,179  
3.20% Jul-2041 8,198 8,101 8,329  
3.21% Jul-2046 7,760 7,976 8,187  
3.25% Sep-2054 35,000 34,704 37,824  
3.25% Sep-2054–Jun-2059 30,944 31,549 34,186  
3.25% Apr-2059 45,000 43,190 49,519  
3.26% Nov-2043 14,601 14,622 15,365  
3.30% May-2055 10,000 9,491 11,037  
3.33% Jun-2043 8,811 9,061 9,050  
3.34% Sep-2059 17,268 17,606 19,103  
3.35% Nov-2042–Mar-2044 23,181 22,743 24,516  
3.37% Dec-2046 18,691 18,907 19,307  
3.38% Aug-2059 34,995 35,857 39,020  
3.38% Aug-2059 44,010 44,867 48,522  
3.38% Jan-2060 59,797 59,806 66,464  
3.39% Feb-2059 14,367 14,653 16,018  
3.42% May-2042 10,000 10,136 10,702  
3.44% Feb-2044 2,535 2,646 2,590  
3.46% Apr-2051 1,516 1,563 1,544  
3.48% May-2059 10,955 11,177 12,169  
3.49% Aug-2058 11,017 11,278 11,911  

Ginnie Mae Securities continued

 

  Interest Rate Maturity Date Face Amount Amortized Cost Value
  3.50% Feb-2051–Jan-2054 20,164 20,059 20,830
  3.51% Mar-2053 46,122 49,786 51,079
  3.53% Apr-2042 16,636 17,168 18,430
  3.55% Apr-2057 41,486 42,519 41,833
  3.57% Sep-2052 6,500 6,725 7,199
  3.57% Nov-2059 48,983 49,702 54,887
  3.60% Jun-2057 13,751 14,243 15,291
  3.62% Dec-2057 28,759 29,273 32,014
  3.65% Dec-2045–Oct-2058 18,930 18,758 20,691
  3.67% Nov-2035 14,501 14,964 16,003
  3.74% Aug-2059 15,713 16,021 17,584
  3.75% Apr-2046 6,499 6,514 6,977
  3.77% Jun-2045 2,768 2,799 2,800
  3.92% Aug-2039 42,838 45,252 47,215
  4.10% May-2051 3,880 4,205 4,385
  4.15% Sep-2051 17,382 17,442 17,484
  4.19% May-2060 28,435 28,815 32,051
  4.20% Aug-2060 47,580 48,535 54,250
  4.25% Sep-2038 32,575 32,720 34,848
  4.45% Jun-2055 2,512 2,418 2,835
  4.50% May-2038 17,307 18,504 18,380
  4.63%3 Sep-2037 1,500 1,467 1,504
  4.90%3 Mar-2044 1,000 991 1,003
  5.25% Apr-2037 17,420 17,415 17,839
  5.34% Jul-2040 2,394 2,368 2,449
      1,578,765 1,607,135 1,696,856
When Issued2 2.00% Sep-2062–Jun-2063 45,000 46,602 46,948
  2.78% Aug-2058 11,003 12,014 12,054
      56,003 58,616 59,002
Total Ginnie Mae Securities   $1,641,090 $1,672,113 $1,763,025

 

 

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Fannie Mae Securities (44.2% of net assets)

 
                 
      Maturity Unfunded Face Amortized    
  Interest Rate4 Date Commitments1 Amount Cost Value  
Single Family 0.40% 1M LIBOR+25 Mar-2037 $— $   163 $   162 $   163  
  0.47% 1M LIBOR+32 Jun-2037 974 974 980  
  0.55% 1M LIBOR+40 Apr-2037 403 402 406  
  0.61% 1M LIBOR+46 Oct-2042 2,932 2,943 2,965  
  0.65% 1M LIBOR+50 Jun-2042 5,285 5,289 5,345  
  0.70% 1M LIBOR+55 Mar-2042 4,390 4,396 4,449  
  0.75% 1M LIBOR+60 Oct-2043 6,118 6,145 6,210  
  1.81% 6M LIBOR+155 Nov-2033 1,080 1,080 1,107  
  2.00%   Jul-2050 36,275 37,476 37,712  
  2.05% 12M LIBOR+168 Nov-2034 318 324 331  
  2.35% 12M LIBOR+150 Jul-2033 149 148 154  
  2.39% 12M LIBOR+170 Oct-2042 2,822 2,877 2,951  
  2.40% 12M LIBOR+153 Feb-2045 3,498 3,559 3,644  
  2.48% 6M LIBOR+161 Aug-2033 131 131 135  
  2.49% 1Y UST+222 Aug-2033 259 259 272  
  2.50%   May-2050–Sep-2050 145,689 152,810 153,471  
  2.50%   Jul-2050 29,053 30,211 30,652  
  2.50%   Jul-2050 38,754 40,570 41,072  
  2.50%   Nov-2050 29,729 31,261 31,327  
  2.60% 1Y UST+222 Jul-2033 680 682 713  
  2.71% 1Y UST+220 Aug-2033 558 558 585  
  3.00%   Apr-2031–Jun-2050 74,621 77,024 79,360  
  3.36% 12M LIBOR+156 Apr-2034 576 586 601  
  3.50%   Oct-2026–Jan-2050 148,434 153,306 158,832  
  3.61% 1Y UST+211 May-2033 269 270 283  
  4.00%   May-2024–Jun-2048 75,276 77,746 81,784  
  4.50%   May-2024–Dec-2048 52,531 54,246 57,554  
  5.00%   Sep-2022–Apr-2041 8,061 8,272 9,287  
  5.50%   Sep-2032–Jun-2038 3,793 3,798 4,400  
  6.00%   Nov-2028–Nov-2037 2,827 2,836 3,350  
  6.50%   Sep-2028–Jul-2036 445 454 521  
  7.00%   Sep-2027–May-2032 573 573 665  
  7.50%   Jan-2027–Sep-2031 126 125 137  
  8.00%   Aug-2030–May-2031 38 38 38  
        676,830 701,531 721,456  
Multifamily 0.44% 1M LIBOR+29 Feb-2028 30,420 30,425 30,358  
  0.46% 1M LIBOR+31 Mar-2028 38,275 38,285 38,227  
  0.49% 1M LIBOR+34 Jan-2028 22,425 22,429 22,379  
  0.50% 1M LIBOR+35 Dec-2027 32,050 32,053 32,059  
  0.55% 1M LIBOR+40 Sep-2028 26,082 26,085 26,051  

