Statements of Net Position

2017

2016

Current assets

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)

$51,380,071
$46,623,061

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)

7,485,466
11,885,061

Unrestricted short-term investments (Note 4)

222,361,933
173,661,880

Restricted short-term investments (Note 4)

84,582,493
120,854,988

Accounts receivable, net (Note 5)

100,624,536
86,442,994

Current portion of notes receivable, net (Note 5)

3,511,833
3,090,073

Current portion of student loans receivable (Note 5)

2,070,459
2,017,156

Current portion of pledges receivable (Note 5)

4,344,380
5,980,201

Inventories

7,734,921
8,116,943

Prepaid expenses and unearned scholarships

99,224,430
89,343,468

Other current assets

1,128,541
1,043,890

Total current assets

584,449,063
549,059,715

Noncurrent assets

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)

2,753,537
2,605,325

Endowment and life income investments (Note 4)

785,374,066
683,226,537

Investments for capital activities (Note 4)

426,683,893
266,214,793

Other long-term investments (Note 4)

297,559,736
300,014,009

Notes receivable, net (Note 5)

158,718,645
149,602,153

Student loans receivable, net (Note 5)

9,720,308
9,334,314

Pledges receivable, net (Note 5)

13,637,319
14,479,193

Capital assets, net (Note 6)

1,983,596,717
1,904,412,183

Other noncurrent assets

10,131,151
9,654,766

Total noncurrent assets

3,688,175,372
3,339,543,273

Total assets

4,272,624,435
3,888,602,988

Deferred outflows of resources

Debt refundings (Note 7)

14,024,748
13,657,223

Pension obligations (Note 9)

144,365,221
112,583,201

Total deferred outflows of resources

158,389,969
126,240,424
Total assets and deferred outflows of resources
$4,431,014,404
$4,014,843,412

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$144,556,466
$130,161,415

Current portion of unearned revenue

304,119,075
267,883,095

Deposits

113,330,935
156,694,155

Current portion of long-term debt (Note 7)

32,336,590
24,936,126

Total current liabilities

594,343,066
579,674,791

Noncurrent liabilities

Federal advances - loan funds

9,691,088
8,927,863

Other liabilities

5,193,510
5,781,756

Unearned revenue

5,927,827
7,675,248

Long-term debt, net (Note 7)

1,041,305,641
926,085,211

Pension liability (Note 9)

623,398,000
572,814,000

Total noncurrent liabilities

1,685,516,066
1,521,284,078

Total liabilities

2,279,859,132
2,100,958,869

Deferred inflows of resources (Note 9)

16,054,000
3,103,000

Net position

Net investment in capital assets

1,076,735,303
1,002,586,271

Restricted

Nonexpendable

431,499,195
399,742,094

Expendable

386,414,207
318,828,906

Unrestricted

240,452,567
189,624,272

Total net position

2,135,101,272
1,910,781,543
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of resources and net position
$4,431,014,404
$4,014,843,412
See accompanying notes to financial statements.



Statements of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position

2017

2016

Operating revenues

Tuition and fees

$719,840,321
$692,223,046

Less: scholarship allowances

(237,079,280)
(215,490,955)

Tuition and fees, net

482,761,041
476,732,091

Grants and contracts (Note 12)

Federal

40,416,650
41,906,976

State

31,261,415
31,590,157

Local

1,016,793
759,374

Private

3,836,612
5,174,452

Sales and services of educational activities

12,776,616
12,619,542

Auxiliary sales & services, net of $6,466,509 in 2017

and $9,181,123 in 2016 of scholarship allowances

202,333,172
193,964,754

Other operating revenues

59,247,356
55,784,465

Total operating revenues

833,649,655
818,531,811

Operating expenses (Note 13)

Salaries, wages and benefits

666,320,083
612,470,213

Supplies and services

253,651,612
248,660,589

Depreciation

72,374,750
67,410,991

Scholarships and fellowships

24,573,373
20,371,163

Total operating expenses

1,016,919,818
948,912,956

Operating loss

(183,270,163)
(130,381,145)

Nonoperating revenues (expenses)

State educational appropriations

154,836,324
148,441,872

Gifts

56,126,778
52,203,061

Grants

31,599,501
31,062,427

Investment income, net

159,687,169
54,741,992

Interest expense

(37,735,938)
(38,625,161)

Other nonoperating expenses, net

(1,636,955)
(9,075,890)

Net nonoperating revenues

362,876,879
238,748,301

Income before other changes in net position

179,606,716
108,367,156

Other changes in net position

Capital gifts and grants

18,696,113
18,565,461

Additions to permanent endowments

23,675,029
18,894,440

Intragovernmental transfers

2,341,871
(4,422,251)

Net other changes in net position

44,713,013
33,037,650

Increase in net position

224,319,729
141,404,806

Net position, beginning of year

1,910,781,543
1,769,376,737

Net position, end of year

$2,135,101,272
$1,910,781,543
See accompanying notes to financial statements.



