NOTE 4 – DERIVATIVES

The Company uses interest rate swap and cap instruments to manage interest rate risk related to the variability of interest payments due to changes in interest rates. The Company entered into two interest rate caps on June 5, 2014 to hedge against the risk of rising interest rates on short-term liabilities. The short-term liabilities consist of $30.0 million of 1-month FHLB advances, and the benchmark rate hedged is 1-month LIBOR. The interest rate caps are designated as a cash flow hedge in accordance with ASC 815. An initial premium of $2.1 million was paid upfront for the caps. As noted below, one of the caps matured during the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The details of the interest rate caps are as follows:


			Balance Sheet			1-Month LIBOR		Fair Value as of
Hedged Instrument	Effective Date	Maturity Date	Location	Notional Amount		Strike Rate		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)

1-month FHLB Advance	6/3/2014	6/5/2019	Other Assets	$	15,000	N/A		$	-	$	117
1-month FHLB Advance	6/5/2014	6/5/2021	Other Assets		15,000	1.49	%		98		342
				$	30,000			$	98	$	459

On June 21, 2018, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to hedge against the risk of rising rates on its variable rate trust preferred securities. The floating rate trust preferred securities are tied to 3-month LIBOR, and the interest rate swaps utilize 3-month LIBOR, so the hedge is effective. The interest rate swaps are designated as a cash flow hedge in accordance with ASC 815. The details of the interest rate swaps are as follows:


			Balance Sheet							Fair Value as of
Hedged Instrument	Effective Date	Maturity Date	Location	Notional Amount		Receive Rate		Pay Rate		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)

QCR Holdings Statutory Trust II	9/30/2018	9/30/2028	Other Liabilities	$	10,000	5.17	%	5.85	%	$	(965)	$	(298)
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust III	9/30/2018	9/30/2028	Other Liabilities		8,000	5.17	%	5.85	%		(772)		(239)
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust V	7/7/2018	7/7/2028	Other Liabilities		10,000	4.15	%	4.54	%		(940)		(288)
Community National Statutory Trust II	9/20/2018	9/20/2028	Other Liabilities		3,000	4.56	%	5.17	%		(288)		(89)
Community National Statutory Trust III	9/15//2018	9/15/2028	Other Liabilities		3,500	4.16	%	4.75	%		(336)		(104)
Guaranty Bankshares Statutory Trust I	9/15/2018	9/15/2028	Other Liabilities		4,500	4.16	%	4.75	%		(431)		(133)
				$	39,000	4.65	%	5.24	%	$	(3,732)	$	(1,151)

Changes in fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in OCI to the extent the hedge is effective, and reclassified to earnings as the hedged transaction (interest payments on debt) impact earnings.

The caps and swaps are valued by the transaction counterparty on a monthly basis and corroborated by a third party annually.

The Company has also entered into interest rate swap contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments. These derivative contracts relate to transactions in which the Company enters into an interest rate swap with a customer while at the same time entering into an equal and offsetting interest rate swap with a third party financial institution. Because the Company acts as an intermediary for the customer, changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contracts, for the most part, offset each other and do not significantly impact the Company’s results of operations.


		June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Notional Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Notional Amount		Estimated Fair Value
	(dollars in thousands)
Non-Hedging Interest Rate Derivatives Assets:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	596,451	$	65,824	$	445,022	$	22,196
Non-Hedging Interest Rate Derivatives Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	596,451	$	65,824	$	445,022	$	22,196

Swap fee income totaled $11.1 million and $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Swap fee income totaled $10.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.