Fannie Mae Securities continued

 

      Maturity Unfunded Face Amortized  
  Interest Rate4 Date Commitments1 Amount Cost Value
  0.59% 1M LIBOR+44 May-2027 16,840 16,841 16,844
  0.73% 1M LIBOR+58 May-2029 25,000 25,012 25,042
  0.73% 1M LIBOR+58 Jun-2029 41,302 41,338 41,372
  0.99% 1M LIBOR+85 Jan-2023 7,803 7,802 7,862
  1.06%   Dec-2027 21,424 21,437 21,619
  1.17%   Aug-2030–Nov-2030 34,867 34,871 34,734
  1.22%   Jul-2030 25,610 25,728 25,824
  1.25%   Jul-2030 37,950 38,124 38,074
  1.27%   Jul-2030 14,235 14,374 14,413
  1.31%   Aug-2030 4,483 4,569 4,539
  1.32%   Aug-2030 21,000 21,380 21,339
  1.38%   Jul-2030 10,500 10,696 10,722
  1.41%   Jul-2030 3,373 3,421 3,458
  1.46%   Jul-2030 7,758 7,903 7,986
  1.47%   Jul-2030–Dec-2030 15,425 15,605 15,843
  1.50%   Aug-2030 1,193 1,232 1,231
  1.52%   Jul-2032 16,530 16,711 16,855
  1.53%   Jul-2032 10,500 10,702 10,717
  1.55%   Jul-2032 20,500 20,895 20,965
  1.57%   Aug-2037 48,705 48,962 48,581
  1.65%   Jul-2030 1,290 1,333 1,348
  1.68%   Sep-2032 13,139 13,419 13,339
  1.71%   Sep-2035–Nov-2035 25,605 25,970 26,165
  1.76%   Aug-2035 9,100 9,149 9,261
  1.77%   Sep-2035 3,270 3,351 3,363
  1.82%   Jul-2035 4,722 4,768 4,877
  1.94%   Apr-2035 6,400 6,521 6,715
  2.09%   May-2032–Jul-2050 21,792 22,082 22,713
  2.16%   Sep-2050 14,200 14,375 14,300
  2.19%   Mar-2027 7,150 7,240 7,657
  2.26%   Nov-2022 5,922 5,923 6,110
  2.33%   Nov-2029–Feb-2030 18,255 18,318 19,768
  2.38%   Jul-2026 21,840 21,858 23,636
  2.43%   Nov-2031 18,655 18,665 20,284
  2.44%   Aug-2026 21,891 21,891 23,771
  2.46%   Aug-2026–Nov-2034 35,330 35,443 38,265
  2.48%   Oct-2028 24,485 24,543 26,974
  2.49%   Dec-2026–Nov-2031 27,800 27,877 30,331
  2.50%   Jun-2026 60,000 60,000 65,020

 

 

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Fannie Mae Securities continued

 
             
    Unfunded Face Amortized    
Interest Rate4 Maturity Date Commitments1 Amount Cost Value  
2.50% Jul-2026 37,680 37,718 40,609  
2.53% Jan-2030 20,550 20,732 22,409  
2.55% Sep-2026 14,210 14,216 15,370  
2.55% Mar-2030 51,656 52,037 56,163  
2.57% Sep-2028 39,930 40,257 44,074  
2.61% Nov-2026 9,800 9,887 10,662  
2.67% Aug-2029 37,700 38,106 41,564  
2.70% Nov-2025 15,055 15,063 16,395  
2.72% Jul-2028 36,400 36,642 40,506  
2.75% Jul-2028 15,129 15,240 16,816  
2.76% Oct-2031 10,189 10,362 11,349  
2.80% Apr-2025 15,197 15,265 16,329  
2.81% Sep-2027 12,349 12,404 13,713  
2.85% Dec-2027–Aug-2031 32,350 32,446 35,935  
2.87% Oct-2027 9,401 9,466 10,477  
2.91% Jun-2031 25,000 25,146 28,168  
2.92% May-2026–Apr-2028 25,333 25,540 28,075  
2.92% Jun-2027 68,116 68,184 75,722  
2.94% Jun-2027 28,770 28,800 32,010  
2.94% Jul-2039 4,512 4,564 4,634  
2.94% Sep-2027 30,000 30,131 33,696  
2.96% Sep-2034 20,000 20,847 22,631  
2.97% Nov-2032–Sep-2034 32,618 32,904 36,742  
2.99% Jun-2025 2,639 2,642 2,879  
3.00% May-2027–Mar-2028 15,863 15,882 17,626  
3.02% Jun-2027 3,772 3,779 4,212  
3.03% Jun-2026 12,762 12,929 13,882  
3.04% Apr-2030 25,100 25,168 28,483  
3.05% Apr-2030 26,853 26,877 30,297  
3.10% Sep-2029 8,515 8,545 9,013  
3.12% Mar-2025–Apr-2030 25,689 25,754 27,583  
3.14% Apr-2029 7,810 7,826 8,864  
3.15% Jan-2027 19,634 19,652 21,481  
3.17% Jun-2029–Sep-2029 61,557 61,853 68,007  
3.18% May-2035 10,143 10,271 11,361  
3.20% Oct-2027 10,075 10,113 11,360  
3.21% May-2030 6,738 6,821 7,596  
3.25% Nov-2027 10,067 10,104 11,389  
3.26% Jan-2027 7,260 7,274 8,110  
3.31% Oct-2027 15,536 15,637 17,572  

Fannie Mae Securities continued

 