Statements of Cash Flows

2017

2016

Cash flows from operating activities

Student tuition and fees, net

$521,702,146
$501,479,895

Grants and contracts

Federal

40,825,048
43,441,960

State

29,167,170
31,077,163

Local

1,099,961
1,024,858

Private

4,480,097
5,135,787

Sales and services of educational activities

12,738,611
13,702,297

Other receipts

59,335,624
55,531,434

Auxiliary enterprises

195,084,006
190,251,268

Payments to suppliers

(241,396,471)
(253,946,773)

Payments to employees and related benefits

(632,784,072)
(603,556,300)

Payments for scholarships and fellowships

(39,502,047)
(27,034,033)

Payments for student loans

(439,296)
(261,910)

Other disbursements

(1,897,487)
-
Net cash used in operating activities
(51,586,710)
(43,154,354)

Cash flows from noncapital financing activities

State educational appropriations

154,836,324
148,441,872

Private gifts for other than capital purposes

82,279,502
74,799,821

Grants

31,599,501
31,062,427

Student direct lending receipts

207,562,707
196,798,645

Student direct lending disbursements

(207,745,641)
(197,235,067)

Deposits from affiliates

182,934
436,422

Other (disbursements) receipts, net

(37,677,453)
45,512,702

Intragovernmental transfers

(20,913,965)
(185,510)
Net cash provided by noncapital financing activities
210,123,909
299,631,312

Cash flows from investing activities

Interest and dividends on investments

55,813,223
50,945,777

Purchases of investments

(373,688,186)
(233,563,164)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments

196,157,600
167,112,377

Payments received on notes receivable

9,438,006
8,599,988

Disbursements from issuance of notes receivable

(26,561,996)
(42,759,949)
Net cash used in investing activities
(138,841,353)
(49,664,971)

Cash flows from capital and related financing activities

Proceeds from issuance of notes and bonds payable

208,311,002
2,925,000

Capital gifts, grants and contracts

17,335,495
12,965,521

Purchases of capital assets

(126,044,665)
(165,745,139)

Principal payments on capital debt

(22,569,826)
(23,944,469)

Defeasance of debt

(61,772,075)
-

Interest payments on capital debt

(40,017,775)
(40,702,926)

Intragovernmental transfers

5,567,625
(4,236,742)
Net cash used in capital and related financing activities

(19,190,219)
(218,738,755)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
505,627
(11,926,768)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
61,113,447
73,040,215
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$61,619,074
$61,113,447

Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to the statements of net position

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents-current

$51,380,071
$46,623,061

Restricted cash and cash equivalents-current and noncurrent

10,239,003
14,490,386
Total cash and cash equivalents
$61,619,074
$61,113,447

Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash used in operating activities

Operating loss

($183,270,163)
($130,381,145)

Adjustments to reconcile operating loss to net cash used in operating activities

Depreciation expense

72,374,750
67,410,991

Impairment expense

-
612,150

Pension expense

76,777,201
51,199,939

Bad debt expense

1,482,708
542,353

Changes in assets and liabilities

Accounts and other receivables

(2,465,406)
18,266,802

Inventories and other assets

(14,723,212)
(6,777,473)

Pension obligations

(45,024,221)
(43,303,201)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

8,773,073
(5,069,869)

Unearned revenue

34,488,560
4,345,099
Net cash used in operating activities
($51,586,710)
($43,154,354)

Supplemental noncash activities information

Gift of capital assets

$5,984,061
$1,782,996

Change in accrued capital asset purchases

7,148,721
(4,193,330)

Loss on the disposal of capital assets

(940,920)
(1,389,039)

Capital appropriations

-
1,365

Crimson Tide Foundation

2,722,854
2,689,696
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Summary of Discretely Presented Component Units



Discretely Presented Component Units

2017

2016

Assets

Current assets

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents

$2,975,405
$3,267,679

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

20,561,006
16,351,120

Short-term investments

29,130,205
27,211,266

Accounts receivable, net

3,191,442
3,057,293

Current portion of notes receivable, net

931,715
768,654

Current portion of pledges receivable, net

162,898
373,828

Inventories

698,958
735,987

Prepaid expenses and unearned scholarships

117,810
106,616

Other current assets

-
36,824

Due from The University of Alabama

326,070
355,107

Total current assets

58,095,509
52,264,374
Noncurrent assets

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

6,230,169
8,057,200

Endowment investments

90,945,688
82,278,366

Other long-term investments

33,348,222
24,495,747

Pledges receivable, net

268,712
165,557

Capital assets, net

73,713,699
76,135,124

Other noncurrent assets

192,395
161,697

Total noncurrent assets

204,698,885
191,293,691

Total assets

262,794,394
243,558,065

Deferred outflows of resources

11,728,486
-
Total assets and deferred outflows of resources
$274,522,880
$243,558,065

