Form N-CSR PLAN INVESTMENT FUND For: Dec 31
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-04379
Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
2 Mid America Plaza
Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
ALEXANDER D. HUDSON
Chief Operating Officer
Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
JOSEPH M. MANNON
Vedder Price P. C.
222 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 472-7700
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. | |
Item 2. | Code of Ethics. | |
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. | |
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. | |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. | |
Item 6. | Investments. | |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. | |
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. | |
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. | |
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. | |
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Companies. | |
Item 13. | Exhibits. |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Annual Report
December 31, 2020
ADMINISTRATOR
BCS Financial Services Corporation
2
Mid America Plaza, Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(800) 621-9215
February 23, 2021
Dear Investors:
2020 marked another successful year for Plan Investment Fund (“PIF” or the “Fund”). Assets under management increased 32% from 2019, averaging $1.75 billion for the fiscal year. Blue Cross and Blue Shield (“BCBS”) Plan utilization increased during the year with 25 investors utilizing the Fund for their daily operating and strategic cash assets. We are gratified by the trust and confidence placed in us across the BCBS system. This year will mark the 35th anniversary since our founding, and while offerings have changed and evolved over time, we remain steadfast in our mission to provide preeminent liquidity funds and best-in-class customer service to BCBS Plans.
Sincerely,
Susan A. Pickar
President and Chief Executive Officer
Past Performance Does Not Guarantee Future Results. The Portfolios may experience negative performance.
Government Portfolio: You could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Although the Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
Money Market Portfolio: You could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Because the share price of the Portfolio will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Portfolio may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Portfolio’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
The report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management and other information.
Government Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Amortized Cost | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 78.9% | ||||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 46.1% | ||||||||||||
$ | 48,050,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.08% | 01/05/21 | $ | 48,049,600 | ||||||
6,945,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.10% | 01/28/21 | 6,944,479 | ||||||||
125,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.08% | 02/02/21 | 124,991,666 | ||||||||
15,259,200 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.10% | 02/09/21 | 15,257,547 | ||||||||
100,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.10% | 02/23/21 | 99,985,278 | ||||||||
52,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.09% | 02/25/21 | 51,993,247 | ||||||||
48,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.09% | 03/02/21 | 47,993,653 | ||||||||
163,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.10% | 03/04/21 | 162,971,928 | ||||||||
33,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.09% | 03/09/21 | 32,994,473 | ||||||||
3,250,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.10% | 03/18/21 | 3,249,348 | ||||||||
3,110,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.18% | 03/25/21 | 3,108,734 | ||||||||
25,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.10% | 04/01/21 | 24,994,062 | ||||||||
100,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.08% | 04/08/21 | 99,978,444 | ||||||||
2,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.11% | 04/29/21 | 1,999,279 | ||||||||
2,524,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.09% | 05/11/21 | 2,523,180 | ||||||||
17,870,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.10% | 05/20/21 | 17,863,100 | ||||||||
19,840,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.09% | 06/24/21 | 19,831,370 | ||||||||
12,208,600 | U.S. Treasury Bill (1) | 0.14% | 11/04/21 | 12,194,545 | ||||||||
2,065,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 2.00% | 01/15/21 | 2,066,282 | ||||||||
5,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 2.50% | 01/31/21 | 5,009,387 | ||||||||
940,000 | U.S. Treasury Note (2) (3 Month U.S. Treasury Money Market + 0.14%) | 0.23% | 04/30/21 | 939,745 | ||||||||
20,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 2.25% | 04/30/21 | 20,139,189 | ||||||||
1,760,000 | U.S. Treasury Note (2) (3 Month U.S. Treasury Money Market + 0.30%) | 0.39% | 10/31/21 | 1,760,873 | ||||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $806,839,409) | 806,839,409 | |||||||||||
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 32.8% (3) | ||||||||||||
2,620,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR) | 0.17% | 01/14/21 | 2,620,000 | ||||||||
5,035,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.11%) | 0.20% | 01/15/21 | 5,035,000 | ||||||||
1,830,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.88% | 01/20/21 | 1,829,150 | ||||||||
6,595,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.43% | 02/12/21 | 6,591,692 | ||||||||
6,095,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.27% | 03/17/21 | 6,091,571 | ||||||||
8,545,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Month USD LIBOR+ 0.05%) | 0.20% | 04/16/21 | 8,545,000 | ||||||||
10,000,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.20%) | 0.29% | 04/22/21 | 10,000,607 | ||||||||
10,485,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.19% | 06/01/21 | 10,476,644 | ||||||||
4,380,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (3 Month U.S. Treasury Money Market + 0.26%) | 0.36% | 06/17/21 | 4,379,782 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Government Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 (Continued) |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Amortized Cost | ||||||||
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||||||
$ | 7,780,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.11% | 06/30/21 | $ | 7,775,721 | ||||||
2,515,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (3 Month U.S. Treasury Money Market + 0.23%) | 0.32% | 07/08/21 | 2,515,000 | ||||||||
9,825,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.08%) | 0.17% | 07/09/21 | 9,825,000 | ||||||||
1,080,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Month USD LIBOR+ 0.11%) | 0.26% | 07/09/21 | 1,080,000 | ||||||||
4,215,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.14% | 07/21/21 | 4,211,705 | ||||||||
5,275,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.07%) | 0.16% | 08/20/21 | 5,275,000 | ||||||||
1,925,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.13% | 08/24/21 | 1,923,366 | ||||||||
1,580,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.13% | 08/31/21 | 1,578,619 | ||||||||
785,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Month USD LIBOR+ 0.13%) | 0.28% | 10/08/21 | 785,000 | ||||||||
8,850,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.13% | 10/26/21 | 8,840,477 | ||||||||
1,535,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Month USD LIBOR+ 0.11%) | 0.26% | 11/12/21 | 1,535,000 | ||||||||
2,895,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.19%) | 0.28% | 11/18/21 | 2,895,000 | ||||||||
4,655,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1) | 0.10% | 12/02/21 | 4,650,668 | ||||||||
3,880,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (3 Month U.S. Treasury Money Market + 0.15%) | 0.25% | 12/13/21 | 3,876,329 | ||||||||
5,955,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.18%) | 0.27% | 01/14/22 | 5,955,000 | ||||||||
8,465,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.20%) | 0.29% | 06/23/22 | 8,465,000 | ||||||||
25,555,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.18%) | 0.27% | 07/20/22 | 25,551,070 | ||||||||
2,360,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.10%) | 0.19% | 09/02/22 | 2,360,000 | ||||||||
7,965,000 | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.08%) | 0.17% | 10/14/22 | 7,965,000 | ||||||||
1,805,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.16% | 01/04/21 | 1,804,976 | ||||||||
4,775,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR - 0.17%) | 0.06% | 01/08/21 | 4,775,000 | ||||||||
11,520,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.11% | 01/15/21 | 11,519,530 | ||||||||
86,465,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.10% | 01/20/21 | 86,460,437 | ||||||||
1,655,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.05%) | 0.14% | 01/22/21 | 1,655,000 | ||||||||
15,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.10% | 01/29/21 | 14,998,857 | ||||||||
5,715,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.07% | 02/03/21 | 5,714,633 | ||||||||