      Unfunded Face Amortized  
  Interest Rate4 Maturity Date Commitments1 Amount Cost Value
  3.32% Apr-2029 20,080 20,154 22,821
  3.33% May-2026 10,795 10,826 11,958
  3.35% Feb-2029 19,106 19,290 21,960
  3.36% May-2029–Oct-2029 34,256 35,379 39,496
  3.40% Oct-2026 2,860 2,868 3,222
  3.41% Sep-2023–Apr-2029 31,027 31,234 34,806
  3.42% Apr-2035 5,219 5,290 6,015
  3.46% Dec-2023–Apr-2031 16,143 16,225 18,330
  3.54% Oct-2021 6,656 6,656 6,702
  3.61% Sep-2023 6,132 6,139 6,575
  3.63% Jul-2035 21,861 21,889 25,287
  3.66% Oct-2023 4,497 4,504 4,831
  3.68% Jul-2028 12,011 12,655 13,702
  3.87% Sep-2023 2,370 2,376 2,547
  4.06% Oct-2025 22,292 22,317 25,076
  4.27% Jan-2034 75,059 75,317 80,502
  4.52% May-2021 3,749 3,749 3,788
  4.69% Jun-2035 573 586 655
  4.71% Mar-2021 5,254 5,254 5,282
  4.73% Feb-2021 1,387 1,387 1,389
  5.15% Oct-2022 651 651 661
  5.29% May-2022 4,687 4,687 4,843
  5.30% Aug-2029 4,512 4,474 5,282
  5.69% Jun-2041 4,385 4,484 5,297
  5.75% Jun-2041 2,128 2,183 2,580
  5.91% Mar-2037 1,652 1,675 1,737
  5.96% Jan-2029 268 268 273
  6.15% Jan-2023 3,267 3,267 3,334
  7.75% Dec-2024 745 745 765
  8.40% Jul-2023 143 143 147
    2,060,819 2,073,362 2,214,618
When Issued2   1.26% Feb-2031 25,000 25,016 25,035
  1.57% Jan-2031 21,950 22,049 22,125
  2.21% Dec-2039 41,844 160
    41,844 46,950 47,065 47,320
Total Fannie Mae Securities $41,844 $2,784,599 $2,821,958 $2,983,394

 

 

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Ginnie Mae Construction Securities (3.0% of net assets)

 

  Interest Rates5 Maturity Unfunded   Face Amortized    
  Permanent Construction   Date Commitments1   Amount   Cost   Value
Multifamily 2.45% 2.45%   Nov-2062 $ 16,478 $ 25 $ 355 $ 468
  2.55% 2.55%   Mar-2063   37,000     1,087   1,220
  2.62% 2.62%   Mar-2063   13,800     518   943
  2.65% 2.65%   Nov-2062   6,584     165   408
  2.67% 2.67%   Mar-2062   25,701   9,282   10,156   11,450
  3.30% 3.30%   Sep-2060   759   8,441   8,651   9,413
  3.41% 3.41%   Sep-2061   25,982   16,303   17,995   20,652
  3.43% 3.43%   Nov-2061   27,307   26,183   27,989   31,250
  3.60% 3.60%   Apr-2061   11,103   23,082   24,280   27,008
  3.75% 3.75%   Nov-2060   569   13,939   14,376   15,847
  3.78% 7.00%   Aug-2060   2,905   37,035   37,338   41,592
  4.21% 4.21%   May-2061   36,278   15,662   15,926   22,423
  4.35% 4.35%   Dec-2060   546   1,754   1,797   2,075
  4.53% 4.53%   Jan-2061   269   14,646   15,103   16,868
Total Ginnie Mae Construction Securities   $ 205,281 $166,352 $175,736 $201,617
 

Freddie Mac Securities (9.2% of net assets)

                     
    Interest Rate4 Maturity Date   Face Amount Amortized Cost   Value
  Single Family 0.46% 1M LIBOR+30 Feb-2036 $ 529 $ 529 $ 531
    0.49% 1M LIBOR+33 May-2037   75   75   75
    0.51% 1M LIBOR+35 Apr-2036–Jan-2043   3,315   3,319   3,334
    0.56% 1M LIBOR+40 Aug-2043   3,202   3,201   3,228
    0.64% 1M LIBOR+48 Oct-2040   2,453   2,451   2,482
    0.66% 1M LIBOR+50 Oct-2040–Jun-2044   11,650   11,661   11,788
    0.71% 1M LIBOR+55 Nov-2040   2,596   2,616   2,629
    0.83% 1M LIBOR+67 Aug-2037   2,671   2,696   2,718
    2.36% 1Y UST+223 Oct-2033   247   246   259
    2.50%   Jan-2043–Aug-2046   10,827   10,960   11,491
    2.52% 12M LIBOR+178 Jul-2035   109   109   114
    2.72% 1Y UST+223 Jun-2033   98   98   103
    3.00%   Aug-2042–Sep-2046   44,144   45,019   47,099
    3.50%   Jan-2026–Oct-2046   94,660   96,828   102,033
    4.00%   Nov-2024–Aug-2047   93,447   97,210   101,715
    4.50%   Jan-2038–Dec-2044   21,652   22,594   24,169
    5.00%   May-2022–Mar-2041   3,309   3,302   3,763
    5.50%   Apr-2033–Jul-2038   2,444   2,440   2,850
    6.00%   Jul-2021–Oct-2037   3,442   3,471   4,071
    6.50%   Apr-2028–Nov-2037   555   560   667
    7.00%   Apr-2028–Mar-2030   22   22   28
    7.50%   Aug-2029–Apr-2031   37   36   42
    8.00%   Dec-2029   1   1   1
    8.50%   Jul-2024–Jan-2025   35   35   39
    9.00%   Mar-2025   22   22   25
          301,542 309,501 325,254
  Multifamily 0.39%   Dec-2030   27,000   27,000   27,000
    0.41%   Nov-2030   18,000   18,000   18,004
    0.44%   Oct-2030   15,000   15,000   15,000
    0.48%   Oct-2030   8,500   8,500   8,502
    0.57% 1M LIBOR+42 May-2027   6,391   6,391   6,387

 

 

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Freddie Mac Securities continued

 
             
Interest Rate4 Maturity Date Face Amount Amortized Cost Value  
0.80% 1M LIBOR+65 Jan-2023 1,846 1,846 1,852  
0.85% 1M LIBOR+70 Sep-2022 562 562 562  
2.04%   May-2050 20,804 21,350 20,753  
2.40%   Jun-2031 7,444 7,558 8,202  
2.41%   Jun-2031 11,733 11,924 12,938  
2.42%   Jun-2031 11,768 11,971 12,988  
3.28%   Dec-2029 16,337 16,563 18,696  
3.34%   Dec-2029 9,624 9,789 11,069  
3.35%   Oct-2033 33,450 33,295 38,358  
3.38%   Apr-2030 14,180 14,457 16,387  
3.48%   Jun-2030 18,514 18,985 21,575  
3.50%   Jan-2026 18,000 18,094 19,645  
3.60%   Apr-2030 25,286 26,090 29,542  
3.68%   Oct-2025 10,000 10,129 10,860  
      274,439 277,504 298,320  
Total Freddie Mac Securities   $575,981 $587,005 $623,574  