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$3,157,821
$4,280,792

Unearned revenue

4,433,415
4,100,291

Current portion of long-term debt

3,701,670
2,115,000

Due to The University of Alabama

1,295,734
832,990

Total current liabilities

12,588,640
11,329,073
Noncurrent liabilities

Other liabilities

6,054,548
6,548,938

Long-term debt, net

94,197,179
86,501,335

Due to The University of Alabama

8,960,261
8,504,614

Total noncurrent liabilities

109,211,988
101,554,887

Total liabilities

121,800,628
112,883,960

Deferred inflows of resources

4,400,000
-

Net position

Net investment in capital assets

(1,382,427)
(1,112,745)

Restricted

Nonexpendable

56,621,799
53,465,645

Expendable

30,704,686
27,599,607

Unrestricted

62,378,194
50,721,598

Total net position

148,322,252
130,674,105
Total liabilities, deferred inflows of resources, and net position
$274,522,880
$243,558,065
See accompanying notes to financial statements.



Discretely Presented Component Units

2017

2016

Operating revenues

Gifts

$11,354,981
$11,971,589

Other operating revenues

36,267,943
34,671,914

Total operating revenues

47,622,924
46,643,503

Operating expenses

Salaries, wages and benefits

13,731,958
13,165,189

Supplies and services

13,386,962
12,915,684

Depreciation

2,462,601
2,423,760

Scholarships and fellowships

3,546,438
3,510,763

Contributed services from affiliate

2,717,710
2,763,689

Total operating expenses

35,845,669
34,779,085

Operating income

11,777,255
11,864,418

Nonoperating revenues (expenses)

Investment income, net

10,966,282
2,507,089

Interest expense

(3,423,896)
(6,178,751)

Contributions to The University of Alabama

(2,527,238)
(3,561,745)

Change in value of split-interest agreements

(276,557)
(419,858)

Contributed services from affiliate

2,717,710
2,763,689

Other nonoperating expenses

(1,585,409)
-

Net nonoperating revenues (expenses)

5,870,892
(4,889,576)

Increase in net position

17,648,147
6,974,842

Net position, beginning of year

130,674,105
123,699,263

Net position, end of year

$148,322,252
$130,674,105
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Note 4 – Investments

The Board has the responsibility for the establishment of the investment policy and the oversight of the investments for the System and related entities. In order to facilitate System-wide investment objectives and achieve economies of scale, the Board established three distinct investment pools based primarily on the projected investment time-horizons for System funds: the Endowment Fund (“PEF”), the Long Term Reserve Pool Fund (“LTRP”), and the Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund (“STLP”); collectively, the “System Pools”. Pursuant to Board investment policies, each System or related entity may include all or a portion of their investments within the System-sponsored investment pools. These investment funds are considered “internal” investment pools under GASB Statement No. 31, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain Investments and for External Investment Pools, with the assets pooled on a market value basis. Separately managed funds that reside with each entity are to be invested consistent with the asset mix of the corresponding System investment pool. The following disclosures relate to both the System Pools, which include the investments of other System entities and other affiliated entities, and the University-specific investment portfolio.

Endowment Fund 

The purpose of the Endowment Fund is to pool endowment and similar funds to support the System campuses, hospital and related entities in carrying out their respective missions over a perpetual time frame. Accordingly, the primary investment objectives of the Endowment Fund are to preserve the purchasing power of the principal and provide a stable source of perpetual financial support to the endowment beneficiaries. To satisfy the long-term rate of return objective, the Endowment Fund relies on a total return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation and natural income. Asset allocation targets are established to meet the return objectives, while providing adequate diversification in order to minimize investment volatility.

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund 

The Long Term Reserve Pool Fund is a longer-term pool used as an investment vehicle to manage operating reserves with a time horizon of three to seven years. This fund has an investment objective of growth and income and is invested in a diversified asset mix of liquid, semi-liquid, and illiquid securities. This fund can invest no more than 10% in illiquid assets.

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund 

The Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund serves as an investment vehicle to manage operating reserves with a time horizon of one to three years. This fund is also used to balance the other funds when looking at the System’s entire asset allocation of operating reserves relative to its investment objectives. The STLP has an investment objective of income with preservation of capital and is invested in intermediate-term fixed income securities. The fund holds at least one large mutual fund to provide daily liquidity.

Although the investment philosophy of the Board is to minimize the direct ownership of investment vehicles, with ownership preference in appropriate investment fund groups, certain direct investments are held in the name of the Board. All other investments in the Systems Pools are classified as commingled funds.

Land and Other Real Estate Held as Investments by Endowments 

The University values land and other real estate held as investments by endowments at fair value.

