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July 22, 2020
History & Overview
• CalTRUST was created in 2005 by the Treasurers of two counties and one special district who were seeking an alternative pooled investment option for California public agencies.
• CalTRUST is a public agency; having been formed as a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of California public agency investment experts.
• CalTRUST is only open to California public agencies so our investment policy mirrors California investment code.
• CalTRUST is endorsed by California local government organizations including the California Special Districts Association, CSAC Finance Corporation, and League of California Cities.
• CalTRUST assets are exclusively managed by BlackRock.
Historical Highlights2005
•CalTRUST Joint Powers Agreement adopted. •CalTRUST Short-Term and Medium-Term Funds are launched with a combined $42 million in assets and 4 shareholders.
2008•February - CalTRUST assets reach $750 million.
2009•April – Prime Money Market Fund Option Added.
2010•June – CalTRUST assets reach $1 billion.
2013•March - CalTRUST assets reach $1.5 billion.
2014•April - CalTRUST assets reach $2 billion.
2015•October - Government Fund Option Added
2017•July/August - After extensive RFP Process, BlackRock implemented as new Investment Manager, Gemini Fund Services implemented as new Fund Accountant/Transfer Agent, and U.S. Bank implemented as new Custodian.
2018•July - CalTRUST Liquidity Fund (stable NAV) launched.
2019•April - Environmentally sensitive Money Market Fund (LEAF) replaces current Prime Money Market Fund option.•June - CalTRUST hires Chief Executive Officer as first full-time dedicated CalTRUST employee.
Board of Trustees
• John ColvilleTreasurer, City of Sacramento – President
• Don KentCounty Finance Officer, Riverside County – Secretary
• Mary ZeebTreasurer/Tax Collector, Monterey County – Treasurer
• Chuck LomeliTreasurer/Tax Collector, Solano County
• Dan McAllisterTreasurer/Tax Collector, San Diego County
• Matt McCueDirector of Administrative Services, Mission Springs Water District
• Bobbie OrmondeDeputy GM– Finance & Administration, Westlands Water District
Key Features
• Five fund options;
• No minimum or maximum investment amount;
• No minimum or maximum transaction allowances;
• No transaction, wire, or account maintenance fees;
• Fully transparent;
• Updated holdings available daily;
• Ability to have unlimited subaccounts;
• Access to BlackRock investment expertise;
• 24/7 online shareholder portal with online trading and customized access levels for individuals;
• Agencies do not have to join the JPA to participate in CalTRUST; and
• Currently, over 150 California public agencies invest with CalTRUST.
CalTRUST in the Era of COVID
• Seamless transition to remote work environment;
• No operations events; • Timely market information via
webinars and email blasts; • Individual agency strategy
discussions;• Online access; and• Flexible account update
processes.
Participants & Assets (as of 7/16/20)
Over $2.2 Billion in Assets
City$708,898,783
31%
County$594,357,056
26%
Special District$584,315,110
26%
JPAs & Other$382,560,164
17%
Fund Options
Liquidity FundLiquidity: Same-DayCut-Off Time: 12:00pm PSTS&P Rating: AAAmStable NAV
Short-Term FundLiquidity: Same-DayCut-Off Time: 9:30am PSTS&P Rating: AAfFloating NAV
Medium-Term FundLiquidity: Two-DaysCut-Off Time: 9:30am PSTS&P Rating: AA-fFloating NAV
BlackRock FedFundGovernment Money Market FundLiquidity: Same-DayCut-Off Time: 1:00pm PSTS&P Rating: AAAmStable NAV
BlackRock Liquid Environmentally Aware FundEnvironmentally Sensitive Prime Money Market FundLiquidity: Same-DayCut-Off Time: 11:00am PSTS&P Rating: AAAmFloating NAV
Fund Utilization – A Basic Approach
• The Basic Approach manages all expected cash outflows through existing cash balances, represented by the gray shaded area.
• The light and dark blue cash balances are not anticipated to be used in the near-term and can be invested further out on the maturity range (the yield curve) to augment yield.
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Investment Assets:CalTRUST Medium-Term2-5 Year Horizon
Basic Approach
Working Capital:CalTRUST Short-Term1-2 Year Horizon
Operating Cash: CalTRUST Liquidity and/or Short-Term; LEAF; or Govt MMF
Cash Balance Forecast
I. BlackRock Firm Overview
Independent asset manager focused only on clients
• Established in 1988 and public since 1999 (NYSE: BLK)
• Independent Board of Directors
• No proprietary trading
• Group dedicated to corporate governance
Deep understanding of regulatory requirements
• Manage portfolios for clients subject to varied and complex regulatory regimes
• Operate on behalf of investors under more than 80 regulatory authorities worldwide
• Significant experience managing portfolios for official institutions and governments
BlackRock Solutions® foundation for managing risk
• Deliberate, diversified and scaled risk enables us to invest with conviction in pursuit of alpha
• Internally developed risk tools and analysis offered directly to clients as a service
• Reinforces transparency and our responsibility to clients
Firm culture and structure reinforce our client-centric approach
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Timeline includes history from predecessor entities
1970s • Pioneered index and quantitative investing
1980s• Created the First Term Trust (closed-end fund)
• Initiated fixed income and international indexing
1990s• Created the industry’s first target date fund
• Introduced exchange-traded funds under World Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS) brand (now iShares® ETFs)
2000s
• Launched BlackRock Solutions® for risk management and advisory services
• Enhanced capabilities by strengthening equities, and adding alternatives, real estate, passive, and scientific investments
• Launched Financial Markets Advisory business
2010s
• Engaged by US and European governments for critical risk assessments and banking sector stabilization strategies
• Launched BlackRock Investment Institute
• Introduced Global Capital Markets desk
• Launched first target maturity fixed income ETF
• Created an index to track sovereign credit risk (BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index)
History of innovation and evolution to better serve investors
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Positioned to address client needs
Breadth of capabilities enables outcome-based solutions tailored to individual client objectives
AUM As of 30 June 2020* The alternatives AUM may include committed capital, in addition to invested capital, which remains subject to drawdown
• Capabilities across investment styles: index, active fundamental, scientific and absolute return
• Global, regional and sector-specific investing
• Specialized capabilities across real estate, private equity, direct hedge funds, fund of hedge funds, infrastructure and renewable power
• Solutions-oriented approach extends to alternatives portfolio construction
• Manage strategies across benchmark types and styles: index, fundamental, model-based and absolute return
• Specialized experts covering all market sectors
• Recognized as a ‘go to’ leader in credit and liquidity
• Flexible product range across multiple currencies
• Outcome focused: target-date, balanced risk factor, and liability-driven investing
• Asset-class agnostic perspective facilitates unbiased market views, advice, and portfolio solutions
$7.31 trillion in assets under management Scalable services and infrastructure
• Centralized platform analyzes risk across asset classes
• Leverage for risk management, investment decision support and performance analytics
• Partner with clients to help save costs and reduce risks when changing investment exposures
• Executed over 2,000 individual transitions with assets totaling $2.4 trillion over the past five years
• Advise public and private financial institutions on complex capital markets and balance sheet exposures
• Managed or advised on over $8 trillion in asset and derivative portfolios
• More than 72,000 trades per day across equity, fixed income, cash, currency and futures
• 24-hour global coverage across seven trading desks
• Focus on research, technology and coordination with portfolio management functions that seek to deliver above market returns
• Covers securities in over 30 markets globally
Equity$3.51 trillion
Fixed Income$2.41 trillion
Alternatives* $200 billion
Multi-asset$551 billion
Cash$619 billion
Risk Management
Advisory
Transition Management
Securities Lending
Trading
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II. BlackRock Business Continuity Plan Update
Dedicated team leveraging the full scope of BlackRock’s resources
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1 Source: BlackRock. Unless otherwise noted, all data is as of 31 March 2020 (Years at BlackRock, Years in Industry).