FNMA Construction Securities (0.3% of net assets)

 

  Interest Rates5 Maturity Face Amortized  
  Permanent Construction Date Amount Cost Value
Multifamily 2.46% 2.46% Jan-2038 $20,950 $20,950 $21,898
Total FNMA Construction Securities   $20,950 $20,950 $21,898

 

 

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State Housing Finance Agency Securities (5.7% of net assets)

 

    Interest Rates5   Unfunded      
  Issuer Permanent Construction Maturity Date Commitments1 Face Amount Amortized Cost Value
Multifamily Illinois State Housing Finance Auth 0.33% Aug-2023 $         — $  20,000 $ 20,000 $ 19,993
  Mass Housing 0.50% Dec-2023 10,020 10,020 10,022
  Mass Housing6 1.50% Dec-2022 8,750 8,754 8,821
  Mass Housing 2.15% Sep-2023 35,722 1,025 1,025 1,305
  Connecticut Housing Finance Auth6 3.70% Nov-2021 22,500 22,465 22,500
  Mass Housing6 3.55% Oct-2022 13,520 50 51 431
  Mass Housing6 4.20% Sep-2021 973 28,867 28,868 29,435
  Mass Housing 2.60% Jun-2063 26,410 26,410 26,547
  NYC Housing Development Corp 2.95% Nov-2045 5,000 5,000 5,459
  NYC Housing Development Corp 3.10% Oct-2046 23,872 23,873 24,018
  NYC Housing Development Corp 3.25% Nov-2049 12,000 12,000 12,530
  Connecticut Housing Finance Auth 3.25% May-2050 12,310 12,197 12,484
  Mass Housing6 3.30% Dec-2059 8,340 8,345 8,825
  NYC Housing Development Corp 3.35% Nov-2054 20,000 20,000 20,926
  NYC Housing Development Corp 3.45% May-2059 20,000 20,000 21,025
  NYC Housing Development Corp 3.75% May-2035 3,860 3,860 4,028
  Mass Housing6 3.85% Dec-2058 9,735 9,732 10,098
  NYC Housing Development Corp 3.95% Nov-2043 15,000 15,000 16,453
  NYC Housing Development Corp 4.00% Dec-2028 - Nov-2048 15,000 15,103 16,189
  MassHousing 4.04% Nov-2032 1,305 1,305 1,330
  MassHousing 4.13% Dec-2036 5,000 5,000 5,254
  NYC Housing Development Corp 4.13% Nov-2053 10,000 10,000 10,839
  NYC Housing Development Corp 4.20% Dec-2039 8,305 8,305 8,731
  NYC Housing Development Corp 4.29% Nov-2037 1,190 1,190 1,213
  Chicago Housing Authority 4.36% Jan-2038 25,000 25,000 27,957
  NYC Housing Development Corp 4.44% Nov-2041 1,120 1,120 1,142
  NYC Housing Development Corp 4.49% Nov-2044 455 455 464
  MassHousing 4.50% Jun-2056 45,000 45,000 47,115
  NYC Housing Development Corp 4.78% Aug-2026 12,500 12,500 12,534
Total State Housing Finance Agency Securities       $50,215 $372,614 $372,578 $387,668

 

 

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Other Mutifamily Investments (0.9% of net assets)

 

    Interest Rates4,5   Unfunded      
  Issuer Permanent Construction Maturity Date Commitments1 Face Amount Amortized Cost Value
Direct Loans                
  18 Sixth Ave at Pacific Park (Level 3) 2.35% 1M LIBOR+220 Dec-2024 $ 13,958 $  3,264 $  3,216 2,898
  18 Sixth Ave at Pacific Park (Level 3) 2.35% 1M LIBOR+220 Dec-2024 51,015 31,764 31,451 30,004
  53 Colton Street (Level 3) 2.60%   Nov-2023 16,017 (120) 82
  53 Colton Street (Level 3) 2.80%   Nov-2023 3,042 (8) 16
  University and Fairview (Level 3) 3.45%   Jun-2024 12,117 2,883 2,775 2,922
  University and Fairview (Level 3) 3.45%   Dec-2023 20,882 1,631 1,467 1,662
  99 Ocean (Level 3) 4.05%   Oct-2024 52,000 (520) 444
  Lake Street Apartments (Level 3) 4.25%   Jul-2039 49 13,451 13,340 15,123
  The Block 803 Waimanu (Level 3) 4.50%   Sep-2021 16,398 1,540 1,468 1,620
          185,478 54,533 53,069 54,771
Privately Insured Construction/Permanent Mortgages7        
  IL Housing Development Authority 6.20%   Dec-2047 2,947 2,956 2,948
  IL Housing Development Authority 6.40%   Nov-2048 895 905 896
          3,842 3,861 3,844
Total Other Multifamily Investments         $185,478 $58,375 $56,930 $58,615

 

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments continued

December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.6% of net assets)

 

 
             
    Maturity Face Amortized    
Issuer Interest Rate Date Amount Cost Value  
Nomura 2.77% Dec-2045 $  10,000 $  10,136 $  10,385  
Nomura 3.19% Mar-2046 20,000 20,326 20,863  
JP Morgan 3.48% Jun-2045 9,214 9,572 9,360  
Citigroup 3.62% Jul-2047 8,000 8,179 8,749  
Barclays/ JP Morgan 3.81% Jul-2047 2,250 2,300 2,463  
RBS/ Wells Fargo 3.82% Aug-2050 5,000 5,117 5,437  
Deutsche Bank/UBS 3.96% Mar-2047 5,000 5,112 5,476  
Barclays/ JP Morgan 4.00% Apr-2047 5,000 5,113 5,481  
Cantor/Deutsche Bank 4.01% Apr-2047 20,000 20,450 21,818  
Barclays/ JP Morgan 4.08% Feb-2047 6,825 7,122 7,485  
Cantor/Deutsche Bank 4.24% Feb-2047 7,000 7,155 7,688  
Deutsche Bank 5.00% Nov-2046 2,585 2,638 2,588  
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities $100,874 $103,220 $107,793  
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