15,460,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Month USD LIBOR - 0.03%) | 0.11% | 02/24/21 | 15,460,062 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Government Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 (Continued) |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Amortized Cost | ||||||||||||
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 3,785,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.08%) | 0.17% | 03/04/21 | $ | 3,785,000 | ||||||||||
14,930,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.08% | 03/10/21 | 14,927,885 | ||||||||||||
5,830,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.12%) | 0.21% | 03/12/21 | 5,830,000 | ||||||||||||
3,610,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.11%) | 0.20% | 03/25/21 | 3,610,000 | ||||||||||||
4,745,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.17%) | 0.26% | 04/09/21 | 4,745,000 | ||||||||||||
20,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.23%) | 0.32% | 04/13/21 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
10,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.12% | 04/16/21 | 9,996,646 | ||||||||||||
13,685,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.16%) | 0.25% | 05/07/21 | 13,685,000 | ||||||||||||
20,755,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks | 0.17% | 05/13/21 | 20,754,820 | ||||||||||||
15,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Month USD LIBOR) | 0.15% | 05/14/21 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
2,590,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.10% | 05/19/21 | 2,589,017 | ||||||||||||
10,210,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks | 0.12% | 06/04/21 | 10,209,507 | ||||||||||||
8,365,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (1) | 0.20% | 06/11/21 | 8,357,518 | ||||||||||||
4,015,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks | 0.20% | 06/17/21 | 4,014,857 | ||||||||||||
7,080,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks | 0.11% | 06/29/21 | 7,079,782 | ||||||||||||
3,770,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.08%) | 0.17% | 07/08/21 | 3,770,000 | ||||||||||||
5,960,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.09%) | 0.18% | 09/10/21 | 5,960,000 | ||||||||||||
19,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.12%) | 0.21% | 10/13/21 | 19,000,000 | ||||||||||||
6,905,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.12%) | 0.21% | 02/28/22 | 6,905,000 | ||||||||||||
9,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.09%) | 0.18% | 09/08/22 | 9,000,000 | ||||||||||||
6,255,000 | Federal Home Loan Banks (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.07%) | 0.16% | 11/10/22 | 6,255,000 | ||||||||||||
6,465,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR) | 0.27% | 12/13/21 | 6,465,000 | ||||||||||||
20,000,000 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.19%) | 0.28% | 06/02/22 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
15,000,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.29%) | 0.39% | 10/04/21 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||||
7,830,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.35%) | 0.44% | 04/07/22 | 7,830,000 | ||||||||||||
9,100,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.39%) | 0.48% | 04/15/22 | 9,100,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Government Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 (Continued) |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Amortized Cost | ||||||||
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||||||
$ | 15,000,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association (2) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.30%) | 0.39% | 04/28/22 | $ | 15,000,000 | ||||||
Total Agency
Obligations (Cost $573,890,928) | 573,890,928 | |||||||||||
Total Investments
– 78.9% (Cost $1,380,730,337) | 1,380,730,337 | |||||||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 23.8% | ||||||||||||
18,000,000 | Bank of Montreal Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $18,000,100, (collateralized by $17,913,469 par amount of U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.00% to 2.88%; due 1/07/21 to 11/15/49; Total Fair Value $18,360,040) | 0.05% | 01/04/21 | 18,000,000 | ||||||||
70,000,000 | BNP Paribas Securities Co. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $70,000,467, (collateralized by $69,951,134 par amount of U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.00% to 1.88%; due 7/31/22 to 2/15/49; Total Fair Value $71,400,040) | 0.06% | 01/04/21 | 70,000,000 | ||||||||
60,000,000 | BNP Paribas Securities Co. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $60,002,333, (collateralized by $59,839,876 par amount of a U.S Treasury Bill, U.S. Treasury Bonds, U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.00% to 8.00%; due 2/15/21 to 5/15/47; Total Fair Value $61,200,000) | 0.10% | 01/14/21 | 60,000,000 | ||||||||
25,000,000 | Goldman Sachs & Co. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $25,000,194 (collateralized by $24,789,023 par amount of a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.00%; due 2/15/48; Total Fair Value $25,500,030) | 0.07% | 01/04/21 | 25,000,000 | ||||||||
30,000,000 | HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $30,000,200, (collateralized by $29,876,983 par amount of a U.S. Treasury Bond, and a U.S. Treasury Strip, 0.00% to 2.88%; due 8/15/29 to 8/15/45; Total Fair Value $30,600,047) | 0.06% | 01/04/21 | 30,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Government Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 (Continued) |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Amortized Cost | ||||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (continued) | ||||||||||||
$ | 10,000,000 | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $10,000,078 (collateralized by $9,979,355 par amount of Government National Mortgage Association, 2.00% to 4.50%; due 11/20/31 to 7/20/50; Total Fair Value $10,200,000) | 0.07% | 01/04/21 | $ | 10,000,000 | ||||||
12,000,000 | Natixis S.A. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $12,000,080 (collateralized by $11,968,934 par amount of U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Bonds and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.00% to 3.00%; due 3/04/21 to 8/15/49; Total Fair Value $12,240,000) | 0.06% | 01/04/21 | 12,000,000 | ||||||||
3,000,000 | Natixis S.A. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $3,000,027 (collateralized by $2,989,149 par amount of Federal National Mortgage Backed Securities, Government National Mortgage Association, U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Bonds, and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.00% to 5.50%; due 4/08/21 to 7/20/50; Total Fair Value $3,069,356) | 0.08% | 01/04/21 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||
50,000,000 | TD Securities (USA), LLC Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $50,000,278 (collateralized by $49,838,967 par amount of U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50% to 2.25%; due 4/30/22 to 11/15/27; Total Fair Value $51,000,015) | 0.05% | 01/04/21 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||
99,000,000 | TD Securities (USA), LLC Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $99,000,770 (collateralized by $98,806,313 par amount of Government National Mortgage Association, 2.00% to 3.00%; due 6/20/50 to 10/20/50; Total Fair Value $100,980,000) | 0.07% | 01/04/21 | 99,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Government Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 (Concluded) |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Amortized Cost | ||||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (continued) | ||||||||||||
$ | 40,000,000 | The Bank of Nova Scotia Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $40,000,267 (collateralized by $39,949,474 par amount of U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Bonds and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.00% to 4.38%; due 3/18/21 to 8/15/47; Total Fair Value $40,800,366) | 0.06% | 01/04/21 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||
Total
Repurchase Agreements (Cost $417,000,000) | 417,000,000 | |||||||||||
Total
Investments in Securities – 102.7% (Cost $1,797,730,337) | 1,797,730,337 | |||||||||||
Liabilities in excess of Other Assets – (2.7)% | (46,697,539 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Assets – 100.0% | $ | 1,751,032,798 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value Per Participation Certificate | $ | 1.00 |
(1) | Interest Rate disclosed represents the discount rate at the time of purchase. |
(2) | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at December 31, 2020. The rate floats based upon the published reference rate and spread disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. |
(3) | This obligation of a U.S. Government sponsored entity is not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. |
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR: Secured Overnight Financing Rate
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Money Market Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Fair Value | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 72.7% | ||||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 6.6% (1) | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill | 0.18% | 03/25/21 | $ | 999,817 | ||||||
3,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Bill | 0.09% | 04/01/21 | 2,999,438 | ||||||||
Total U.S.