Global Head of Portfolio Management
Richard Mejzak, CFA (29, 29)
Global Head of Credit and Investment Research
Thomas Kolimago, CFA (31, 31)
Credit Research
Mark Schnell, CFA (22, 29)Mike Eberhardt (2, 20)Betsy Colucci (4, 19)Jack Erbeck (32, 33)
Risk Management
Dr. Selig Sechzer (15, 42)Michael Martini, CFA, FRM
(5, 27)
Product Strategy
Ronald Hill (17, 21)Ken Jacob (20, 25)
Nicholas Dodd (7, 15)
Offshore Cash: 7 Portfolio Managers
Matt Clay (11, 24)Head of Cash Portfolio Management
Olivier Guipet (4, 23)Head of Cash Short Duration
Paul Hauff (27, 31) Lead GBP Portfolio ManagerGregor Harwell, CFA (9, 16)Lead EUR Portfolio Manager
Geeta Sharma (1, 21)Lead USD Portfolio Manager
U.S. Dollar: 16 Portfolio Managers
Eric Hiatt, CFA, FRM (7, 23)Lead USD Prime, Collective
Trust Funds Portfolio ManagerJoseph Markowski (26, 26)
Lead Government Funds Portfolio Manager
Frank Gianatasio, CFA (10, 23)Lead Separate Account Portfolio Manager
Bradford Glessner, CFA (6, 18)Lead Separate Account Portfolio Manager
Municipal: 8 Portfolio Managers
Kristi Manidis (16, 16)Lead Municipal Funds Portfolio Manager
James Pruskowski (24, 24)Lead Separate Account Portfolio Manager
Global Sector Specialist TeamsResponsible for sector oversight, research and analysis
Rates & FX Securitized Assets Credit Emerging MarketsMunicipals
Average investment experience of portfolio management team is 17 years1
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Product Strategy
Ludwig Marek (7/20)
Marta Threlfall, CFA (7/8)
Peter Chabot (4/27)
+3 investment professionals
The US Short Duration Investment Team leverages the full power of BlackRock’s Global Fixed Income platform*Deep resources and specialised market insights enable unbiased focus on investment opportunities
¹ Source: BlackRock as of 31 March 2020. * Years at BlackRock / Year in Industry as of December 2019.
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Lead Portfolio Management TeamRisk Management
Michael Huang (20/20)
Michael Martini, CFA (5/27)
Helen Zhang (4/6)
Team leverages the breadth and scale of the BlackRock fixed income platform
ESG / Impact Investing PlatformTrading & LiquidityGlobal Capital MarketsBlackRock Investment
Institute
Rate StrategyCMBSMunicipals Non-Agency MBS
European Credit
Global Macro
US HY Credit Emerging MarketAsian CreditUS IG Corp Credit
ABS
Agency MBS
CLO
Short Duration Investment Team oversees $67 billion in assets¹
Sector specialists drive bottom-up security selection
BlackRock’s resources benefiting investment teams
Thomas Musmanno, CFAManaging Director (29/29)
Scott MacLellan, CFADirector (18/21)
Credit Core PM
Adam Carlin, CFA (10/10)
+2 investment professionals
Multi-Sector Core PM
David Chesney (29/29)
Amanda Liu, CFA (9/13)+1 investment professional
Securitized Core PM
Jon Denfeld, CFA (3/27)
Will Hutchings (7/7)+3 investment professionals
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BlackRock manages $66.6 billion in actively managed U.S. short duration portfolios
• Separate Accounts: – Dedicated separate accounts with customizable guidelines
ranging from enhanced cash to total return oriented short duration.
• Comingled Offering and Registered Strategies: – BlackRock Low Duration domestic and off-shore Strategies.– Short Maturity Bond ETF was launched in September 2013
as an actively managed ETF. • Seeks to maximize income through diversified exposure to
short-term bonds while maintaining an average duration of less than one year.
– Collective Investment Trust (CIT) offers exposure to a Short Duration strategy designed for capital preservation and liquidity.
Business OverviewBlackRock Short Duration
Source: BlackRock. All data as of 31 March 2020. *Customized benchmarks include blended indices created by BlackRock on behalf of clients to target a specific duration/yield profile . The products and strategies described may not be suitable for all investors. Strategies include bank collective trust funds maintained and managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company. which are available only to certain qualified employee benefit plans and governmental plans and not offered or available to the general public. There are structural and regulatory differences between collective funds, mutual funds, and separate accountsthat may affect their respective fees and performance.
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Diverse set of clients Variety of market-based and custom benchmarks*
Short Duration
Assets under Management ($mln)
40%
12%9%
8%
8%
6%
4%
4%3% 3%2% 2%
Taxable: Corporate
Mutual Fund
Insurance
Tax-Exempt: Pension
ETF
Union/Industry
CEF
Government Agency
Official Institutions
5%5%
1%
42%28%
1%1%
4%
9%2% 2%
TbillNo BenchmarkLiborGov/CredCustom1-5 Tsy1-5 Cred1-3 Tsy1-3 Cred1-2 Cred1 Tsy
-
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Short Duration AUM (lhs)
Short Duration AUM (lhs)
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The Three
Pillars of Short
Duration
Investment
Strategies
Enhanced Income (AUM $19bn)
Short Duration (AUM $38bn)
Short Duration PLUS (AUM $10bn)
• Focused on capital preservation and liquidity
• Guideline constraints on specific sectors and credit quality for new purchases which can be fairly restrictive in nature
• Limited to no use of derivatives
• Focused on capital preservation and liquidity
• Guideline constraints on specific sectors and credit quality limitations for new purchases
• If derivatives are used, they are for hedging purposes only (interest rate futures only)
• Focused on seeking to generate yield and total return
• Guideline constraints are not prohibitive in nature and provide flexibility with respect to allowable security types and ability to purchase below investment grade securities
• Uses derivatives for hedging purposes as well as for relative value trades (futures, options and swaps)
Benchmarks: T-bills, 1 Year Treasury, custom blends
Typical duration band: +/-20% of Index
Credit quality: Average AA- or better, purchases must be investment grade
Benchmarks: 1-3 year and 1-5 year Treasury or Govt/Corp
Typical duration band: +/-20% or +/- 1 year of Index
Credit quality: Average A- or better, purchases must be investment grade
Benchmarks: 1-3 year and 1-5 year Treasury or Govt/Corp
Typical duration band: 0 – 3 years
Credit quality: Average A- or better, 10-20% high yield allocation permissible
Increasing credit exposure, duration, and potential return…
Capital at risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Source: BlackRock. Data as of 31 March 2020. All figures in USD. Subject to change based/ depending on individual client guidelines. The credit quality of a particular security or group of securities does not ensure the stability or safety of an overall portfolio. The Quality ratings of individual issues/issuers are provided to indicate the credit worthiness of such issues/issuer and generally range from AAA, Aaa, or AAA (highest) to D, C, or D (lowest) for S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch respectively. In addition the information above includes customised separately managed accounts. It serves as a general summary, is not exhaustive and should not be construed as investment advice.