United States Treasury Securities (6.7% of net assets)

 

  Maturity   Face   Amortized    
Interest Rate Date   Amount   Cost   Value
0.63% May-2030 $ 63,000 $ 62,348 $ 61,604
0.63% Aug-2030   30,000   29,766   29,250
0.88% Nov-2030   85,000   84,686   84,713
1.13% May-2040–Aug-2040   42,000   41,234   39,836
1.50% Feb-2030   35,000   36,668   37,034
1.63% Aug-2029   45,000   44,760   48,139
1.75% Nov-2029   30,000   30,034   32,421
2.00% Feb-2050   50,000   56,954   54,333
2.63% Feb-2029   25,000   26,176   28,700
2.88% Aug-2028   10,000   9,851   11,616
3.13% Nov-2028   20,000   20,402   23,678
Total United States Treasury Securities $ 435,000 $ 442,879 $ 451,324
               
Total Fixed-Income Investments $6,306,120 $6,404,553 $ 6,762,689

 

Equity Investment in Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (less than 0.01% of net assets)

 

  Face Amount Amount of Dividends  
Issuer (Cost) of Interest Value
HIT Advisers8 (Level 3) $1 $— $105
Total Equity Investment $1 $— $105

 

Short-Term Investments (1.1% of net assets)

 

  Interest Maturity   Face   Amortized    
Issuer Rate Date   Amount   Cost   Value
Blackrock Federal Funds 0.01%9 Jan-2021 $ 73,414 $ 73,414 $ 73,414
Total Short-Term Investments     $ 73,414 $ 73,414 $ 73,414
           
Total Investments     $ 6,379,535 $ 6,477,968 $ 6,836,208

 

 

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Footnotes

   
1 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 $496.1 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.
   
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 Federally tax-exempt bonds collateralized by Ginnie Mae securities.
   
4 For floating and variable rate securities the rate indicated is for the period end. With respect to these securities, the schedule also includes the reference rate and spread in basis points.
   
5 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.
   
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 securities 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, 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 of HIT Advisors and its subsidiary on a consolidated basis. The participation interest is not registered under the federal securities laws.
   
9 Rate indicated is the annualized 1-day yield as of December 31, 2020.

Key to Abbreviations

 

MMonth

 

YYear

 

LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate

 

USTU.S. Treasury

 

 

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands)

 

Investment income $159,827
   
Expenses  
   
Non-officer salaries and fringe benefits 7,969
Officer salaries and fringe benefits 5,179
Investment management 1,359
Marketing and sales promotion (12b-1) 960
Legal fees 511
Consulting fees 733
Auditing, tax and accounting fees 433
Insurance 474
Trustee expenses 24
Rental expenses 863
General expenses 2,411
Total expenses 20,916
   
Net investment income 138,911
   
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments  
Net realized gains (losses) on investments 53,377
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 196,505
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 249,882
   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $388,793

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.  

 

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations 2020   2019  
Net investment income $138,911  $165,621 
Net realized gains (losses) on investments  53,377   11,675 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  196,505   286,125 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  388,793   463,421 
         
Distributions to participants or reinvested  (188,004)  (175,979)
         
Increase (decrease) in net assets from unit transactions        
Proceeds from the sale of units of participation  553,607   317,239 
Dividend reinvestment of units of participation  171,676   159,113 
Payments for redemption of units of participation  (731,710)  (98,318)
Net increase (decrease) from unit transactions  (6,427)  378,034 
         
         
Total increase (decrease) in net assets  194,362   665,476 
         
Net assets        
Beginning of period $6,554,926  $5,889,450 
End of period $6,749,288  $6,554,926 
         
Unit information        
Units sold  467,256   281,141 
Distributions reinvested  145,522   140,946 
Units redeemed  (625,419)  (87,206)
Increase (decrease) in units outstanding  (12,641)  334,881 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

  

 

 

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Notes To Financial Statements

 

 

 

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 use of 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 December 31, 2020, the Valuation Committee fair valued less than 0.01% of the HIT’s net assets utilizing internally derived unobservable inputs.

 

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.

 


 

 

 

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The following table presents the HIT’s valuation levels as of December 31, 2020:

 

   Investment Securities 
(dollars in thousands) Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
FHA Permanent Securities $  $163,272  $  $163,272 
Ginnie Mae Securities     1,704,023      1,704,023 
Ginnie Mae Construction Securities     201,617      201,617 
Fannie Mae Securities     2,936,074      2,936,074 
Fannie Mae Construction Securities     21,898      21,898 
Freddie Mac Securities     623,574      623,574 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     107,793      107,793 
State Housing Finance Agency Securities     387,668      387,668 
Other Multifamily Investments                
Direct Loans        54,771   54,771 
Privately Insured Construction/Permanent Mortgages     3,844      3,844 
Total Other Multifamily Investments     3,844   54,771   58,615 
United States Treasury Securities     451,324      451,324 
Equity Investment        105   105 
Short-Term Investments  73,414         73,414 
Other Financial Instruments*     106,831      106,831 
Total $73,414  $6,707,918  $54,876  $6,836,208 

 

* If held in the portfolio at report date, other financial instruments includes 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 December 31, 2020:

 

  Investments in Securities
    Equity  
(dollars in thousands) Direct Loans Investment Total
Beginning Balance, 12/31/2019 $5,753  $(134) $5,619 
Total Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)*  (229)  239   10 
Cost of Purchases  49,247      49,247 
Ending Balance, 12/31/2020 $54,771  $105  $54,876 

 

*Net change in unrealized gain (loss) attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2020 totaled $10,000 and is included on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no transfers in levels.

Level 3 securities primarily consists of Direct Loans which were valued by an independent pricing service as of December 31, 2020 utilizing a discounted cash flow model. Weighted average lives for the loans ranged from 0.67 to 18.57 years. Unobservable inputs include spreads to relevant U.S. Treasuries ranging from 141 to 373 basis points. A change in unobservable inputs may impact the value of the loans.

 

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.