The University holds, as part of its endowment investments, timber land located in fifteen counties in north and central Alabama totaling approximately 29,000 acres. In the University’s opinion, timber production and related commercial recreation is the highest and best use for the land individually and as a whole; the property is located in an area with a favorable climate for growing trees and contains good markets for forest products. Timber production is the predominant land use in the counties that contain the property. The fee simple market value of timber and land of $33.9 million and $30.2 million at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, was derived through the application of the cost, sales comparison, and income capitalization approaches to value. The value of minerals and mineral exploitation rights contained in fee and mineral rights only and surface mining rights only for approximately 37,000 acres are valued at $35.3 million and $10.1 million as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The fair value of these rights was determined using non-quantitative “menus” of incremental value, enhanced values for perceived early exploitation, risk discounted cash flow, and rules-of-thumb developed over time in appraising mineral assets. The number of acres evaluated for mineral values is assessed without regard for the ownership of the surface or land above and differs from the aforementioned timber land acres.

Fair Value Measurements 

GASB 72 sets forth the framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under GASB 72 are described as follows:

  • Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the University has the ability to access.
  • Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology include:
    • Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
    • Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
    • Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities;
    • Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
  • Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs reflect the University’s own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk). Unobservable inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances and may include the University’s own data.

GASB 72 allows for the use of net asset value (“NAV”) as a practical expedient for valuation purposes. Investments that use NAV in determining fair value are disclosed separately from the valuation hierarchy as presented herein.

The level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The determination of what constitutes observable requires judgment by the University’s management. University management considers observable data to be that market data which is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable, and verifiable, not proprietary, and provided by multiple independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market.

The categorization of an investment within the hierarchy is based upon the relative observability of the inputs to its fair value measurement and does not necessarily correspond to University management’s perceived risk of that investment.

The following is a description of the valuation methods and assumptions used by the University to estimate the fair value of its investments. There have been no changes in the methods and assumptions used at September 30, 2017. The methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. University management believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants. The use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

When available, quoted prices are used to determine fair value. When quoted prices in active markets are available, investments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The University’s Level 1 investments primarily consist of investments in mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and both domestic and foreign equity funds. When quoted prices in active markets are not available, fair values are based on evaluated prices received from the University’s custodian of investments.

The University’s Level 2 investments consist of mutual funds that are priced or traded at the end of the day.

The University’s Level 3 investments primarily consist of two very illiquid securities. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques utilized by the University are appraisals, entry price at the date of donation, and other valuations typically based on management assumptions or expectations.

At September 30, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of the University’s investments based on the inputs used to value them is summarized as follows:

2017

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Cash & Receivables:

Regions Cash Trust

$157,021,019
$ -
$ -
$157,021,019

South African Gold Coins

39,810
-
-
39,810

Equities:

Common Stock

5,567,358
-
-
5,567,358

Fixed Income Securities:

U.S. Government Obligations

177,508
-
-
177,508

Commingled Funds:

U.S. Equity Funds

3,226,126
66,082
-
3,292,208

Non-U.S. Equity Funds

666,981
-
-
666,981

U.S. Bond Funds

2,327,309
122,210
-
2,449,519

Private Equity Funds

-
-
2,442,387
2,442,387

Real Estate

-
-
86,726,445
86,726,445
$169,026,111
$188,292
$89,168,832
$258,383,235

UA Portion of System Pool Investments:

Endowment Fund

708,505,976

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

542,739,479

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

306,933,431
Total Reported Value with System Pooled Investments
$1,816,562,121

2016

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Cash & Receivables:

Regions Cash Trust

$37,786,080
$ -
$ -
$37,786,080

South African Gold Coins

40,710
-
-
40,710

Equities:

Common Stock

4,537,286
-
-
4,537,286

Fixed Income Securities:

U.S. Government Obligations

194,213
-
-
194,213

Commingled Funds:

U.S. Equity Funds

3,409,896
57,057
-
3,466,953

Non-U.S. Equity Funds

607,922
-
-
607,922

U.S. Bond Funds

2,526,026
119,762
-
2,645,788

Private Equity Funds

-
-
2,440,046
2,440,046

Real Estate

-
-
40,909,636
40,909,636
$49,102,133
$176,819
$43,349,682
$92,628,634

UA Portion of System Pool Investments:

Endowment Fund

637,645,668

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

519,181,036

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

294,516,869
Total Reported Value with System Pooled Investments
$1,543,972,207

At September 30, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of the investments for the System Pools based on the inputs used to value them is summarized as follows:

2017 Endowment Fund

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

NAV

Total Fair Value

Receivables:

Accrued Income Receivables

$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$737,344

Total Receivables

-
-
-
-
737,344

Cash Equivalents:

Money Market Funds

79,594,084
-
-
-
79,594,084

Total Cash Equivalents

79,594,084
-
-
-
79,594,084

Equities:

U.S. Common Stock

94,939,223
-
-
-
94,939,223

Foreign Stock

34,902,583
-
-
-
34,902,583

Total Equities

129,841,806
-
-
-
129,841,806

Fixed Income Securities:

