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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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Investments

Note 3 - Investments

The following is a summary of the estimated fair value of short-term investments classified as trading securities at the end of each year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

    

    

Fair

    

    

Fair

 

(Millions of dollars)

 

 

Value

 

 

Value

 

Domestic equity securities

 

 

$

632

 

 

$

752

 

Domestic debt securities

 

 

 

268

 

 

 

439

 

Foreign equity securities

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

319

 

Money market funds held in trading accounts

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

10

 

Collateralized loan obligations

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

29

 

High yield securities

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

21

 

Foreign debt securities

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 —

 

Term deposits

 

 

 

 9

 

 

 

 —

 

Other trading securities

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 6

 

Total trading short-term investments

 

 

$

1,336

 

 

$

1,576

 

The change in unrealized gains (losses) related to trading securities still held at the end of the respective reporting period was $(110) million, $146 million and $49 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Seaboard had $66 million of equity securities denominated in foreign currencies as of December 31, 2018, with $25 million in euros, $20 million in Japanese yen, $9 million in the British pound, $3 million in the Swiss franc and the remaining $9 million in various other currencies. Seaboard had $114 million of equity securities denominated in foreign currencies as of December 31, 2017, with $48 million in euros, $25 million in Japanese yen, $20 million in the British pound, $6 million in the Swiss franc and the remaining $15 million in various other currencies. Also, money market funds included $10 million and less than $1 million denominated in various foreign currencies as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Term deposits are denominated in the West African franc.

In addition to its short-term investments, Seaboard also has trading securities related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans classified in other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 10 for information on the types of trading securities held related to the deferred compensation plans. See Note 9 for a discussion of assets held in conjunction with investments related to Seaboard’s defined benefit pension plan.