Treasury Obligations (Cost $3,998,907) | 3,999,255 | |||||||||||
BANK OBLIGATIONS – 21.8% | ||||||||||||
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT – 0.8% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Bank of America NA (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.15%) | 0.38% | 07/06/21 | 500,001 | ||||||||
500,001 | ||||||||||||
EURO CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT – 0.8% (1) | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Co. | 0.31% | 04/12/21 | 499,660 | ||||||||
499,660 | ||||||||||||
YANKEE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT – 20.2% | ||||||||||||
1,000,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.10%) | 0.31% | 02/08/21 | 1,000,121 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | BNP Paribas SA, New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.06%) | 0.29% | 02/05/21 | 1,000,077 | ||||||||
500,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.14%) | 0.35% | 07/23/21 | 500,301 | ||||||||
500,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.16%) | 0.39% | 08/06/21 | 500,356 | ||||||||
500,000 | Credit Industriel Et Commercial SA, New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.09%) | 0.31% | 04/20/21 | 500,131 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Mizuho Bank Ltd., New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.08%) | 0.31% | 01/14/21 | 1,000,025 | ||||||||
1,500,000 | MUFG Bank Ltd., New York | 0.29% | 01/28/21 | 1,500,232 | ||||||||
500,000 | Nordea Bank ABP, New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.12%) | 0.33% | 06/09/21 | 500,234 | ||||||||
500,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.09%) | 0.31% | 12/10/21 | 500,000 | ||||||||
500,000 | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, New York | 0.25% | 05/13/21 | 500,066 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.08%) | 0.31% | 01/04/21 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
500,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., New York | 0.27% | 05/03/21 | 500,017 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd., New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.09%) | 0.32% | 01/04/21 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, New York (2) (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.25%) | 0.40% | 01/04/21 | 1,000,029 | ||||||||
750,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, New York | 0.40% | 08/16/21 | 750,666 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Money Market Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Fair Value | ||||||||
BANK OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||||||
YANKEE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (continued) | ||||||||||||
$ | 500,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, New York (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.10%) | 0.31% | 08/24/21 | $ | 500,287 | ||||||
12,252,542 | ||||||||||||
Total Bank
Obligations (Cost $13,249,555) | 13,252,203 | |||||||||||
CORPORATE DEBT – 40.3% | ||||||||||||
COMMERCIAL PAPER – 40.3% | ||||||||||||
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES – 11.1% (1)(3) | ||||||||||||
1,000,000 | Autobahn Funding Co. LLC | 0.16% | 02/01/21 | 999,820 | ||||||||
500,000 | Barton Capital SA | 0.24% | 02/24/21 | 499,828 | ||||||||
1,500,000 | Bedford Row Funding Corp. | 0.10% | 01/06/21 | 1,499,970 | ||||||||
750,000 | Crown Point Capital Co. LLC | 0.26% | 04/01/21 | 749,526 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Fairway Finance Co. LLC | 0.29% | 01/11/21 | 999,957 | ||||||||
500,000 | Ionic Capital II Trust | 0.24% | 02/05/21 | 499,883 | ||||||||
500,000 | Mackinac Funding Co. LLC | 0.29% | 04/15/21 | 499,526 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Old Line Funding LLC | 0.31% | 01/04/21 | 999,987 | ||||||||
6,748,497 | ||||||||||||
FINANCIAL COMPANIES – 29.2% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | ASB Finance Ltd., London (1) (3) | 0.25% | 06/28/21 | 499,505 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (1) (3) | 0.25% | 06/10/21 | 999,177 | ||||||||
500,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (2) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.03%) | 0.24% | 08/10/21 | 500,030 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | BPCE SA (1) (3) | 0.30% | 05/13/21 | 999,110 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1) (3) | 0.20% | 01/04/21 | 999,990 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Dexia Credit Local SA (1) (3) | 0.25% | 03/15/21 | 999,624 | ||||||||
500,000 | DNB Bank ASA (2) (3) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.10%) | 0.35% | 06/25/21 | 500,164 | ||||||||
500,000 | DNB Bank ASA (2) (3) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.04%) | 0.25% | 08/11/21 | 500,000 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Federation Des Caisses Desjardins Du Quebec (1) (3) | 0.16% | 01/05/21 | 999,986 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Federation Des Caisses Desjardins Du Quebec (1) (3) | 0.19% | 02/08/21 | 999,842 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Goldman Sachs International (1) (3) | 0.30% | 03/17/21 | 999,597 | ||||||||
500,000 | Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Co. (1) (3) | 0.31% | 02/22/21 | 499,898 | ||||||||
500,000 | National Australia Bank Ltd. (2) (3) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.12%) | 0.35% | 06/24/21 | 500,273 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | NRW Bank (1) (3) | 0.21% | 03/03/21 | 999,687 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | NRW Bank (1) (3) | 0.22% | 03/17/21 | 999,586 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Societe Generale SA (2) (3) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.10%) | 0.34% | 03/19/21 | 999,959 | ||||||||
500,000 | Societe Generale SA (1) (3) | 0.30% | 06/02/21 | 499,490 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Money Market Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Fair Value | ||||||||
CORPORATE DEBT (continued) | ||||||||||||
COMMERCIAL PAPER (continued) | ||||||||||||
FINANCIAL COMPANIES (continued) | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | Suncorp Metway Ltd. (1) (3) | 0.26% | 04/07/21 | $ | 999,097 | ||||||
750,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken AB (2) (3) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.04%) | 0.25% | 08/09/21 | 750,000 | ||||||||
500,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank (1) (3) | 0.14% | 01/05/21 | 499,994 | ||||||||
500,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank (1) (3) | 0.14% | 01/06/21 | 499,993 | ||||||||
500,000 | UBS AG, London (2) (3) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.17%) | 0.40% | 07/09/21 | 500,169 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Westpac Securities NZ Ltd. (2) (3) (3 Month USD LIBOR + 0.07%) | 0.29% | 01/22/21 | 1,000,042 | ||||||||
17,745,213 | ||||||||||||
Total Commercial Paper | 24,493,710 | |||||||||||
Total Corporate Debt (Cost $24,491,972) | 24,493,710 | |||||||||||
NON-U.S. SUB-SOVEREIGN – 0.8% (1) | ||||||||||||
500,000 | British Columbia (Province of) | 0.24% | 05/13/21 | 499,686 | ||||||||
Total
Non-U.S. Sub-Sovereign | 499,686 | |||||||||||
TENDER OPTION BONDS – 1.6% | ||||||||||||
1,000,000 | Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust (2) (3) (1 Day USD SOFR+ 0.50%) | 0.55% | 03/01/31 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
Total
Tender Option Bonds (Cost $1,000,000) | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||
TIME DEPOSITS – 1.6% | ||||||||||||