U.S. Government Obligations

-
8,498,567
-
-
8,498,567

Mortgage Backed Securities

-
6,136,259
-
-
6,136,259

Corporate Bonds

-
21,041,058
-
-
21,041,058

Non-U.S. Bonds

-
3,038,650
-
-
3,038,650

Total Fixed Income Securities

-
38,714,534
-
-
38,714,534

Commingled Funds:

Non-U.S. Equity Funds

-
224,559,339
-
-
224,559,339

U.S. Bond Funds

-
58,363,636
-
-
58,363,636

Non-U.S. Bond Funds

-
29,063,500
-
-
29,063,500

Hedge Funds

-
-
-
506,943,088
506,943,088

Private Equity Funds

-
-
-
123,786,463
123,786,463

Real Estate Funds

-
-
-
203,564,413
203,564,413

Total Commingled Funds

-
311,986,475
-
834,293,964
1,146,280,439
Total Fund Investments

209,435,890
350,701,009
-
834,293,964
1,394,430,863
Total Fund Assets

209,435,890
350,701,009
-
834,293,964
1,395,168,207
Total Fund Liabilities

-
-
-
-
(223,940)
Affiliated Entity Investments in Funds
-
-
-
-
(222,871,294)
Total Net Asset Value

$209,435,890
$350,701,009
$ -
$834,293,964
$1,172,072,973

2016 Endowment Fund

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

NAV

Total Fair Value

Receivables:

Accrued Income Receivables

$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$754,939

Total Receivables

-
-
-
-
754,939

Cash Equivalents:

Money Market Funds

37,501,965
-
-
-
37,501,965

Total Cash Equivalents

37,501,965
-
-
-
37,501,965

Equities:

U.S. Common Stock

86,163,991
-
-
-
86,163,991

Foreign Stock

22,222,905
-
-
-
22,222,905

Total Equities

108,386,896
-
-
-
108,386,896

Fixed Income Securities:

U.S. Government Obligations

-
11,635,633
-
-
11,635,633

Corporate Bonds

-
22,046,299
-
-
22,046,299

Non-U.S. Bonds

-
4,897,595
-
-
4,897,595

Total Fixed Income Securities

-
38,579,527
-
-
38,579,527

Commingled Funds:

Non-U.S. Equity Funds

-
248,254,069
-
-
248,254,069

U.S. Bond Funds

-
59,563,636
-
-
59,563,636

Non-U.S. Bond Funds

-
26,423,526
-
-
26,423,526

Hedge Funds

-
-
-
466,576,876
466,576,876

Private Equity Funds

-
-
-
103,746,336
103,746,336

Real Estate Funds

-
-
-
178,180,675
178,180,675

Total Commingled Funds

-
334,241,231
-
748,503,887
1,082,745,118
Total Fund Investments

145,888,861
372,820,758
-
748,503,887
1,267,213,506
Total Fund Assets

145,888,861
372,820,758
-
748,503,887
1,267,968,445
Total Fund Liabilities

-
-
-
-
(164,929)
Affiliated Entity Investments in Funds
-
-
-
-
(200,896,480)
Total Net Asset Value

$145,888,861
$372,820,758
$ -
$748,503,887
$1,066,907,036

2017 Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

NAV

Total Fair Value

Receivables

Accrued Income Receivables

-
-
-
-
$2,371,886

Total Receivables

-
-
-
-
2,371,886
1

Cash Equivalents:

Money Market Funds

58,259,515
-
-
-
58,259,515

Total Cash Equivalents

58,259,515
-
-
-
58,259,515
1

Equities

U.S. Common Stock

176,807,415
-
-
-
176,807,415

Foreign Stock

50,575,577
-
-
-
50,575,577

Total Equities

227,382,992
-
-
-
227,382,992
1

Fixed Income Securities:

U.S. Government Obligations

-
14,142,677
-
-
14,142,677

Mortgage Backed Securities

-
11,840,312
-
-
11,840,312

Corporate Bonds

-
35,515,741
-
-
35,515,741

Non-U.S. Bonds

-
5,479,805
-
-
5,479,805

Total Fixed Income Securities

-
66,978,535
-
-
66,978,535
1
1

Commingled Funds:

Non-U.S. Equity Funds

-
425,447,446
-
-
425,447,446

U.S. Bond Funds

-
67,342,316
-
-
67,342,316

Non-U.S. Bond Funds

-
47,096,969
-
-
47,096,969

Hedge Funds

-
-
-
754,979,975
754,979,975

Real Estate Funds

-
-
-
112,894,275
112,894,275

Total Commingled Funds

-
539,886,731
-
867,874,250
1,407,760,981
1
Total Fund Investments
285,642,507
606,865,266
-
867,874,250
1,760,382,023
Total Fund Assets
285,642,507
606,865,266
-
867,874,250
1,762,753,909
Total Fund Liabilities
-
-
-
-
(378,908)
1
Affiliated Entity Investments in Funds
-
-
-
-
(119,531,938)
1
Total Net Asset Value
$285,642,507
$606,865,266
$ -
$867,874,250
$1,642,843,063
1