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Consistent
Team
Deep portfolio
management
capabilities and
consistent team
over the years
Diversification
Flexibility to
invest in global
opportunities on
the short end of
the yield curve
Niche Markets
Ability to harness
opportunities in
niche markets
Breadth and Depth
Dedicated
portfolio team
that leverages
scale and
resources of
BlackRock
Potential for
Efficient Alpha
and
Performance
Approach blends
dynamic asset
allocation with
bottom-up
portfolio
construction
Risk Management
Partner with risk
management to
analyse risks and
improve
investment
process
Diversification and asset allocation may not fully protect you from market risk. There is no guarantee that a positive investment outcome will be achieved.Risk management cannot fully eliminate the risk of investment loss. * Source: BlackRock as of 31 March 2020.
Our Competitive advantages
With its flexible investment approach, the US Short Duration team can seek attractive current market opportunities at the short end of the curve across the fixed income spectrum
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Our Fixed Income philosophy is based on four foundational pillars
Manager SkillAutonomous portfolio teams own the investment decisions in the portfolios they manage
Resource Breadth550+ FI professionals across seven global investment centres tap into shared resources seeking to create alpha
Information EdgeBlackRock’s scale provides market access and enables efficient execution withdirect access to capital markets and a first call when investment opportunities arise
Risk ManagementSystematic risk budgeting process helps ensure portfolio risks are deliberate, diversified and appropriately scaledThere is no guarantee that a positive investment outcome will be achieved.
Risk management cannot fully eliminate the risk of investment loss.For illustrative purposes only subject to change. Source: BlackRock as of 31 March 2020.
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Which Fund & When?
Let’s Talk.
ü CalTRUST Liquidity Fund
ü CalTRUST Short Term Bond Fund
ü CalTRUST Medium Term Bond Fund
ü BlackRock FedFundü BlackRock LEAF
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III. CalTRUST Fund Positioning
CalTRUST Liquidity Fund
CalTRUST Liquidity Fundportfolio composition
Portfolio Benchmark* Difference
Effective Duration (yrs.) 0.15 0.23 -0.08
Spread Duration (yrs.) 0.12 N/A 0.12
Convexity 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gross Yield (%) 0.21 0.15 0.06
Avg Credit Qual (Mdy/S&P) Aa2/AA Aaa/AA -
Daily Liquidity 49.71% N/A N/A
Weekly Liquidity 53.65% N/A N/A
Floating Rate Bonds (%) 17.1% - -
Source: BlackRock
AAA1%
AA3%
A1%
A-1+55%
A140%
AAA
AA
A
A-1+
A1
June 2020
0%5%
1%
19%13%
59%
3%0%
31%
5%0%
22% 24%
17%
1%0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Agencies T-Bills IG:Financial
IG:Industrial
CDs CP Repo MMF
3/31/2020 6/30/2020
*Benchmark: ICE BofA ML 3 Month Treasury Bill Index
0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%
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/201
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018
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/201
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018
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/10/
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/03/
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/26/
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03/2
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/21/
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8/20
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/14/
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1/20
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/07/
2019
09/0
3/20
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/30/
2019
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7/20
1911
/23/
2019
12/2
1/20
191/
17/2
020
02/1
3/20
2003
/14/
2020
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2005
/07/
2020
06/0
3/20
2006
/30/
2020
Yield
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Credit quality (% NAV) Sector allocation changes (%NAV)
Daily net yields (inception-to-date)Portfolio duration vs. benchmark (years)
CalTRUST Liquidity Fund Performance | June 30, 2020
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1 Month 6 Month 1 YearBlackRock Liquidity:FedFund Inst 0.01% 0.36% 1.29%BlackRock Liquidity:Environmentally Aware Fund 0.02% 0.62% 1.64%CalTRUST Liquidity Fund 0.02% 0.42% 1.46%
0.00%
0.20%
0.40%
0.60%
0.80%
1.00%
1.20%
1.40%
1.60%
1.80%
Net
Ret
urn
Source: caltrust.org
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CalTRUST Short and Medium Term Fund Positioning
CalTRUST Short Term Bond FundPortfolio Composition
Portfolio Benchmark Difference
Effective Duration (yrs.) 0.45 0.54 -0.09
Spread Duration 0.55 0.15 0.40
Convexity -0.14 0.01 -0.15
Yield (%) 0.42 0.31 0.11
Avg Credit Quality (Mdy/S&P)
Aa2/AA- Aa1/AA -
Floating Rate Bonds (%) 24 - -
12%
43%
7%
38%Govt
AAA
AA
A
June 2020
Source: BlackRockBenchmark: BBG Barclays Short Term Gov/Corp Index
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Credit quality (% NAV) Sector allocation changes (%NAV)
Portfolio characteristics
26%
2%
20%23%
6%
1%
19%
3%
26%
8%
18%21%
7%
0%
17%
3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
TSY SSA ABS Financials Industrials Utilities CD/CP Cash
3/31/2020 6/30/2020
CalTRUST Short Term Bond FundPortfolio Composition
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
Jul-1
7
Aug-
17
Sep-
17
Oct
-17
Nov
-17
Dec-
17
Jan-
18
Feb-
18
Mar
-18
Apr-
18
May
-18
Jun-
18
Jul-1
8
Aug-
18
Sep-
18
Oct
-18
Nov
-18
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18
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19
Feb-
19
Mar
-19
Apr-
19
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-19
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9
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19
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Nov
-19
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19
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20
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20
Mar
-20
Apr-
20
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-20
Jun-
20
Short Term Bond Fund BBG Barc Short-term Gov/Corp Index
0.35
0.45
0.55
0.65
0.75
0.85
Jul-1
7
Aug-
17
Sep-
17
Oct
-17
Nov
-17
Dec-
17
Jan-
18
Feb-
18
Mar
-18
Apr-
18
May
-18
Jun-
18
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8
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18
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18
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-18
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-18
Dec-
18
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Feb-
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Mar
-19
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-19
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9
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-19
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-20
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20
Short Term Bond Fund
June 2020
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Portfolio duration vs. benchmark (years)
Portfolio spread duration (years)
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CalTRUST Short Term Bond FundPositioning June 2020
Source: BlackRockBenchmark: BBG Barclays Short Term Gov/Corp Index
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Active portfolio yield curve positioning (years)
Effective duration and WAL breakdown (% NAV) Spread duration change (% NAV)
-0.07
-0.16
0.07 0.07
-0.20
-0.15
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
0.05
0.10
3M 1Yr 2Yr 3Yr 5Yr+
73%
17%9%
1%
90%
8%2% 0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
<1 1-2 2-3 3-5
WAL %NAV Duration %NAV
1%
22%
52%
12%
2%
11%9%
23%
45%
15%
0%
8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
SSA ABS Financials Industrials Utilities CD/CP
3/31/2020 6/30/2020
CalTRUST Short Term Bond FundPortfolio Attribution
*Miscellaneous – Includes Trade PnL and un-allocated attribution. Trade PnL reflects the natural bid/offer spreads that exist in the secondary market and doesn't reflect active trading returns.