1,000,000 | Credit Agricole Corporate And Investment Bank SA | 0.08% | 01/04/21 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
Total Time
Deposits (Cost $1,000,000) | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||
Total Investments
– 72.7% (Cost $44,239,994) | 44,244,854 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Money Market Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Fair Value | ||||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 27.2% | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,000,000 | Bank of America Securities Inc. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR + 0.20%) Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $1,000,031 (collateralized by $999,950 par amount of an Asset Backed Security, 0.55%; due 6/25/42; Total Fair Value $1,070,000) | 0.28% | 01/04/21 | $ | 1,000,000 | ||||||
1,000,000 | BNP Paribas Securities Co. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $1,000,007 (collateralized by $1,000,039 par amount of a U.S. Treasury Strip, 0.00%; due 5/15/50; Total Fair Value $1,020,040) | 0.06% | 01/04/21 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
500,000 | BNP Paribas Securities Co. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $500,200 (collateralized by $492,677 par amount of a Corporate Bond, 3.50%; due 7/15/22; Total Fair Value $550,381) | 0.45% | 02/01/21 | 500,000 | ||||||||
5,000,000 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $5,000,044 (collateralized by $4,989,014 par amount of Government National Mortgage Association, 2.75%; due 1/20/45; Total Fair Value $5,100,004) | 0.08% | 01/04/21 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (2) (1 Day USD SOFR + 0.12%) Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $1,000,022 (collateralized by $982,793 par amount of Government National Mortgage Association, 2.50%; due 12/20/50; Total Fair Value $1,050,004) | 0.20% | 01/04/21 | 1,000,000 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Money Market Portfolio Schedule of Investments December 31, 2020 |
Par Value | Issuer | Interest Rate | Maturity | Fair Value | ||||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (continued) | ||||||||||||
$ | 8,000,000 | TD Securities (USA), LLC Dated 12/31/2020, To be repurchased at $8,000,062 (collateralized by $7,975,272 par amount of Government National Mortgage Association, 3.50% to 4.50%; due 2/20/45 to 10/20/48; Total Fair Value $8,160,000) | 0.07% | 01/04/21 | $ | 8,000,000 | ||||||
Total
Repurchase Agreements (Cost $16,500,000) | 16,500,000 | |||||||||||
Total Investments
in Securities – 99.9% (Cost $60,739,994) | 60,744,854 | |||||||||||
Other Assets in excess of Liabilities – 0.1% | 39,349 | |||||||||||
Net Assets – 100.0% | $ | 60,784,203 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value Per Participation Certificate | $ | 1.0001 |
(1) | Interest Rate disclosed represents the discount rate at the time of purchase. |
(2) | Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at December 31, 2020. The rate floats based upon the published reference rate and spread disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. |
(3) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities have been deemed to be liquid. |
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR: Secured Overnight Financing Rate
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc. Statements of Assets and Liabilities December 31, 2020 |
Government | Money Market | |||||||
Portfolio | Portfolio | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments at amortized cost, and fair value, respectively | $ | 1,380,730,337 | (1) | $ | 44,244,854 | |||
Repurchase Agreements, at cost, which approximates fair value | 417,000,000 | 16,500,000 | ||||||
Cash | 1,243,654 | 81,017 | ||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 315,184 | 10,281 | ||||||
Other assets | 21,564 | 1,965 | ||||||
Total Assets | 1,799,310,739 | 60,838,117 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Dividends payable | 23,516 | 585 | ||||||
Payable for securities purchased | 47,993,653 | — | ||||||
Accrued expenses payable | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4) | 71,895 | 450 | ||||||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 29,366 | 2,056 | ||||||
Custodian fees (Note 4) | 40,427 | 8,690 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 1,968 | 5,230 | ||||||
Trustee fees | 38,247 | 4,853 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 78,869 | 32,050 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 48,277,941 | 53,914 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 1,751,032,798 | $ | 60,784,203 | ||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 1,750,998,208 | $ | 60,779,752 | ||||
Distributable Earnings | 34,590 | 4,451 | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS | $ | 1,751,032,798 | $ | 60,784,203 | ||||
Total Participation Certificates (PCs) outstanding | ||||||||
(3 billion shares authorized for each Portfolio, $0.001 Par Value) | 1,750,998,208 | 60,776,802 | ||||||
Net Asset Value Per PC | ||||||||
(net assets/PCs outstanding) | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.0001 | ||||
Investments in securities, at cost | $ | 1,797,730,337 | $ | 60,739,994 |
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(1) Investments, at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc. Statements of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
Government | Money Market | |||||||
Portfolio | Portfolio | |||||||
INTEREST INCOME | $ | 7,452,791 | $ | 1,109,801 | ||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Investment advisory and servicing fees (Note 4) | 1,920,875 | 252,970 | ||||||
Administration fees (Note 4) | 809,775 | 63,239 | ||||||
Custodian fees (Note 4) | 144,754 | 38,955 | ||||||
Audit and tax fees | 27,001 | 27,001 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 4) | 12,112 | 26,002 | ||||||
Printing fees | 24,622 | 6,619 | ||||||
Insurance expense | 41,968 | 5,989 | ||||||
Fund compliance fees | 61,733 | 4,488 | ||||||
Legal fees | 59,966 | 3,416 | ||||||
Trustee expense | 19,787 | 1,893 | ||||||
S&P Rating fees | 15,019 | 1,783 | ||||||
Registrations fees | 16,200 | 500 | ||||||
Miscellaneous | 14,758 | 7,175 | ||||||
Total expenses | 3,168,570 | 440,030 | ||||||
Less fee waived and/or reimbursed (Note 4) | (1,549,020 | ) | (218,694 | ) | ||||
Net Expenses | 1,619,550 | 221,336 | ||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 5,833,241 | 888,465 | ||||||
NET REALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON SECURITIES SOLD | 343,857 | 2,823 | ||||||
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON SECURITIES | — | (19,659 | ) | |||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING | ||||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 6,177,098 | $ | 871,629 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Government Portfolio Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the | For the | |||||||
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net Investment Income | $ | 5,833,241 | $ | 23,886,978 | ||||
Net realized gain on securities sold | 343,857 | 190,074 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 6,177,098 | 24,077,052 | ||||||
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE (PC) HOLDERS: | ||||||||
From total distributable earnings $0.0043 and $0.0214 per PC, respectively | (6,171,966 | ) | (24,058,149 | ) | ||||
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to PC Holders | (6,171,966 | ) | (24,058,149 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of PCs | 11,177,485,719 | 11,440,950,193 | ||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 5,322,121 | 20,334,217 | ||||||