2016 Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

NAV

Total Fair Value

Receivables

Accrued Income Receivables

$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 1,005,513

Total Receivables

-
-
-
-
1,005,513

Cash Equivalents

Money Market Funds

47,260,189
-
-
-
47,260,189

Total Cash Equivalents

47,260,189
-
-
-
47,260,189
1

Equities

U.S. Common Stock

153,820,643
-
-
-
153,820,643

Foreign Stock

34,992,179
-
-
-
34,992,179

Total Equities

188,812,822
-
-
-
188,812,822
1

Fixed Income Securities

U.S. Government Obligations

-
13,315,542
-
-
13,315,542

Corporate Bonds

-
26,606,940
-
-
26,606,940
1

Non-U.S. Bonds

-
5,796,426
-
-
5,796,426

Total Fixed Income Securities

-
45,718,908
-
-
45,718,908

Commingled Funds

Non-U.S. Equity Funds

-
365,311,576
-
-
365,311,576

U.S. Bond Funds

-
65,616,121
-
-
65,616,121

Non-U.S. Bond Funds

-
42,818,930
-
-
42,818,930

Hedge Funds

-
-
-
630,395,465
630,395,465

Real Estate Funds

-
-
-
100,534,353
100,534,353

Total Commingled Funds

-
473,746,627
-
730,929,818
1,204,676,445
1
Total Fund Investments
236,073,011
519,465,535
-
730,929,818
1,486,468,364
Total Fund Assets
236,073,011
519,465,535
-
730,929,818
1,487,473,877
Total Fund Liabilities
-
-
-
-
(272,799)
1
Affiliated Entity Investments in Funds
-
-
-
-
(86,586,181)
1
Total Net Asset Value
$236,073,011
$519,465,535
$ -
$730,929,818
$1,400,614,897

2017 Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

NAV

Total Fair Value

Receivables:

Accrued Income Receivables

$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$3,222,354

Total Receivables

-
-
-
-
3,222,354

Cash Equivalents:

Money Market Funds

100,227,735
-
-
-
100,227,735

Total Cash Equivalents

100,227,735
-
-
-
100,227,735

Fixed Income Securities:

U.S. Government Obligations

-
244,194,221
-
-
244,194,221

Mortgage Backed Securities

-
149,207,687
-
-
149,207,687

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

-
11,990,320
-
-
11,990,320

Corporate Bonds

-
165,646,257
-
-
165,646,257

Non-U.S. Bonds

-
61,129,470
-
-
61,129,470

Total Fixed Income Securities

-
632,167,955
-
-
632,167,955

Commingled Funds:

U.S. Bond Funds

-
205,630,016
-
-
205,630,016

Total Commingled Funds

-
205,630,016
-
-
205,630,016
Total Fund Investments
100,227,735
837,797,971
-
-
938,025,706
Total Fund Assets
100,227,735
837,797,971
-
-
941,248,060
Total Fund Liabilities
-
-
-
-
(243,098)
Affiliated Entity Investments in Funds

-
-
-
-
(62,963,316)
Total Net Asset Value
$100,227,735
$837,797,971
$ -
$ -
$878,041,646

2016 Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

NAV

Total Fair Value

Receivables:

Accrued Income Receivables

$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$2,902,429

Total Receivables

-
-
-
-
2,902,429

Cash Equivalents:

Money Market Funds

111,156,636
-
-
-
111,156,636

Total Cash Equivalents

111,156,636
-
-
-
111,156,636

Fixed Income Securities:

U.S. Government Obligations

-
206,021,290
-
-
206,021,290

Mortgage Backed Securities

-
166,643,153
-
-
166,643,153

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

-
12,035,018
-
-
12,035,018

Corporate Bonds

-
176,571,588
-
-
176,571,588

Non-U.S. Bonds

-
64,904,675
-
-
64,904,675

Total Fixed Income Securities

-
626,175,724
-
-
626,175,724

Commingled Funds:

U.S. Bond Funds

-
199,067,054
-
-
199,067,054

Total Commingled Funds

-
199,067,054
-
-
199,067,054
Total Fund Investments
111,156,636
825,242,778
-
-
936,399,414
Total Fund Assets
111,156,636
825,242,778
-
-
939,301,843
Total Fund Liabilities
-
-
-
-
(309,260)
Affiliated Entity Investments in Funds

-
-
-
-
(75,561,002)
Total Net Asset Value
$111,156,636
$825,242,778
$ -
$ -
$863,431,581

Investment Risk Factors 

Many factors can affect the value of investments. Some, such as custodial credit risk, concentration of credit risk and foreign currency risk, may affect both equity and fixed income securities. Equity securities respond to such factors as economic conditions, individual company earnings performance, and market liquidity, while fixed income securities are particularly sensitive to credit risks and changes in interest rates.