 

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 a reinvestment plan that permits current participants to automatically reinvest their distributions of income and capital gains, if any, into the HIT’s units of participation. Total reinvestment was approximately 91% of distributed income for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 


 

 

 

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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 has approved 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 year ended December 31, 2020, the HIT was authorized to pay 12b-1 expenses in an annual amount up to $ 600,000 or 0.05% of its average net assets on an annualized basis per fiscal year, whichever was greater. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the HIT incurred approximately $960,000, or 0.015% 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.

 

Certain instruments held by the HIT pay an interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is the average offered rate for various maturities of short-term loans between certain major international banks. LIBOR is expected to be phased out by the end of 2021. The bulk of LIBOR based instruments held by the Trust are issued and backed by government-sponsored enterprises and will be subject to an industry- wide transition. With regard to other such instruments held by the HIT, which are related to its direct loans, the HIT has included language in its investment loan documentations to provide for an agreed upon methodology to calculate a new benchmark rate spread. While the effect of the phase out cannot yet be determined, it may result in, among other things, financial market disruptions, increased volatility in risk-free benchmark rates, fluctuations in market liquidity and changes in the value of LIBOR based instruments.

 

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.

 

CREDIT RISK

 

A majority of HIT’s investments have a form of credit enhancement to protect against losses in the event of a default. However, in the event of a default of an underlying mortgage loan where the investment does not have credit enhancement or that an entity providing credit enhancement for an investment fails to meet its obligations under the credit enhancement, the HIT would be subject to the risks that apply to real estate investments generally with respect to that investment. Certain real estate risks include construction failure, loan non-repayment, foreclosure, and environmental and litigation risk.

 

NOTE 3. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED ENTITIES

 

HIT ADVISERS

 

HIT Advisers, a Delaware limited liability company, was formed by the HIT to operate as an investment adviser and be registered, as appropriate under applicable federal or state law. HIT Advisers is owned by HIT directly (99.9%), and indirectly through HIT Advisers Managing Member (0.1%) which is also wholly owned by the HIT. This ownership 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.

 

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 and HIT has determined an allowance for doubtful receivable due to an aging balance as reflected in the table below. Also in accordance with the contract, the HIT may provide the time of certain personnel and allocates operational expenses to HIT Advisers on a cost-reimbursement basis. As of December 31, 2020, HIT Advisers had no assets under management.


 

 

 

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A rollforward of advances to HIT Advisers by the HIT is included in the table below:  
   
Advances to HIT Advisers by HIT (dollars in thousands)  
Ending Balance, 12/31/2019   $ 879    
Advances in 2020     61    
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts     (600 )  
Ending Balance, 12/31/2020   $ 340    
   
BUILDING AMERICA  
   
Building America, a wholly owned subsidiary of HIT Advisers, is a Community Development Entity, certified by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.  
   
In accordance with a contract, the HIT provides the time of certain personnel to Building America and allocates operational expenses on a cost-reimbursement basis. Also, in accordance with the 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.  
   
A rollforward of advances to Building America by the HIT is included in the table below:  
   
Advances to BACDE by HIT (dollars in thousands)  
Ending Balance, 12/31/2019   $ 76    
Advances in 2020     1,066    
Repayment by BACDE in 2020     (1,142 )  
Ending Balance, 12/31/2020   $    
   
Summarized financial information on a consolidated basis for HIT Advisers and Building America in included in the table below:  
   
  (dollars in thousands)  
As of December 31, 2020          
Assets   $ 1,238    
Liabilities   $ 1,133    
Equity   $ 105    
For the year ended December 31, 2020          
Income   $ 1,495    
Expenses     (1,089 )  
Tax Expenses     (44 )  
Net Income (Loss)   $ 362    
           

NOTE 4. LEASES

 

The HIT leases certain real estate properties for office space which are classified as operating leases. The HIT also leases equipment which is classified as a financing lease. The leases are included in right-of- use (ROU) assets on the HIT’s statement of assets and liabilities. ROU assets represent the HIT’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease obligations represent the HIT’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and obligations are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the HIT’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the HIT uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date of the lease in determining the present value of lease payments. The HIT determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The HIT’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the HIT will exercise that option. Lease expense and amortization expense are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

(dollars in thousands)   Operating Lease   Financing Lease   Total  
ROU Asset, 01/01/2020   $ 546     $ 198     $ 744  
Addition of ROU Asset     5,042       4       5,046  
Reduction/Amortization of ROU Asset     (929 )     (117 )     (1,046 )
ROU Asset, 12/31/2020   $ 4,659     $ 85     $ 4,744  
                         
Lease Liability, 01/01/2020   $ 913     $ 202     $ 1,115  
Addition of Lease Liability     5,042       4       5,046  
Lease Payments     (909 )     (119 )     (1,028 )
Imputed Interest     (48 )     5       (43 )
Reduction of Lease Liability     (957 )     (114 )     (1,071 )
Lease Liability, 12/31/2020   $ 4,998     $ 92     $ 5,090  
                         
Lease Expense   $ (881 )   $ (122 )   $ (1,003 )
Weighted Average Discount Rate     2.02 %     3.57 %        
Weighted Average Remaining Term (Years)     10.1       1.5          


 
   
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NOTE 5. 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 December 31, 2020, the HIT had outstanding unfunded purchase commitments of approximately $496.1 million. The HIT maintains a sufficient level of liquid securities of no less than the total of the outstanding unfunded purchase commitments. As of December 31, 2020, the value of liquid securities, less short-term investments, maintained in a custodial trading account was approximately $6.5 billion.

 

NOTE 6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and U.S. Treasury securities, for the year ended December 31, 2020, were $1.6 billion and $600.9 million, respectively.

 

NOTE 7. 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 to reflect tax character.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 
(dollars in thousands)     2020     2019    
Ordinary Investment Income   $171,911   $175,979    
Long-term capital gain on investments     16,093        
Total Distributions Paid to Participants or Reinvested   $188,004   $175,979    
                 
As of December 31, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:  
(dollars in thousands)     2020    
Accumulated Capital Loss Carryforward   $—    
Unrealized Appreciation     357,817    
Undistributed Ordinary Income     2,053    
Other Temporary Differences     (2,995)  
Total Accumulated Losses   $356,875    
           

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to wash sales and the tax treatment of deferred compensation plans, accrued expenses and depreciation.