Cost of PCs repurchased | (10,887,352,196 | ) | (10,757,383,516 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions | 295,455,644 | 703,900,894 | ||||||
Total increase in net assets | 295,460,776 | 703,919,797 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 1,455,572,022 | 751,652,225 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 1,751,032,798 | $ | 1,455,572,022 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
SUMMARY OF PC TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
PCs sold | 11,177,485,719 | 11,440,950,193 | ||||||
Reinvestments of dividends | 5,322,121 | 20,334,217 | ||||||
PCs repurchased | (10,887,352,196 | ) | (10,757,383,516 | ) | ||||
Net increase in PC’s outstanding | 295,455,644 | 703,900,894 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Money Market Portfolio Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the | For the | |||||||
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net Investment Income | $ | 888,465 | $ | 4,499,190 | ||||
Net realized gain on securities sold | 2,823 | 17,710 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on securities | (19,659 | ) | 29,229 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 871,629 | 4,546,129 | ||||||
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TOPARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE (PC) HOLDERS: | ||||||||
From total distributable earnings $0.0052 and $0.0224per PC, respectively | (890,465 | ) | (4,518,357 | ) | ||||
Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to PC Holders | (890,465 | ) | (4,518,357 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of PCs | 188,450,000 | 484,186,241 | ||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 560,950 | 2,834,047 | ||||||
Cost of PCs repurchased | (333,064,563 | ) | (549,815,979 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital transactions | (144,053,613 | ) | (62,795,691 | ) | ||||
Total decrease in net assets | (144,072,449 | ) | (62,767,919 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 204,856,652 | 267,624,571 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 60,784,203 | $ | 204,856,652 | ||||
OTHER INFORMATION: | ||||||||
SUMMARY OF PC TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
PCs sold | 188,436,722 | 484,162,230 | ||||||
Reinvestments of dividends | 560,842 | 2,833,949 | ||||||
PCs repurchased | (333,092,935 | ) | (549,789,249 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in PC’s outstanding | (144,095,371 | ) | (62,793,070 | ) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Government Portfolio Financial Highlights
For a Participation Certificate (PC) Outstanding Throughout Each Year |
Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/20 | 12/31/19 | 12/31/18 | 12/31/17 | 12/31/16 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income | 0.0041 | 0.0213 | 0.0177 | 0.0079 | 0.0022 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | — | (1) | — | (1) | — | |||||||||||||
Total From Investment Operations | 0.0043 | 0.0214 | 0.0177 | 0.0079 | 0.0022 | |||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends to PC holders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income | (0.0043 | ) | (0.0214 | ) | (0.0177 | ) | (0.0079 | ) | (0.0022 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Realized Capital Gains | — | (1) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total Dividends and Distributions | (0.0043 | ) | (0.0214 | ) | (0.0177 | ) | (0.0079 | ) | (0.0022 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||||
Total Return | 0.43% | 2.16% | 1.78% | 0.79% | 0.22% | |||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Year (000) | $ | 1,751,033 | $ | 1,455,572 | $ | 751,652 | $ | 707,980 | $ | 401,662 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets (2) | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets (3) | 0.36% | 2.11% | 1.78% | 0.81% | 0.23% |
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(1) | Less than $0.0001 per share. |
(2) | Without the waiver and/or reimbursement of a portion of advisory and administration fees (see Note 4), the ratio of total expenses to average net assets would have been 0.20%, 0.22%, 0.23%, 0.28% and 0.31% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
(3) | Without the waiver and/or reimbursement of a portion of advisory and administration fees (see Note 4), the ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets would have been 0.26%, 1.99%, 1.65%, 0.63% and 0.02% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Money Market Portfolio Financial Highlights
For a Participation Certificate (PC) Outstanding Throughout Each Year |
Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | ||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/20 | 12/31/19 | 12/31/18 | 12/31/17 | 12/31/16* | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 0.9999 | $ | 0.9998 | $ | 0.9998 | $ | 0.9999 | $ | 1.0000 | ||||||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income | 0.0052 | 0.0223 | 0.0191 | 0.0080 | 0.0030 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | — | (1) | (0.0001 | ) | 0.0001 | |||||||||||||
Total From Investment Operations | 0.0054 | 0.0225 | 0.0191 | 0.0079 | 0.0031 | |||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends to PC holders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income | (0.0052 | ) | (0.0224 | ) | (0.0191 | ) | (0.0080 | ) | (0.0032 | ) | ||||||||||
Total Dividends and Distributions | (0.0052 | ) | (0.0224 | ) | (0.0191 | ) | (0.0080 | ) | (0.0032 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 1.0001 | $ | 0.9999 | $ | 0.9998 | $ | 0.9998 | $ | 0.9999 | ||||||||||
Total Return | 0.54% | 2.28% | 1.93% | 0.78% | 0.32% | |||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Year (000) | $ | 60,784 | $ | 204,857 | $ | 267,625 | $ | 65,062 | $ | 37,470 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets (2) | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.18% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets (3) | 0.70% | 2.26% | 1.93% | 0.88% | 0.29% |
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* | Beginning October 11, 2016, the Money Market Portfolio transacts at a floating NAV per share that uses four decimal-place precision (see Note 2). |
(1) | Less than $0.0001 per share. |
(2) | Without the waiver and/or reimbursement of a portion of advisory and administration fees (see Note 4), the ratio of total expenses to average net assets would have been 0.35%, 0.32%, 0.36%, 0.57% and 0.33% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
(3) | Without the waiver and/or reimbursement of a portion of advisory and administration fees (see Note 4), the ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets would have been 0.53%, 2.11%, 1.75%, 0.49% and 0.14% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2020
Note 1. Organization
Plan Investment Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act’’), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland Corporation governed by a Board of Trustees (the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board”). The Fund consists of two portfolios: the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio (each, a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). Each Portfolio is a “diversified” series of the Fund, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The assets and liabilities of each Portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Portfolio in which Participation Certificates (“PCs”) are held.