June 2020
Source: BlackRock Attribution calculated on gross returns and may not match the returns provided by Gemini due to methodology differences
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YTD 2020 Performance Attribution (bps)
Duration/Curve 9
Miscellaneous * 7
Sector Allocation Security Selection Total
Treasury 1 0 1
SSA 0 0 0
IG Corporates 24 -21 3
ABS 7 0 7
Cash (CD/CP) 1 2 3
Subtotal 33 -19 14
Total Active Gross Return 30
CalTRUST Medium Term Bond FundPortfolio Composition
Portfolio Benchmark Difference
Effective Duration (yrs.) 1.68 1.89 -0.21
Spread Duration 0.97 0.49 0.48
Convexity -0.17 0.03 -0.20
Yield (%) 0.45 0.28 0.17
Avg Credit Qual (Mdy/S&P)
Aa1/AA Aa1/AA -
Floating Rate Bonds (%) 6 - -
June 2020
Source: BlackRockBenchmark: ICE BofAML Gov/Corp 1-3 Yr Ex. BBB (B110)
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Credit quality (% NAV) Sector allocation changes (%NAV)
Portfolio characteristics
48%
16%
10%
26% Govt
AAA
AA
A
50%
1%
15%
4%
22%
4% 4%
40%
1…11%
3%
19%
10%4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
TSY SSA ABS TaxableMunis
Financials Industrials Cash
3/31/2020 6/30/2020
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Portfolio duration vs. benchmark (years)
Portfolio spread duration (years)
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
Jul-1
7
Aug-
17
Sep-
17
Oct
-17
Nov
-17
Dec-
17
Jan-
18
Feb-
18
Mar
-18
Apr-
18
May
-18
Jun-
18
Jul-1
8
Aug-
18
Sep-
18
Oct
-18
Nov
-18
Dec-
18
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19
Feb-
19
Mar
-19
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-19
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9
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19
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-19
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-19
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20
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*Miscellaneous – Includes Trade PnL and un-allocated attribution. Trade PnL reflects the natural bid/offer spreads that exist in the secondary market and doesn't reflect active trading returns.
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YTD 2020 Performance Attribution (bps)
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IV. BlackRock Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund (LEAF®)
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And as a cash management fiduciary, you require:• 2a-7 compliance• Competitive yields• Low fees
As a corporate citizen, you want to make a difference:• Environmental• Social• Governance
Some investment decisions are mutually exclusive…
Introducing the BlackRock Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund (LEAF®), an ESG*
focused 2a-7** money market fund which seeks to offer stability, liquidity and yield* ESG = Environmental, Social, Governance** Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 , as amended (“Rule 2a-7”)
ValuesPurpose
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What if you didn’t have to choose?
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Cash investors are particularly sensitive to performance
Investors have a wide range of expectations and definitions for ESG
Liquidity mandates have a limited investable universe
Regulation requires cash funds to maintain high levels of liquidity
Investors value the ability to make ESG targets specific and measurable
No benchmarks exist for ESG in cash markets
We believe ESG challenges exist in cash management
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… but we also believe this fad will quickly turn into a fundamental.
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LEAF seeks to offer the stability, liquidity and yield of a 2a-7 money market fund
Key Fund Criteria
• U.S. Dollar-Denominated
• Floating Net Asset Value, calculated to four decimal places
• Investments include instruments such as:− Government securities− U.S. and foreign banks− Commercial obligations− Repurchase agreements− Mortgage and asset-backed
securities
• Adheres to Rule 2a-7 requirements including:− Diversity− Liquidity− Maturity
LEAF is subject to risks, including the risk that LEAF’s environmental criteria exclude securities of certain issuerscausing LEAF to forego some market opportunities available to other money market funds.LEAF is also subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, and market risk among other risks.
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LEAF: Designed with the environment in mind
Focus on “E” pillar• In money market space, it is our view that “Environment” is a more actionable pillar than “Social” or “Governance”
Screens for certain energy producers• LEAF will not invest in securities that derive more than 5% of their revenue from fossil fuels mining, exploration or refinement
• LEAF will not invest in securities that derive more than 5% of their revenue from thermal coal or nuclear energy based power generation
Carbon credits• 5% of BlackRock’s net revenue from the fund’s management fee will be used to purchase and then retire carbon credits, creating a tangible impact for clients
Partnership with World Wildlife Fund • BlackRock is pleased to make an annual contribution to help further the conservation efforts of World Wildlife Fund, a leading environmental non-profit organization with recognized expertise and experience in environmental protection.
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WWF® and ©1986 Panda Symbol are owned by WWF. All rights reserved. LEAF® and its underlying investments are not endorsed by WWF. WWF bears no responsibility for, or role in, managing or administering the Fund or choosing any investments thereunder.
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Eligible issuers are selected from top environmental performers
LEAF Eligible Issuers
The investment objective of the BlackRock Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund (LEAF), a series of BlackRock FundsSM, is to seek as high a level of current income as is consistent with liquidity and stability of principal while giving consideration to select environmental criteria.
BlackRock Credit Determination
Rigorous fundamental credit
analysis as a condition for inclusion on
BlackRock’s First Tier Approved
Issuer List
Environmental Leadership Screen
Carefully selected screens will
separate Environmental
“leaders” from the “laggards”
Aaa/AAA Fund Rating
S&P and Moody’s fund rating criteria
in place as a provision to
maintain targeted AAA/Aaa Money
Fund rating
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Source: BlackRock. Investment process is shown for illustrative purposes only and subject to change. LEAF is subject to risks, including the risk that LEAF’s environmental criteria exclude securities of certain issuers causing LEAF to forego some market opportunities available to other money market funds. LEAF is also subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, and market risk among other risks.
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An innovative new product, working for today… and tomorrow.
Is LEAF right for you?• Does your firm have an ESG
agenda in place?
• Is your firm committed to implementing a sustainable investment strategy?
• Do you seek the benefits of total return in a money market fund?
• Which share class and method of access might be best for you? Direct, Institutional and Investor A each offer unique benefits
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V. Market Update
What happened in Q2?
Jobless claims spiked in April in response to the sudden and deep COVID-19 shock
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Monetary and fiscal policies globally helped to mitigate the pandemic shock
The curve steepened and twisted on heavy T-bill and long-end Treasury issuance
Majority of spreads retraced 80-100% of its COVID-19 related widening
Flows into IG funds turned positive in Q2 as the Fed launched the SMCFF program
IG Credit downgrade activity abated towards the end of Q2
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Source: BlackRock Investment Institute, CDC. Data as of June 30, 2020. Source: Bloomberg. Data as of June 30, 2020.
Source: Credit Suisse. Data as of June 13, 2020. Source: JP Morgan Indexes. Data as of June 30, 2020
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US EconomyEconomic data is painting a recovery but the economy remains fragile
The participation and unemployment rates continue to improve, but still have a long way to go to catch up to February level
Impressive jobs gains of 2.7mln in May and 4.8mln in June, suggest that the labor market in the US is on a solid pace of recovery. However, the level of employment still remains 15mln below where it was in February.
⁻ Non-Farm Payrolls: The US economy gained 4.8mln jobs in June (vs 2.9mln estimated¹), reflecting the largest monthly gain in US history. March and April were revised upward by 90k. The leisure and hospitality gained nearly 2.1mln jobs in June, retail gained back 740k jobs, followed by 568k of new jobs in education and health services.
⁻ Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate declined by 2.2% to 11.1% in June. The employment-to-population ratio rose by 1.8% to 54.6%. The compositional weighting toward lower-paying jobs pushed down average hourly earnings by 1.2% to 5.4%.