Credit Risk 

Fixed income securities are subject to credit risk, which is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest or principal in a timely manner, or that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make these payments will cause security prices to decline. These circumstances may arise due to a variety of factors such as financial weakness, bankruptcy, litigation, and/or adverse political developments. Certain fixed income securities, primarily obligations of the U.S. government or those explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government, are not considered to have significant credit risk.

A bond’s credit quality is an assessment of the issuer’s ability to pay interest on the bond, and ultimately, to pay the principal. Credit quality is evaluated by one of the independent bond-rating agencies, for example Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”). The lower the rating, the greater the chance— in the rating agency’s opinion—that the bond issuer will default, or fail to meet its payment obligations. Generally, the lower a bond’s credit rating, the higher its yield should be to compensate for the additional risk.

Board policy recognizes that a limited amount of credit risk, properly managed and monitored, is prudent and provides incremental risk adjusted return over its benchmark. Credit risk in each investment pool is managed primarily by diversifying across issuers and limiting the amount of portfolio assets that can be invested in non-investment grade securities. Fixed income holdings in a single entity (excluding obligations of the U.S. government and its agencies) may not exceed 5% of a manager’s portfolio measured at market value.

The investment policy recognizes that credit risk is appropriate in balanced investment pools such as the Endowment and Long Term Reserve Pool Funds, which are tracked against the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index for U.S. investments and the J.P. Morgan Non-U.S. GBI Index for international investments benchmarks for the fixed income portion of these pools. Fixed income investments within the Endowment and Long Term Reserve Pool Funds include corporate and U.S. treasury and/or agency bonds. In addition, approximately $18.0 million and $1.2 million in the Endowment and Long Term Reserve Pool Funds (collectively), at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, is invested in unrated fixed income securities, excluding fixed income commingled funds. Fixed income commingled funds were approximately $339.7 million and $279.2 million in the Endowment and Long Term Reserve Pool Funds (collectively), at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund is benchmarked against the 1-3 Year Barclays Government Credit Index with funds invested with four separate fund managers. Fixed income investments include corporate, mortgage backed, asset backed, collateralized mortgage and U.S. treasury and/or agency bonds. As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, approximately $79.4 million and $78.1 million, respectively, was invested by the Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund in unrated fixed income securities; excluding commingled bond funds and money market funds. Fixed income commingled funds and money market funds totaled approximately $305.9 million and $310.2 million at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The credit risk for fixed and variable income securities, for the System Pools, at September 30, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

2017

Endowment Fund

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

Fixed or Variable Income Securities

U.S. Government Obligations

$8,498,567
$14,142,677
$244,194,221

Other U.S. Denominated:

AAA

-
-
57,770,342

AA

2,827,897
4,895,316
45,669,400

A

8,297,086
14,267,929
98,995,277

BBB

9,469,093
15,722,458
94,842,218

BB

2,472,128
4,358,741
3,200,172

B

1,013,505
1,751,103
5,216,578

C and < C

-
-
2,868,608

Unrated

6,136,259
11,840,312
79,411,138

Commingled Funds:

U.S. Bond Funds: Unrated

58,363,636
67,342,316
205,630,016

Non-U.S. Bond Funds: Unrated

29,063,500
47,096,969
-

Money Market Funds: Unrated

79,594,084
58,259,515
100,227,735
Total
$205,735,755
$239,677,336
$938,025,705

2016

Endowment Fund

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

Fixed or Variable Income Securities

U.S. Government Obligations

$11,635,633
$13,315,542
$206,021,290

Other U.S. Denominated:

AAA

-
-
66,722,557

AA

4,935,622
5,902,771
62,277,161

A

11,351,391
13,602,107
94,456,013

BBB

9,710,555
11,642,153
96,922,375

BB

396,562
581,625
12,178,203

B

-
-
6,109,639

C and < C

-
-
3,388,143

Unrated

549,764
674,710
78,100,343
v

Commingled Funds:

U.S. Bond Funds: Unrated

59,563,636
65,616,121
199,067,054

Non-U.S. Bond Funds: Unrated

26,423,526
42,818,930
-

Money Market Funds: Unrated

37,501,965
47,260,189
111,156,636
Total
$162,068,654
$201,414,148
$936,399,414

In accordance with the Board policy disclosed previously, credit risk for the University’s fixed and variable income securities held outside of the System Pools is managed by diversifying across issuers and limiting the amount of portfolio assets that are invested in non-investment grade securities.

The credit risk for fixed and variable income securities, for the University’s investments, at September 30, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:



2017

2016

Fixed or Variable Income Securities

U.S. Government Guaranteed

$177,508
$194,213

Other U.S. Dollar, Money Market Funds, and Commingled Bonds

AAA

839,423
950,773

AA

-
261,837

A

743,016
396,092

BBB

582,413
651,464

BB

228,329
331,969

B

46,073
44,312

Below B

10,021
8,862

Unrated

244
479
Total
$2,627,027
$2,840,001

Custodial Credit Risk 

Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a corporate failure of a custodian, the investment securities may not be returned.