 

During 2020, the HIT utilized its entire accumulated capital loss carryforward from prior years of $4,707,000 to offset current capital gains.

 

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. These reclassifications are primarily due to the different book and tax treatment of paydowns, distributions, meals and entertainment and insurance premiums paid. Results of operations and net assets are not affected by these reclassifications.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the HIT recorded the following permanent reclassifications:

 

(dollars in thousands)     2020  
Accumulated Net Investment Income   $18,315  
Accumulated Net Realized Losses   $(17,969)
Amount Invested and Reinvested by Current Participants   $(346)

 

At December 31, 2020, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $6,478,391,000. Net unrealized gain aggregated $357,817,000 at period-end, of which $368,749,000 related to appreciated investments and $10,932,000 related to depreciated investments.

 

NOTE 8. 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.


 
  
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Notes to financial statements continued

 

 

 

The HIT’s participation in the Plan for the year ended December 31, 2020, is outlined in the table below. The “EIN/Pension Plan Number” line provides the Employer Identification Number (EIN) and the three-digit plan number. The most recent Pension Protection Act (PPA) zone status available as of December 31, 2020 is for the 2018 Plan year ended at June 30, 2019. 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  
2018 Plan Year PPA Zone Status   Green  
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented   No  
2020 Contributions   $ 1,967,972  
2020 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

Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded

5 Percent of Total Contributions

AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan 20181

 

1The 2018 plan year ended at June 30, 2019.

 

At the date the HIT financial statements were issued, the Plan’s Form 5500 was not available for the plan year ended June 30, 2020.

 

The HIT also sponsors a deferred compensation plan, referred to as a 401(k) plan, covering all employees. This plan permits employees to defer the lesser of 100% of their total compensation or the applicable Internal Revenue Service limit. During 2020, the HIT matched dollar for dollar the first $6,200 of each employee’s contributions. The HIT’s 401(k) contribution for the year ended December 31, 2020, was approximately $222,000.

NOTE 9. LOAN FACILITY

 

The HIT has a $15 million uncommitted loan facility that expires on June 7, 2021. 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, (c) the one-month LIBOR, or (d) 0.00%. The HIT did not borrow against the facility and had no outstanding balance under the facility for the year ended December 31, 2020. No compensating balances are required.

 

NOTE 10. 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 11. COVID-19

 

The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a global ongoing crisis materially reducing economic output, disrupting supply chains, and resulting in market closures. Investors should be aware that in light of the current uncertainty and distress in economies and financial markets, the value of HIT’s investments is subject to volatility and other adverse events. The HIT, its service providers, the markets in which it invests and market intermediaries are also impacted by quarantines and similar measures intended to contain the ongoing pandemic, which can obstruct their functioning and subject them to heightened operational risks.

 

NOTE 12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The HIT evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available for issue and determined there were no additional material events that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the HIT’s financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

Select Per Share Data and Ratios for the Years Ended December 31

 

 

 
Per share data     2020       2019       2018       2017       2016  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 1,140.24     $ 1,087.85     $ 1,117.32     $ 1,113.29     $ 1,121.13  
                                         
Income from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income*     25.13       29.65       29.25       27.36       27.46  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments     45.18       54.26       (27.99)       7.58       (5.33)  
Total income (loss) from investment operations     70.31       83.91       1.26       34.94       22.13  
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (28.41 )     (31.52 )     (30.73 )     (30.23 )     (29.97 )
Net realized gains on investments     (5.50 )                 (0.68 )      
Total distributions     (33.91 )     (31.52 )     (30.73 )     (30.91 )     (29.97 )
                                         
Net asset value, end of period   $ 1,176.64     $ 1,140.24     $ 1,087.85     $ 1,117.32     $ 1,113.29  
                                         
Total return     6.20 %      7.78 %     0.16 %     3.17 %     1.94 %
                                         
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)   $ 6,749,288     $ 6,554,926     $ 5,889,450     $ 6,199,225     $ 5,790,753  
                                         
Ratios/supplemental data                                        
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.32 %     0.34 %     0.42 %     0.40 %     0.41 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.1 %     2.6 %     2.7 %     2.4 %     2.4 %
Portfolio turnover rate     30.3 %     17.6 %     15.2 %     24.6 %     20.3 %

 

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

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Board Of Trustees

As of December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Correspondence intended for a Trustee may be sent to the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, 1227 25th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20037.

Overall responsibility for the management of the HIT, the establishment of policies, and the oversight of activities is vested in its Board of Trustees. The list below provides the following information for each of the Trustees:

Name, age, position, term of office, length of time served, principal occupations during at least the past five years and other directorships held.* The HIT’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by placing a collect call to the HIT’s Investor Relations Office at (202) 331-8055 or by viewing the HIT’s website at www.aflcio-hit.com.

 

Name / Age   Position   Term of Office / Length of Time Served   Principal Occupation During at Least Past 5 Years / Other Directorships Held

Chris Coleman**

Age 59

  Chairman   Service Commenced December 2020, Term Expires 2021   President and CEO, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Formerly, Mayor, City of Saint Paul, MN; President, National League of Cities; Member, St. Paul City Council;Investment Advisor, RBC Cain Rauscher.

Vincent Alvarez

Age 52

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced December 2012, Term Expires 2022   President, New York City Central Labor Council; formerly Assistant Legislative Director, New York State AFL-CIO; New York City Central Labor Council Chief of Staff.

Kenneth W. Cooper

Age 59 

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced January 2018, Term Expires 2023   International Secretary-Treasurer, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”); formerly International Vice President, Fourth District, IBEW.

Timothy J. Driscoll

Age 57 

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced March 2020, Term Expires 2022  

President, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (“BAC”); Member, BAC Executive Board; Co-Chair of both Bricklayers and Trowel Trades International Pension Fund and International Health Fund; Member, Governing Board of Presidents, NABTU; formerly, Secretary-Treasurer and Executive Vice President, International Union BAC.

Sean McGarvey

Age 58

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced December 2012, Term Expires 2021   President, North America’s Building Trades Unions; formerly Secretary-Treasurer, Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO.