⁻ Manufacturing & Consumption: The ISM Manufacturing index rose above expectations¹ of 49.7 to 52.6 in June, driven by increased production. Similarly, retail sales increased 17.7% in May, vs. the estimated¹ 8.4%. All 13 major categories increased in May, which could be attributed to online shopping during the pandemic.
Q2 2020
With the increase of 2.7mln and 4.8mln jobs in May and June, 3-month average of job losses now stands at -4.4mln
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data as of July 2, 2020.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data as of July 2, 2020.
US manufacturing is back into expansionary territory (above 50), as the production jumped in May and June
1Market Estimates obtained from Bloomberg. See appendix for information on economic data sources.
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Case counts in key economic states increased, whereas in New York, while initially high, has decreased in new daily cases
Q2 2020
After early indications of improvement, the number of new daily cases in the US are now rising again
COVID-19 Status and Economy ReopeningAs case counts spike, key state economies add restrictions
• Case Count Summary– As of June 30th, there have been 2,577,473 positive cases and
119,761 deaths recorded in the United States (US). • Key Reopenings:
In the US’s fourth most populous state, New York, as the number of new daily cases have decreased the State has slowly reopened.
Most recently, New York City entered into phase 3 of reopening, including the opening of businesses that were previously deemed to be high risk.
• Added restrictions: Elsewhere, in the US’s three most populous states (California,
Texas, Florida), cases continue to spike at alarming rates. In California, the US’s largest economy by GDP, the State has
mandated the closure of all bars, and the indoor operation of restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos, & museums in 26 out of 58 counties, representing nearly 80% of California’s population. Imperial County, at 0.5% of California’s population, has reinstated their stay at home order.
In Florida, local counties have added restrictions at their discretion including Miami-Dade, the most populous county, shutting down dine-in operations at restaurants. Bars are no longer allowed to serve alcohol in the State to dissuade gatherings. However, state-wide, reopenings continue with many theme parks such as Disneyworld planning to reopen in July.
In Texas, which has received criticism for its hands-off approach to containment, the governor mandated masks in counties with more than 20 cases, and restricted gatherings of more than 10 people in these counties. Texas has largely given authority to counties and regions to implement restrictions as they see fit.
• Employment Leisure and hospitality saw strong jobs gains as this industry
began to reopen. The General Motors worker’s union is calling on the auto plant in Arlington, Texas to be shut down, adding another level of complexity to the industrial and manufacturing sector.
Source: BlackRock.. Data as of June 30, 2020.
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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)FOMC minutes shed light into new tools to keep rates low for a while
The updated Median “Dots” indicate that FOMC participants plan to keep rates low until the end of 2022
While the Federal Reserve (Fed) appears satisfied with its current guidance and asset purchases, the Committee sees the outlook as highly uncertain and is considering new tools as early as September.- FOMC Meeting Minutes: June FOMC minutes revealed that the
Committee discussed forward guidance, yield curve control and asset purchases with more details to come “in coming months.” Most participants, though, think that more explicit forward guidance will be needed soon.
- Summary of Economic Projections: All FOMC participants thought it would be appropriate to maintain the target range for the Federal Funds Rate at 0-0.25% and all but two of 17 assumed rates will stay at zero through the end of 2022. The longer-run rate remained unchanged, with the median at 2.5%. The Committee also sees both GDP growth and the unemployment rate bouncing back in 2021.
- Inflation Expectations: While the Fed doesn’t expect inflation returning close to target until 2022, it plans to repair inflation expectations “to achieve the 2% target over the longer run”.
A detailed list of Fed’s facilities can be found on slide 12
Q2 2020
With Core PCE at 1.02%, the Fed is focusing on average inflation targeting to reach its 2% objective over the longer run
The unemployment rate and GDP projections for 2020 were revised downward but show improvement in 2021
See Appendix for information on economic data sources. ¹ Forecasts are based on estimates and assumptions. There is no guarantee that they will be achieved.
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Source: Federal Reserve. Data as of June 10, 2020.
Source: Federal Reserve. Data as of June 10, 2020.
Source: JPMorgan. Data as of June 26, 2020.
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Source: Bloomberg. Data as of May 29, 2020. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
US Rates / Agencies / Sovereigns, Supranationals and AgenciesTreasury curve bear steepened on elevated supply in the back-end
Source: BNP Paribas, US Treasury. Data as of May 29, 2020.
Q2 2020
Even with the Fed tapering the size of its Treasury purchases from $75bn per day in mid-March to $4.5bn per day at the end of May, liquidity and depth of the Treasury market has remained robust- High Treasury Issuance: The Treasury Department’s $20bn
auction of a 20-yr Treasury bond, the first time since 1985, as well $42bn of 3-yr, $32bn of 10-yr, and $22bn of 30-yr were generally well-received by the market. This came on top of large T-bill issuance, particularly for the 6-mon T-bills, which sold off by 7 bps to 0.18%, while 2-yr rates closed the month 4 bps richer at 0.16%. This led to a minor twist at the front-end.
- Curve Bear Steepened: The US Treasury curve steepened for the month due to market speculation of the Fed potentially considering negative rates, record Treasury auctions skewed toward the long-end as well as on anticipated additional fiscal spending. While 2-yr rates traded in the range of 0.14-0.19%, 30-yr rates sold off by 13 bps to 1.41% on the month. As a result, 2s30s curve steepened by 18 bps to 124 bps, the highest since August 2017.
Curve steepening is attributed to the increased Treasury issuance for the tenors that are 5 years and higher
Source: Bloomberg. Data as of June 1, 2020.
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5-yr rates moderately richened by 6 bps while 30-yr rates sold off by 13 bps on the month
The US Treasury curve mildly twisted in the front-end and steepened on the increased issuance in T-bills and longer bonds
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US Rates / Agencies / Sovereigns, Supranationals and AgenciesRates remained unchanged as markets grappled with recovery concerns
Q2 2020
US rates remained unchanged throughout the month as the market reconciled improved economic data, heavy Treasury issuance, and the Fed’s affirmation to do “whatever is needed” with the surge of new coronavirus cases in the US.- Curve Steepened: In the beginning of the month, 10-yr rates sold off
by 25 bps to 0.9% on the positive May employment report, retail sales and general risk-on sentiment. With 2-yr rates remaining in the range of 0.16-0.22%, the 2s10s curve steepened by 19 bps to 68 bps, the highest level since March 2020.
- Rates Rally: However, this dynamic was quickly reversed in the second half of the month, as the reports of the surging coronavirus cases in the South of the US prompted 10-yr rates rally back to the level it started the month at 0.65%,
- Treasury Issuance: The US Treasury auctioned $44bn of 3-yr, $47bn of 5-yr, $41bn of 7-yr, $29bn of 10-yr, $17bn of 20-yr and $19bn of 30-yr Treasuries, that were well absorbed by the market. With the Fed buying $4bn of Treasuries per day (down from $75bn per day since the QE began) and US Treasury increasing supply in the second half of 2020, particularly in the long-end, rates are expected to back up.
The US Treasury is increasing supply in the second half of 2020, which should put upward pressure on US rates
Source: Bloomberg. Data as of June 30, 2020.