Government Portfolio — a government money market fund which seeks a high level of current income and stability of principal by investing in U.S. Government obligations and repurchase agreements relating to such obligations.
Money Market Portfolio — an institutional prime money market fund which seeks a high level of current income and stability of principal by investing in a broad range of U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments, including U.S. Government obligations, repurchase agreements and U.S. and foreign bank and commercial obligations.
The Fund’s prospectus provides a description of each Portfolio’s investment objective, principal investment strategies, and principal risks.
Indemnification
In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts under which it has general indemnification obligations. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.
Portfolio Classification and Valuation: On October 14, 2014, amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act took effect and effectively created three categories of money market funds: Government, Retail and Institutional. Rule 2a-7 provides that Government and Retail money market funds may seek to transact at a stable $1.00 net asset value (“NAV”) per share and use amortized cost to value their portfolio holdings, subject to certain conditions. Institutional money market funds are required to “float” their NAV per share by pricing their shares to four decimal places (e.g., $1.0000) and valuing their portfolio securities using fair value rather than amortized cost (except as noted below). In addition, pursuant to the amended rules, the Money Market Portfolio has adopted policies and procedures for the imposition of liquidity fees or redemption gates under certain conditions. The Money Market Portfolio’s floating NAV and liquidity fee/redemption gate policy took effect on October 11, 2016.
The Government Portfolio operates as a Government money market fund and accordingly: (1) invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in: (i) cash; (ii) securities or instruments issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States or certain U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities; and/or (iii) repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully by U.S. Government obligations or cash; (2) uses amortized cost, which approximates fair value, to value its portfolio securities and seeks to transact at a stable $1.00 NAV per PC; and (3) has elected not to provide for the imposition of liquidity fees and redemption gates at this time as permitted under the amended rules.
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The Money Market Portfolio operates as an Institutional money market fund and accordingly: (1) is limited to institutional investors; (2) utilizes market-based prices to value its portfolio holdings, except to the extent that market information is not readily available or deemed by the investment advisor to be unreliable in which case the portfolio holding is valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board; (3) as of October 11, 2016, transacts at a floating NAV per PC that uses four decimal place precision (e.g., $1.0000) (except that the Portfolio may use amortized cost to value short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less, subject to the investment advisor’s determination that such valuations represent the securities’ fair value which is further subject to Board oversight); and (4) has adopted policies and procedures to impose liquidity fees of up to 2% of the value of the PC’s redeemed and/or temporarily suspend redemptions in the event that the Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets were to fall below designated thresholds, subject to the Board’s, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Portfolio as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), determination that such action is in the best interest of the Portfolio. The Money Market Portfolio calculates its NAV three times daily, at 8:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on each Business Day.
Investments in other open-end management investment companies, if held, are valued based on the NAV of the management investment companies (which are to be determined pursuant to procedures discussed in their prospectuses). If price quotes are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be fair valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Gains and losses on principal paydowns from mortgage-backed securities are recorded as interest income on the Statements of Operations. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized on an effective yield basis over the estimated lives of the respective securities for the Portfolios.
Dividends and Distributions to Participation Certificate Holders: Dividends from net investment income of the Portfolios are declared daily and paid monthly. The Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio intend, subject to the use of offsetting capital loss carryforwards, to distribute net realized short and long-term capital gains, if any, throughout each year. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.
Federal Income Taxes: No provision is made for federal income taxes as it is each Portfolio’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income to Participation Certificate holders, which will be sufficient to relieve each Portfolio from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes.
The Fund’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2020, the Fund did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any federal or state income taxes.
Repurchase Agreements: Under a repurchase agreement, a counterparty sells a security to a Portfolio and agrees to repurchase the subject security at an agreed upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Portfolio plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates. Collateral for repurchase agreements may have longer maturities than the maximum permissible remaining maturity of Portfolio investments. The repurchase agreement is conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book entry system or held in a separate account by the Fund’s custodian, sub-custodian or an authorized securities depository. For the Government Portfolio, collateral generally consists of U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency securities, and cash, and for the Money Market Portfolio, collateral generally consists of U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency securities and obligations of issuers in the financial services industry, and cash. The market value of repurchase agreement collateral must be maintained, on a daily basis, at an amount equal to at least 100% of the repurchase price of the securities subject to the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest. Upon an event of default under the terms of the Master Repurchase Agreement, both parties have the right to set-off. If the seller defaults or enters into an insolvency proceeding, liquidation of the collateral by the purchaser may be delayed or limited. As of December 31, 2020, the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio held repurchase agreements, which are included under “Repurchase Agreements, at cost, which approximates fair value” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of the related collateral that the Portfolios hold for each of their repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments for the Portfolio and exceeded the value of the corresponding repurchase agreement at December 31, 2020.
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Expenses: Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Each Portfolio pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as investment advisory and servicing fees, custodian fees, and transfer agent fees. Expenses incurred by the Fund on behalf of each Portfolio, such as trustee expenses or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Portfolios either proportionately based upon the Portfolios’ relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across each Portfolio, depending on the nature of the expense.
Liquidity Fees: For the Money Market Portfolio, any liquidity fees imposed on the value of shares redeemed, in the event that the Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets fall below designated thresholds, are retained by the Portfolio for the benefit of the Portfolio’s remaining shareholders and are recorded as paid-in-capital.
Management Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and that affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Note 3. Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value Measurement: U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Portfolios’ investments are categorized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including amortized cost, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Fixed-income securities held within the Money Market Portfolio are generally valued at fair value (Valuation Approach) using price evaluations provided by an independent pricing service (Level 2) which may use the following inputs/techniques: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids and offers, and reference data, including market research publications. Fixed-income securities held within the Government Portfolio are valued at amortized cost (Cost Approach), which approximates fair value, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Under the amortized cost valuation method, an investment is valued initially at its cost, and thereafter, a proportionate accretion of the discount or amortization of the premium is applied to the investment’s valuation each day until maturity. If the amount payable at maturity exceeds the initial cost (a “discount”), then the proportionate accretion is added to the investment’s valuation each day; if the initial cost exceeds the amount payable at maturity (a “premium”), then the proportionate amortization is subtracted from the investment’s valuation each day. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.
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As of December 31, 2020, the hierarchical input levels of each Portfolio’s investment holdings, by type of security or financial instrument, is set forth in the table below.