Terry O’Sullivan

Age 65

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced December 2019, Term Expires 2022  

General President, LIUNA; Labor Co-Chairman of the Laborers’ Training and Education Fund; Board Chairman of the LIUNA Charitable Foundation; Member, Governing Board of Presidents of North America’s Building Trades Unions, AFL-CIO; Member of the Executive Council and Executive Committee of the AFL-CIO; Trustee, ULLICO.

Kenneth E. Rigmaiden**

Age 67 

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced December 2011, Term Expires 2023  

General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades of the United States & Canada (“IUPAT”); Director, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and Board for Partnership for Working Families; formerly Assistant to the General President, IUPAT; National Project Coordinator, IUPAT Job Corps Program; Director, United Way.

Anthony Shelton 

Age 67 

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced June 2020, Term Expires 2023   International President, Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers Union (“BCTGM”); formerly International Secretary-Treasurer, BCTGM.

Elizabeth Shuler**

Age 48 

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced October 2009, Term Expires 2021   Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO; Trustee, AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan; formerly Executive Assistant to the President, IBEW.

Richard L. Trumka**

Age 71

  Union Trustee   Service Commenced December 1995, Term Expires 2023   President, AFL-CIO; Chairman, AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan; formerly Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO.

Kevin Filter

Age 67

  Management   Service Commenced December 2019, Term Expires 2022   Managing Principal, GFW Equities, Mud Duck Capital & Los Cielos; formerly International Director, JLL; Co-Founder, Principal and President, Oak Grove Capital; Co-Founder, Principal and President, Glaser Financial Group.

Bridget Gainer  

Age 52 

  Management Trustee   Service Commenced January 2018, Term Expires 2023   Commissioner, Cook County Board; Vice President Global Affairs, Head of Public Affairs & Business Development & Strategy, Aon; formerly Director, Chicago Parks District.

Jack Quinn, Jr.**

Age 69 

  Management Trustee   Service Commenced June 2005, Term Expires 2023   Senior Advisor for Public & Community Relations, Barclay Damon; formerly President, Erie Community College; formerly President, Cassidy & Associates; Member of Congress, 27th District, New York.

Jamie S. Rubin

Age 53

  Management Trustee   Service Commenced April 2018, Term Expires 2022  

CEO, Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp.; formerly Director of State Operations, State of New York; Commissioner, New York State Homes & Community Renewal; founding Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery.

Deidre L. Schmidt

Age 50

  Management Trustee   Service Commenced January 2018, Term Expires 2023   President & CEO, CommonBond Communities; formerly Principal, One Roof Global Consulting; Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Design; Executive Director, Affordable Housing Institute.

Tony Stanley**

Age 87

  Management Trustee   Service Commenced December 1983, Term Expires 2022   Director, TransCon Builders, Inc.; formerly Executive Vice President, TransCon Builders, Inc.

Harry W. Thompson

Age 61

  Managemen Trustee   Service Commenced April 2019, Term Expires 2021  

Consultant, Harry Thompson Associates; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Community Preservation & Development Corporation; Chief Financial Officer, Realty Investment Company, Inc.

William C. Thompson

Age 67

  Managemen Trustee   Service Commenced January 2018, Term Expires 2023   Senior Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer, Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., LLC; formerly Comptroller, City of New York.

 

*Includes any directorships in a corporation or trust having securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of such Act, or a company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

** Executive Committee Member.

 

 

 

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Leadership

 

 

All officers of the HIT are located at 1227 25th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20037 except Mr. Chandler who is located at 155 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91191.*

 

CHANG SUH, CFA, age 49; Chief Executive Officer/Co-Chief Portfolio Manager, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust since 2018; formerly Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Portfolio Manager, Assistant Portfolio Manager, and Senior Portfolio Analyst, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust; Senior Auditor, Arthur Andersen.

 

THEODORE S. CHANDLER, age 61; Managing Director, Regional Operations, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust since 2018; formerly Chief Operating Officer, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust; Vice President, Fannie Mae; Deputy Director, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel, Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency.

 

MICHAEL COOK, CFA, FRM, age 40; Co-Chief Portfolio Manager, AFL-CIO Housing Investment trust since 2018; formerly Financial Analyst, Senior Financial Analyst, Assistant Portfolio Manager, Senior Portfolio Manager, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust.

 

JOHN HANLEY, age 54; Senior Managing Director, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust since 2019; formerly Director—Investments, National Real Estate Advisors; Executive Vice President—Investments and Portfolio Management, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust; Executive Vice President—Investments, AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation.

 

CHRISTOPHER KAISER, age 56; Deputy General Counsel (since 2008) and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2007), AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust; General Counsel, Building America CDE, Inc.; formerly Associate General Counsel, AFL- CIO Housing Investment Trust; Branch Chief, Division of Investment Management, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

ERICA KHATCHADOURIAN, age 53; Chief Financial Officer, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust since 2001; formerly Controller, Chief of Staff and Director of Operations, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust; Senior Consultant, Price Waterhouse.

 

NICHOLAS C. MILANO, age 53, General Counsel, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust since 2013; formerly Of Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP; Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Legg Mason Capital Management; Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust; Senior Counsel, Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

HARPREET S. PELEG, CFA, age 46; Controller, AFL- CIO Housing Investment Trust since 2005; Chief Executive Officer, Building America CDE, Inc.; formerly Chief Financial Officer, AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation; Financial Analyst, Goldman Sachs & Co.; Senior Associate, Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

 

LESYLLEE WHITE, age 58; Chief Marketing Officer, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust since 2018; formerly Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Defined Benefit Marketing, Director of Marketing, Regional Marketing Director and Senior Marketing Associate, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust; Vice President, Northern Trust Company.



*No officer of the HIT serves as a trustee or director in any corporation or trust having securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of such Act, or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. These officers are appointed annually, serving for a period of approximately one year or until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified.

 

 

 

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  Service Providers  
     
 

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

Ernst & Young LLP

Tysons, VA

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

 

Dechert LLP

Washington, DC

 

TRANSFER AGENT

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE

 

CUSTODIAN

 

Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY

 

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. 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. 

Job and economic impact figures are estimates calculated using IMPLAN, an input-output model, based on HIT and HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc. project data. Data is current as of December 31, 2020. Economic impact data is in 2019 dollars and all other figures are nominal. 

This document 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. It should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any kind.

 

 
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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