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With better-than-expected economic data, 10-yr rates sold off, but this correlation was broken with new coronavirus concerns
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3-yr and 5-yr IG credit spreads retraced around 65% and 58% of the COVID-19 related widening since March 23rd
Q2 2020
Source: Barclays Research. Data as of 29 May 2020. *Duration adjusted excess returns provided by Barclays. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Index performance is for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. �Issuance data is provided by BlackRock. 1IG Credit Spreads are quoted based on the respective 3yr and 5yr JP Morgan US Liquid Indices. Forecasts are based on estimates and assumptions. There is no guarantee that they will be achieved.
After robust IG supply in March, April and May, it is expected to normalize in the summer
BBG Barclays US Corporate Indices – Excess Return by Sector*
Corporate CreditSpreads rapidly tightened with the Fed’s backstop now formally in place• Return Summary*:
– The Bloomberg Barclays US 1-3 year Corporate Index posted an excess return of 101 bps in May, bringing the YTD excess return over duration-adjusted Treasuries to -103 bps.*
• Issuance�: April recorded another busy month of IG supply with $253bn,
below the April record of $290bn, as corporations rushed to raise cash and replenish their revolving credit which they tapped during the sell-off in March. YTD issuance now stands at $987bn, more than double of last year’s issuance.
• Market Color¹: In May the Fed officially launched the Secondary Market
Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) and started to buy credit ETFs, which spurred strong retail flows. This action combined with news on the vaccine development helped 3-year and 5-year spreads to tighten by 46 and 39 bps to 135 and 168 bps, respectively.
The Fed didn’t start purchasing secondary bonds yet and still has not posted the issuer certification forms for this to happen. Source: Credit Suisse. Data as of May 29, 2020.
Source: Bloomberg., JP Morgan US Liquid Indexes. Data as of May 29, 2020.
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Corporate 101 -103 170 -261 211 -1375 181 -714
Financial 100 -69 147 -260 136 -1332 137 -529
Industrial 104 -132 193 -244 274 -1256 226 -728
Utility 67 -13 90 -81 -43 -938 13 -6350
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Credit curves re-steepened, with 5s10s re-steepening the most, as the Fed has been buying bonds with up to 5-yr in maturities
Q2 2020
Source: Barclays Research. Data as of 30 June 2020. *Duration adjusted excess returns provided by Barclays. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Index performance is for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. �Issuance data is provided by BlackRock. 1IG Credit Spreads are quoted based on the respective 3yr and 5yr JP Morgan US Liquid Indices..
Since the Fed officially launched its SMCCF program in early May, it bought around 70% of IG ETFs of its total program
BBG Barclays US Corporate Indices – Excess Return by Sector*
Corporate CreditSpreads tightened in June with the credit facilities officially in place• Return Summary*:
– The Bloomberg Barclays US 1-3 year Corporate Index posted an excess return of 65 bps in June, bringing the YTD excess return over duration-adjusted Treasuries to -38 bps.*
• Issuance�: June recorded $185bn of new IG Credit issuance, above
expectations for $120bn. YTD issuance now stands at $1.2tn, outpacing the full 2019 issuance in just six months of this year.
• Market Color¹: Market sentiment continued to improve, especially as the Fed
expanded its Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) to include purchases of corporate bonds on an index-like basis without requiring issuer certification and launched its Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility. Both measures combined with generally positive economic data helped 3-year and 5-year spreads to tighten by 34 bps to 100 and 134 bps, respectively.
After credit curves inverted in March, they have sharply re-steepened as the Fed is buying up to 5-yr bonds and as a result suppressing front-end volatility. 3s5s and 5s10s curves moved out of inversion by 29 and 69 bps to 34 and 36 bps.
A detailed list of Fed’s facilities can be found on slide 12
Source: Federal Reserve. Data as of June 16, 2020.
Source: Bloomberg., JP Morgan US Liquid Indexes. Data as of June 30, 2020.
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Corporate 65 -38 132 -129 249 -1126 181 -533
Financial 82 13 171 -260 378 -954 137 -392
Industrial 54 -78 106 -244 226 -1030 226 -502
Utility 37 24 88 -81 209 -729 13 -622
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• Return summary*: The Bloomberg Barclays MBS 15 Yrs index posted -9 bps in June,
bringing the YTD excess return over duration-adjusted Treasuries to -43 bps.*
• Market Color: In June, Agency MBS lagged other high quality spread sectors
despite the Fed’s repurchases of $801bn since QE began in March. The Fed announced that it will continue its MBS purchases “at least at the current pace,” which translates to a pace of around $40bn per month. With average primary mortgage rates settling around the historic low of 3%, supply (origination selling) reached a new peak over the month, pointing to continued robust demand for refinance and purchase loans.
As such, mortgage basis performance over the month was quite divergent. Low coupon mortgages that are well supported by the Fed’s repurchases tightened 10-20 ticks, while the higher coupon MBS, which are also susceptible to both rising prepayments and an abundance of worst-to-deliver collateral, widened by 15-20 ticks on the month.
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released the results of its latest forbearance survey, which showed that forbearance rates remain relatively elevated at 8.36% as of June 14th.
As COVID-19 related forbearance built up over time, Ginniemortgages have been disproportionally impacted given its focus on first-time buyers and homeowners with weaker credit. Concerns over growing delinquency pipelines and potential large-scale buyouts led to general weakness in Ginnies relative to conventional MBS, particularly in higher coupons.
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)MBS performance is lagging other spread sectors due to elevated supply
Q2 2020
Daily origination increased to $6.7bn as mortgage rates hit a new historical low of 3% in June
Forbearance rates remain elevated, especially for Ginnies, which hold mortgages of homeowners with weaker credit
Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Index performance is for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Source: BlackRock. *Duration adjusted excess returns provided by Barclays. See appendix for information on economic data sources.
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Commercial-Backed Securities (CMBS)*The Bloomberg Barclays CMBS 1-3.5 Year index posted 7 bps in April, bringing the YTD excess return over duration-adjusted Treasuries to -269 bps.– April saw approximately $0.27bn of private label issuance, only in
the Conduit space. Agency CMBS issuance totaled $34.3bn YTD, above the tally of $29.1bn LYTD.
– CMBS spreads moved tighter on the month across the curve driven by general improved market sentiment as well as the Fed’s announcement of the inclusions of AAA-rated Legacy Conduit CMBS as part of the TALF 2.0 program.
– The AAA-rated 10-yr conduit (pooled) CMBS was 30 bps tighter to Swap +160 bps. However, there is currently a predominant concern in the CMBS market, around the deals that have concentrations in hotel and retail properties, with spreads in those deals remaining wide.
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)*The Bloomberg Barclays ABS Floating Rate 1-3 Year Index posted 81 bps in April, bringing the YTD excess return over duration-adjusted Treasuries to -131 bps.– The market priced $8.7bn of new issuance across 10 transactions in
April, up 21% (MoM) and down 65% from April 2019. YTD issuance is now at $56bn, which is 28% behind last year’s pace with expectations of muted new issue supply in early May as we observe eligible issuers for the Fed’s Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF 2.0) are waiting until further details become available.
– High-quality front-end ABS spreads tightened by 40-60 bps on the month as selling in those assets eased in April. However, consumer fundamentals remain challenged, prompting issuers to utilize tools to help borrowers with higher forbearance rates in student loan deals, higher extensions by auto lenders and lower reported monthly payment rates by floorplan issuers.