Investment securities in the System Pools and the University’s separately held portfolio are registered in the Board’s name by the custodial bank as an agent for the System. Other types of investments (e.g. open-ended mutual funds, money market funds) represent ownership interests that do not exist in physical or book-entry form. As a result, custodial credit risk is remote.

Concentration of Credit Risk 

Concentration of credit risk is the risk associated with a lack of diversification, such as having substantial investments in a few individual issuers, thereby exposing the organization to greater risks resulting from adverse economic, political, regulatory, geographic, or credit developments.

As previously mentioned, credit risk in each investment pool and the University’s separately held investment portfolio is managed primarily by diversifying across issuers and limiting the amount of portfolio assets that can be invested in non-investment grade securities. As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, no investment in a single issuer represents 5% or more of total investments held by any single investment manager of the System Pools or the University’s separately held investment portfolio, except for investments issued by the U.S. government and money market fund investments.

Interest Rate Risk 

Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of fixed income securities will decline because of changing interest rates. The prices of fixed income securities with a longer time to maturity, measured by effective duration, tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates and, therefore, more volatile than those with shorter durations. Effective duration is the approximate change in price of a security resulting from a 100 basis points (1 percentage point) change in the level of interest rates. It is not a measure of time. The Board does not have a specific policy relative to interest rate risk. As such, there are no restrictions on weighted average maturity for each investment pool as they are managed relative to the investment objectives and liquidity demands of the investors.

Although the Board does not have a specific policy relative to interest rate risk, the University has historically invested funds outside of the investment pools in fixed income and variable income securities with short maturity terms.

The effective durations presented in years for fixed or variable income securities, for the System Pools, at September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

(The information presented below does not take into account the relative weighting of the portfolio components to the total portfolio.)



Endowment Fund

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

U.S. Government Obligations
8.7
8.1
8.4
8.4
1.9
1.9
Corporate Bonds
4.8
4.7
5.0
4.6
1.9
2.1
Non-U.S. Bonds
4.8
4.7
5.0
4.6
1.9
2.1
Commingled Bond Funds
2.4
1.8
2.1
1.5
2.8
2.8

The effective durations for fixed or variable income securities, for the University’s separately held investments, at September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

Investments may also include mortgage pass through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations that may be considered to be highly sensitive to changes in interest rates due to the existence of prepayment or conversion features. At September 30, 2017 and 2016 the fair market value of these investments, for the System Pools, are as follows:

2017

Endowment Fund

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

Mortgage Backed Securities
$6,136,259
$11,840,312
$149,207,687
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
-
-
11,990,320

Total Fixed

$6,136,259
$11,840,312
$161,198,007

2016

Endowment Fund

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

Mortgage Backed Securities
$ -
$ -
$166,643,153
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
-
-
12,035,018

Total Fixed

$ -
$ -
$178,678,171

Mortgage Backed Securities. These securities are issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association (“Freddie Mac”) and include short embedded prepayment options. Unanticipated prepayments by the obligees of the underlying asset reduce the total expected rate of return.

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations. Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) generate a return based upon either the payment of interest or principal on mortgages in an underlying pool. The relationship between interest rates and prepayments makes the fair value highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. In falling interest rate environments, the underlying mortgages are subject to a higher propensity of prepayments. In a rising interest rate environment, the opposite is true.

At September 30, 2017 and 2016, the effective durations for these securities held in the System Pools are listed below. At September 30, 2017 and 2016, the University did not hold any investments in these security types outside of the System Pools.

2017

Endowment Fund

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

Mortgage Backed Securities

3.5
3.3
1.0

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

-
-
2.2

2016

Endowment Fund

Long Term Reserve Pool Fund

Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund

Mortgage Backed Securities

-
-
0.9

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

-
-
1.7

Foreign Currency Risk 

The strategic asset allocation policy for the Endowment Fund and the Long Term Reserve Pool Fund includes an allocation to non- United States equity and fixed income securities. Currency hedging of foreign bonds and stocks is allowed under System policy. As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, all foreign investments in the System Pools are denominated in U.S. dollars and are in international commingled funds, which in turn invest in equity securities and bonds of foreign issuers except for approximately $61.1 million and $64.9 million of foreign bonds denominated in U.S. dollars and held by the Short Term Liquidity Pool Fund at September 30, 2017 and 2016 respectively. At September 30, 2017 and 2016, the University did not hold any foreign securities in its separately held investment portfolio.

Securities Lending 

The System permits security lending as a mechanism to augment income. Loans of the securities are required to be collateralized by cash, letters of credit or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies. The collateral must equal at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities. Securities lending contracts must state acceptable collateral for securities loaned, duties of the borrower, delivery of loaned securities and acceptable investment of the collateral.

At September 30, 2017 and 2016, no securities were on loan from the investment pools.