Total Fair Value at December 31, 2020 | Level 1 Quoted Price | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |||||||||||||
Government Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | $ | 806,839,409 | $ | — | $ | 806,839,409 | $ | — | ||||||||
Agency Obligations | 573,890,928 | — | 573,890,928 | — | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | 417,000,000 | — | 417,000,000 | — | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,797,730,337 | $ | — | $ | 1,797,730,337 | $ | — | |||||||||
Money Market Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | $ | 3,999,255 | $ | — | $ | 3,999,255 | $ | — | ||||||||
Bank Obligations | 13,252,203 | — | 13,252,203 | — | ||||||||||||
Corporate Debt | 24,493,710 | — | 24,493,710 | — | ||||||||||||
Non-U.S. Sub-Sovereign | 499,686 | — | 499,686 | — | ||||||||||||
Tender Option Bonds | 1,000,000 | — | 1,000,000 | — | ||||||||||||
Time Deposits | 1,000,000 | — | 1,000,000 | — | ||||||||||||
Repurchase Agreements | 16,500,000 | — | 16,500,000 | — | ||||||||||||
$ | 60,744,854 | $ | — | $ | 60,744,854 | $ | — |
The fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had quoted prices in active markets for identical securities existed for such investments and may differ significantly from the values the Portfolios’ ultimately realize. Further, certain investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise may be less liquid than publicly and/or actively traded securities.
The fair value hierarchy levels assigned to a Portfolio’s investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Note 4. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties and Other Fee Arrangements
The Fund has entered into agreements for investment advisory and service agent, distribution, administrative, custodian and transfer agent services, and certain other management services, as follows:
BCS Financial Services Corporation (the “Administrator”), serves as the Fund’s Administrator with respect to the Fund’s overall operations and relations with holders of PCs. Certain officers or employees of the Administrator are also Officers of the Fund. All Fund Officers serve without compensation from the Fund. As compensation for its services, each Portfolio pays the Administrator a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.05% of the average daily net assets of each of the Fund’s Portfolios.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BALLC”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as the Portfolios’ investment advisor and service agent. As servicing agent, BALLC maintains the financial accounts and records, and computes the NAV and net income for both Portfolios. BALLC subcontracts certain administrative services to BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.), Inc. (“BNY Mellon Investment Servicing”). As compensation for its services, the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio each pay BALLC a fee, computed daily and paid monthly based upon the following annualized percentages of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio: 0.20% of the first $250 million, 0.15% of the next $250 million, 0.12% of the next $250 million, 0.10% of the next $250 million, and 0.08% of amounts in excess of $1 billion.
BALLC has agreed to reduce the fees otherwise payable to it to the extent necessary to reduce the ordinary operating expenses of the Government Portfolio and Money Market Portfolio so that they individually do not exceed 0.30% of each
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Portfolio’s average daily net assets for the year. In addition, (i) BALLC and the Administrator have agreed to waive fees such that the Government Portfolio’s ordinary operating expenses do not exceed 0.10% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; (ii) BALLC has agreed to waive fees to cap the total expenses of the Money Market Portfolio at 0.175% of the average daily net assets up to $1 billion, 0.16% of the average daily net assets between $1 billion and $2 billion, and 0.155% of the average daily net assets above $2 billion; and (iii) the Administrator has agreed to waive one basis point of its contractual fees relating to the Money Market Portfolio (collectively, “other fee waivers”).
For the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio, the Administrator has further agreed that if for any day, after giving effect to all expenses and other fee waivers, including without limitation any extraordinary expenses, the “portfolio yield” would be less than 0.01%, the Administrator shall waive that portion of its fees or all fees for such day so that after giving effect to such waiver and the other fee waivers, either the portfolio yield for such day would be not less than 0.01% or the Administrator would have waived all of its fees for such day. BALLC has further agreed that if for any day, after giving effect to any other fee waivers and the Administrator fee waiver, the portfolio yield would be less than 0.01%, BALLC shall waive that portion of its fees or all fees for such day so that after giving effect to such waiver, the other fee waivers and the Administrator fee waiver, either the portfolio yield for such day would be not less than 0.01% or BALLC would have waived all of its fees for such day. The Administrator and BALLC cannot terminate any of the fee waivers disclosed herein prior to May 1, 2021 without the consent of the Board. BALLC and the Administrator will not recoup from the Portfolios any previously waived fees or reimbursed expenses in any subsequent years.
BALLC and the Administrator have also entered into an agreement which guarantees BALLC a minimum annual fee. Neither the Fund nor the Portfolios are a party to, or financially responsible for, this minimum fee agreement.
As a result of the foregoing waivers, for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Administrator waived $467,102 and $16,010 which the Administrator was otherwise entitled to as the fees for its services as Administrator for the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio, respectively. BALLC waived $1,081,918 and $202,684 of its investment advisory fees for the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) acts as custodian of the Fund’s assets and BNY Mellon Investment Serving (US) Inc. (previously defined as “BNY Mellon Investment Servicing”) acts as the Fund’s accounting agent, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent. Both the Custodian and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing are wholly–owned subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. The Custodian and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing earn fees from the Portfolios for serving in these capacities.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) is the Fund’s distributor. The Distributor is neither affiliated with the Administrator, BALLC, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation nor their affiliated companies. The Fund does not have a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act; accordingly, the Distributor receives no compensation from the Fund for its distribution services.
Pursuant to a Fund Chief Compliance Officer Agreement with the Fund, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“FFOS”), an affiliate of the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund as well as compliance support functions. FFOS is paid a fee plus out of pocket expenses for the services provided, which is paid monthly in arrears by the Fund.
Pursuant to a Fund Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer Agreement with the Fund, Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”), an affiliate of the Distributor and FFOS, provides a Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer Services to the Fund. FMS is paid an annual fee plus out of pocket expenses for these services, which are paid by the Administrator.
Note 5. Tax Information
The Portfolios have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Portfolios to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Portfolios have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Portfolios’ tax returns are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for the last three years.
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December 31, 2020
(Continued)
The tax character of distributions paid by the Portfolios during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Ordinary Income Dividend | Long-Term Capital Gains | |||||||
Government Portfolio | ||||||||
2020 | $ | 6,161,855 | $ | 10,111 | ||||
2019 | 24,058,149 | — | ||||||
Money Market Portfolio | ||||||||
2020 | $ | 890,465 | $ | — | ||||
2019 | 4,518,357 | — |
As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed | Unrealized | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||
Ordinary | Capital Loss | Appreciation | Temporary | Distributable | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio | Income | Carryforwards | (Depreciation) | Differences | Earnings | |||||||||||||||
Government Portfolio | $ | 34,590 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 34,590 | ||||||||||
Money Market Portfolio | — | — | 4,860 | (409 | ) | 4,451 |
As of December 31, 2020, the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio had no capital loss carryforwards.
For the Money Market Portfolio, the aggregate cost basis of securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $60,739,994. As of December 31, 2020, the Money Market Portfolio had net unrealized appreciation of $4,860, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $5,217 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $357. For the Government Portfolio, the aggregate cost basis of securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $1,797,730,337.