– With the Fed’s announcement of the inclusion of AAA-rated CLOs as the eligible collateral for TALF 2.0, AAA-rated CLOs tightened by 50 bps to Swap +200 bps.
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) / Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)Spreads tightened ahead of TALF 2.0 as fundamentals started to weaken
Q2 2020
While initially lagging Corporates, ABS spreads tightened in April despite deteriorating consumer fundamentals
Source: JPMorgan. Data as of April 30, 2020. **Pre-COVID Date: 2/15/2020 *** Spread 2020 Wides in March for ABS and CLOs were reached on 3/24/2020.All indices are respective Bloomberg Barclays Indices.
Hotel and retail properties, which constitute 42% of the total CMBS space, remain under pressure due to the pandemic
Source: BofA Global Research. Data as of April 28, 2020. *Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. See appendix for on economic data sources. ABS and CMBS issuance data is calculated internally from the BlackRock trading desk. Note that strategies employed may vary depending on individual client guidelines.
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ABSPrime Auto AAA 95 21 400 80%Bank Card AAA 60 17 300 85%
Subprime Auto AAA 175 28 800 81%Private Student Loan AAA 225 75 700 76%
Large-Ticket Equipment AAA 160 40 600 79%Insurance Premium AAA 190 70 1000 87%
CLOsAAA 200 120 500 79%
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Commercial-Backed Securities (CMBS)*The Bloomberg Barclays CMBS 1-3.5 Year index posted 74 bps in June, bringing the YTD excess return over duration-adjusted Treasuries to -191 bps.– June saw approximately $3.36bn of private label issuance, with
2.15bn of that in the Conduit space. Agency CMBS issuance totaled $45.2bn YTD, 4% above the tally of $43.6bn LYTD.
– CMBS spreads continued to move tighter on the month across the curve on the back of the positive economic data, extremely light supply and investors’ search for yield. The AAA-rated 10-yr conduit (pooled) CMBS was 26 bps tighter to Swap +120 bps.
– In regards to fundamentals, recent remittance data is leading to increased watchlist, delinquency buckets, and potentially rating agency downgrades. Single Asset Single Borrower (SASB) assets delinquencies have spiked since the onset of the COVID-19-induced crisis. The delinquency rate currently stands at 9.2%, still above the 8.6% seen in the conduit space. Retail and hotel loans remain the most challenged, as cash flows are stressed.
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)*The Bloomberg Barclays ABS Floating Rate 1-3 Year Index posted 75 bps in June, bringing the YTD excess return over duration-adjusted Treasuries to 26 bps.– The market priced $17.8bn of new issuance across 25 transactions
in June, up 192% (MoM) and down 10.5% (YoY). Auto ABS issuance represented ~68% of total supply in June. YTD issuance is now at $80bn, which is 33% behind last year’s pace in June.
– Due to muted new issue supply and the official launch of the TALF 2.0 program, new issue deals saw heightened subscription levels, which drove spreads tighter. High-quality front-end ABS spreads tightened by 0-10 bps, reaching its pre-COVID levels.
– Consumer fundamentals remain challenged, with remittance reports released in June showing forbearance, delinquencies and defaults roughly flat on the month. Performance in credit cards showed slight deterioration, with charge-offs increasing by 21 bps YTD to ~2.5%.
– AAA-rated CLOs, which are also part of the eligible collateral for TALF 2.0, were roughly unchanged with spreads at Swap +175 bps.
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) / Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)Spreads tightened to pre-COVID levels on muted supply and TALF 2.0
Q2 2020
AAA ABS spreads are back to pre-COVID19 levels, with CLOs, student loans and sub=prime autos still marginally lagging
Source: JPMorgan. Data as of June 30, 2020. All indices are respective Bloomberg Barclays Indices.
Hotel and retail had the largest increase in the share of loans that are 30+ days delinquent in June
Source: Intex, BofA Global Research, Data as of June 23, 2020..*Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. See appendix for on economic data sources. ABS and CMBS issuance data is calculated internally from the BlackRock trading desk. 1Market Estimates obtained from BlackRock. Forecasts are based on estimates and assumptions. There is no guarantee that they will be achieved.
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Source: Barclays Capital as of 30 June 2020. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Boxes highlighted in yellow represent the current period.
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Barclays Agg -53 138 121 -101 5 83 199 -34 -52 -314 -400 127 60 56 246
Agency 1-3 Yrs -6 12 31 12 15 2 32 4 -1 -58 -55 22 15 7 44
MBS 15 Yrs 16 10 37 -49 -21 55 47 -27 -28 -50 -105 68 2 -9 62
ABS Float. Rate 1-3 Yrs 21 118 96 25 9 18 77 16 3 -231 -212 81 80 75 238
CMBS 1-3.5 Yrs -4 115 81 29 10 0 77 20 -3 -293 -276 7 4 74 85
Credit 1-3 Yrs 24 112 113 -1 29 26 140 2 -18 -313 -329 164 82 53 302
Credit 1-5 Yrs 13 148 162 -44 35 47 232 2 -33 -450 -381 224 114 81 425
US Float. Rate Credit** 41 172 164 -33 29 41 220 25 -7 -396 -378 206 83 78 372
US High Yield 1-5 Yrs*** -598 1498 557 -162 -12 145 617 -52 -205 -1304 -1561 310 362 128 823
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Positioning – Relative Value Map* Q2 2020
CMBS} We maintain our allocation to single asset single borrower (SASBs), and are optimistic on AAA
conduits as we believe there is still room for retracement. Especially with the official launch of TALF2.0 program in June, spreads have slowly gotten tighter in this space.
*BlackRock views are expressed are as of June 30, 2020 and are subject to change at any time due to changes in market or economic conditions. Note that strategies employed may vary depending on individual client guidelines. Relative value score is assigned by the Short Duration Portfolio Team based on the mathematical calculation based on duration and spread duration risk budgets for each respective sector. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Forecasts are based on estimates and assumptions there is no guarantee that they will be achieved. Positioning references are for informational purposes only and not meant to be a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Corporate Credit} Within IG Credit, we favor those sub-sectors that we consider to be more insulated from COVID-19
concerns. We started adding to European IG Credit, as the ECB expanded its PandemicEmergency Purchase Program (PEPP). We are selectively rotating out of IG into High Yield ETFs as arelative value trade.
ABS} While we continue to maintain allocation to front end AAA-rated ABS; high quality ABS spreads largely
tightened back to pre-COVID level. Where applicable, we rotated out of ABS Credit Cards due to itsrecent strong performance and lower excess spread**. We also reduced our allocation to prime autos.
US Rates / Macro} We are positioned with a modestly short duration bias, maintaining a 2s5s steepener and added a
5s30s steepener on the view that issuance in the long-end should push rates higher.
Agency MBS} We prefer 30-yr 2.5% To-Be Announced (TBAs) since the Fed is buying lower coupon mortgages
making them attractive. We have also tactically added new 5-yr FNMA and 3-yr FHLMC debt, asthey seem attractive to comparable high quality sovereigns and credit.
Gov’t Guaranteed / Supranationals} We are long Canadian provincials on the belief that quantitative easing in Canada should support
this sector. We are also adding callable agencies as we are witnessing a decline in volatility, andprefer covered bonds to unsecured bonds. Similarly, we are long Canadian pension related issuers.
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Fed Program Short Name Purpose Eligibility
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility MMLF
Provides liquidity to money market funds. Enables funding to eligible financial institutions who have purchased high-quality
assets from money market funds (U.S. Prime and Municipal money market funds). The Fed will make loans available to eligible financial
institutions secured by high-quality assets purchased by the financial institution from money market funds. Reimagining of 2008
program.
U.S. Treasuries & Fully Guaranteed Agencies, securities issued by U.S. Government Sponsored Entities, asset-backed commercial paper (U.S. issued, A-1/P-1), unsecured commercial paper (U.S.
issued, A-1/P-1, both fixed and floating rate), certificates of deposit (domestic and Yankee), and highly rated short-term municipal debt
(including variable rate demand notes).
Commercial Paper Funding Facility CPFF
Provides backstop short-term funding for high-quality corporate issuers. CPFF is a credit facility to an special purpose vehicle (SPV)
created by the Fed to purchase 90-day term commercial paper. Revival of 2008 Fed program.
Three-month U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper (including ABCP) rated at least A-1/P-1/F-1. Limited to the greatest amount of CP outstanding per issuer on any day from 3/16/19 to 3/16/20. The
SPV will make one-time purchase of A-2/P-2/F-2 CP per eligible issuer.
Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility PMCCF
Supports corporate credit markets via backstop funding for investment grade debt of eligible U.S. companies. The Fed will loan
funds to an SPV to purchase qualifying bonds directly from eligible issuers and provide loans to eligible issuers.
Corporate Bonds (issued by U.S. companies rated at least BBB-/Baa3) and maturing within four years, as well as high yield ETFs.
Eligible issuers are U.S. companies headquartered in the U.S. with material operations in the U.S.
Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility SMCCF
Supports corporate credit markets by providing liquidity for outstanding short and intermediate corporate bonds. The Fed will loan funds to an SPV that will purchase eligible corporate debt in the
secondary market.
Corporate Bonds (issued by highly rated companies of at least BBB-/Baa3) maturing within five years as well as corporate bond
portfolios in the form of exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Primary Dealer Credit Facility PDCF
Offers overnight and term funding with maturities up to 90 days at the primary credit rate against a broad range of collateral. Purpose is to enable primary dealers to support smooth market
functioning and channel credit to the economy. Revival of a 2008 Fed program.
Only primary dealers of the New York Fed are eligible. Eligible collateral includes: all collateral eligible for pledge in open market operations (OMO); plus commercial paper, investment grade debt,
municipal bonds, certain mortgage-backed securities, certain asset-backed securities and equities.
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility TALF 2.0
Supports flow of credit to consumers and businesses. TALF is intended to serve as a funding backstop to facilitate the issuance of
eligible asset-backed securities. Revival of a 2008 Fed program.
Highly rated asset-backed securities, backed by credit card loans, student loans, auto loans, loans guaranteed by the Small Business
Administration (SBA), as well as AAA-rated CLOs and AAA-rated Legacy CMBS
Permanent Open Market Operations POMO Increases money supply and lowers rates via an open market operation where the Fed purchases securities from eligible banks.
MBS and Treasury purchases of different tenors, in the amounts needed to support smooth market functioning and effective transmission of
monetary policy to broader financial conditions.
Temporary Open Market Operations TOMOAn open market operation where the Fed increases the reserve balances
of banks by conducting a series of overnight and term repurchase agreements in exchange for eligible collateral.
Overnight and multiple weekly term repurchase agreements executed large sizes over a specific time period. Eligible collateral includes:
Treasury, U.S. Agency debt and Agency mortgage-backed securities.
Coordinated Central Bank Action to Further Enhance the Provision of US Dollar Liquidity
USD Swap Lines
Ensures US dollar funding is available to foreign central banks for the benefit of their banks in times of market stress.
Swap lines established with various central banks, and terms of standing swap lines with Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan,
European Central Bank, and Swiss National Bank enhanced (daily 7-day operations and continued weekly 84-day operations).
Addendum
Source: Federal Reserve as of March 31, 2020. For illustrative purposes only.
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VI. Investment Team Biographies
Biographies of key investment professionals
Edward C. Ingold, CFA, Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Cash Management team, within BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group. His primary responsibility is managing US Liquidity Portfolios, including retail and institutional money market funds.
Mr. Ingold assumed his current responsibilities in 2006. Previously, his responsibilities included managing short-term US fixed income portfolios for corporate, financial, and insurance clients. Prior to joining the Cash Management Group, he was a member of BlackRock's Trade Operations Group. Before joining BlackRock in 2001, he was with Alliance Capital Management as an account manager. Mr. Ingold is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
Mr. Ingold earned a BS degree in business administration from Rowan University in 1994.
Eric D. Hiatt, CFA, FRM, Managing Director, is a Portfolio Manager within BlackRock's Cash Management Group. As a member of the Trading & Liquidity Strategy (TLS) team , he contributes to the development and implementation of investment strategy serving as lead portfolio manager for the U.S. Prime funds, Cash Collective Trust Funds and securities lending cash collateral.Prior to joining BlackRock in 2012, Mr. Hiatt was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Dwight Asset Management Company where he was responsible for generating and directing tactical trading for the money market and ultra-short duration desk. Prior to joining Dwight in 2009, Mr. Hiatt was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Lehman Brothers Asset Management where he spent six years on the Global Cash Management team. Previously, he spent five years as a trader and assistant portfolio manager for Opus Investment Management. Mr. Hiatt began his career as an analyst in the Treasury group for Eastern Enterprises, a utilityholding company.Mr. Hiatt earned a BS in finance from Bentley University and an MBA from Boston College's Carroll School of Management. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
Rich Mejzak, CFA, Managing Director, is head of Global Portfolio Management for the Cash Management Group and is the head of BlackRock's Philadelphia office. He is primarily responsible for liquidity and short duration portfolios, including securities lending collateral, mutual funds, separate accounts and ETFs.
Mr. Mejzak's service with the firm dates back to 1990, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006.
Mr. Mejzak is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia. He earned a BS degree in accounting from Villanova University and serves on the Villanova School of Business Finance Department Advisory Council.
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Thomas Musmanno, CFA, Managing Director, is Head of Short Duration within the Multi-Sector Institutional division of Americas Fixed Income Alpha Strategies.
Mr. Musmanno's service with the firm dates back to 1991, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, he was a fixed income and money market portfolio manager. Mr. Musmanno joined MLIM in 1991 as an analyst and held a variety of positions, including fixed income research analyst in trust accounting in Merrill Lynch's Private Client Group.
Mr. Musmanno earned a BS degree in finance in 1991 from Siena College and an MBA degree in finance from St. John's University in 1993.
Scott MacLellan, CFA, Director, is a portfolio manager on the Short Duration Team within the Multi-Sector Institutional division of Americas Fixed Income Alpha Strategies.
Prior to assuming his current responsibilities in 2008, Mr. MacLellan was a member of the Global Client Group, focused on Japanese clients. He also served as a product specialist for short duration and LIBOR-benchmarked fixed income products. Previously, Mr. MacLellan spent four years with Nomura BlackRock Asset Management (NBAM), a former joint venture between BlackRock and Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd, in Tokyo as an account manager. Prior to joining NBAM in 2001, Mr. MacLellan spent a year in the Global Finance and Investment Department of IBJ Leasing in Tokyo.
Mr. MacLellan earned a BS degree, with honors, in economics and international development studies from King's College in 1997.
Biographies of key investment professionals
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VII. Appendix
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