Note 6. Principal Risks
Credit Risk — Credit risk is the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments when due. U.S. Government securities are generally considered to be the safest type of investment in terms of credit risk, with corporate debt securities presenting somewhat higher credit risk. Credit quality ratings published by a nationally recognized rating agency are widely accepted measures of credit risk. The lower a security is rated by such a rating agency, the more credit risk it is considered to represent. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of a Portfolio’s investment in that issuer.
Floating Net Asset Value Risk (Money Market Portfolio Only) — The NAV of the Money Market Portfolio floats, fluctuating with changes in the values of the Portfolio’s securities, and as a result the Portfolio will not maintain a constant net asset value per share. The value of the Portfolio’s Participation Certificates will be calculated to four decimal places.
Income Risk — Each Portfolio’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates.
Interest Rate Risk — Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a debt security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will go up or down in response to changes in interest rates by a greater amount than the market price of shorter-term securities. Additionally, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period Participation Certificate holders own an interest in a Portfolio.
During periods of very low or negative interest rates, a Portfolio may be unable to maintain positive returns. Certain countries have recently experienced negative interest rates on certain fixed-income instruments. Very low or negative interest
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(Continued)
rates magnifies interest rate risk. Changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, may have unpredictable effects on markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from a Portfolio’s performance to the extent the Portfolio is exposed to such interest rates.
LIBOR Transition Risk — Certain instruments in which a Portfolio may invest rely in some fashion upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021 and it is currently anticipated that LIBOR will cease to be published after that time, although there are initiatives underway for the discontinuation to be extended beyond 2021 for certain LIBOR rates. There remains uncertainty regarding the potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on a Portfolio or on certain instruments in which a Portfolio invests. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. Any such effects of the transition away from LIBOR, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to the Portfolio.
Market Risk and Selection Risk — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Portfolios invest will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, including factors that affect certain countries, regions, markets, or sectors to which the issuer is not directly exposed. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Portfolio and its investments. For example, the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, which first emerged in the U.S. in January 2020, has resulted in, among other things, significant stressors and operational changes or closures to healthcare providers, national borders, businesses and schools, supply chains and customer activity. This pandemic has resulted in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a Portfolio’s investments. The impact of the pandemic may be short term or may last for an extended period of time.
Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by the Investment Adviser will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies.
Prepayment Risk (Money Market Portfolio Only) — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Portfolio may have to invest proceeds in securities with lower yields. In periods of falling interest rates, the rate of prepayments tends to increase (as does price fluctuation) as borrowers are motivated to pay off debt and refinance at new lower rates. During such periods, a Portfolio’s reinvestment of the prepayment proceeds will generally be at lower rates of return than the return on the assets that were prepaid. Prepayment reduces the yield to maturity and the average life of the security.
Repurchase Agreement Risk — The Portfolios may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement, the seller agrees to repurchase a security at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. If the seller in a repurchase agreement transaction defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a Portfolio may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement.
Stable Net Asset Value Risk (Government Portfolio Only) — The Portfolio may not be able to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) of $1.00 per Participation Certificate at all times. If the Portfolio fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Portfolio, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.
Variable and Floating Rate Investment Risk — Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities in response to changes in a referenced interest rate. Any lag in time between changes in the referenced interest rate and the security’s next interest rate adjustment can be expected to impact the security’s value either positively (if interest rates are decreasing) or negatively (if interest rates are increasing). The interest rate on a variable or floating rate security is ordinarily determined by reference to, or is a percentage of, an objective standard such as LIBOR, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), a bank’s prime rate, the 90-day U.S. Treasury Bill rate or the rate of return on commercial paper or bank certificates of deposit.
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Note 7. New Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04 “ASU 2020-04”, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this ASU.
Note 8. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated the impact of all Portfolio-related events that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events that require revision or disclosure in the financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Participation Certificate Holders and Board of Trustees of Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Plan Investment Funds, Inc. (the “Fund”), comprised of the Government Portfolio and Money Market Portfolio, as of December 31, 2020, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Fund’s financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2016, were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 24, 2017, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian, counterparties and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2017.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 18, 2021
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Trustees and Officers Disclosure
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIOS
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees and Officers of the Fund, along with certain information concerning each of them, are as follows:
Independent Trustees
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years (including actual start date regardless of number of years) | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Trusteeships/ Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years | |||||
Jennifer J. Allen 3545 Lakeland Drive Jackson, MS 39232 Age: 44 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2020(1) | 2019 to Present – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from 2014 to 2019 – Senior Vice President, Provider Partnerships, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi | Two | None | |||||
Nicholas G. Chiarello 4705 University Drive Durham, NC 27707 Age: 42 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2018 | 2014 to Present – Director of Investments and Assistant Treasurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina | Two | None | |||||
Sandra M. Clarke 601 12th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Age: 52 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2019 | 2018 to Present – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Blue Shield of California 2013 to 2018 – Regional Chief Financial Officer, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. | Two | None | |||||
William A. Coats 4800 Deerwood Campus Parkway, Building 100 Jacksonville, FL 32246 Age: 66 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2018 | 2011 to Present – Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer of GuideWell and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida | Two | None | |||||
W. Dennis Cronin 120 Fifth Avenue, Suite 911 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Age: 54 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2015 | 2013 to Present – Senior Vice President of Treasury Services, Assistant Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer, Highmark Health | Two | None |
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(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
(Continued)
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years (including actual start date regardless of number of years) | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Trusteeships/ Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years | |||||
John F. Giblin 1 Cameron Hill Circle Chattanooga, TN 37402 Age: 64 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2015 | 2007 to Present – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. | Two | None | |||||
Diane G. Gore 4000 House Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82001 Age: 58 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2018 | 2019 to Present – President and Chief Executive Officer, and from 2017 to 2019 – Chief Operating Officer, and from 2002 to 2017 – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming | Two | None | |||||
Robert J. Kolodgy 225 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60601 Age: 63 | Chairman Trustee | Indefinite, since 2014; Indefinite, since 2010 | 2016 to Present – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from 2009 to 2016 – Senior Vice President of Financial Services and Government Programs and Chief Financial Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | Two | None | |||||
Gina L. Marting 818 Keeaumoku Street Honolulu, HI 96814 Age: 59 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2018 | 2020 to Present – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and from 2017 to 2020 – Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and from 2013 to 2017 – Senior Vice President, Accounting & Finance and Assistant Treasurer, Hawaii Medical Service Association | Two | None |
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Trustees and Officers Disclosure
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
(Continued)
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years (including actual start date regardless of number of years) | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Trusteeships/ Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years | |||||
Michael J. Mizeur 2501 Faraway Drive Columbia, SC 29223 Age: 51 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2016 | 2011 to Present – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina | Two | None | |||||
Vincent P. Price 100 SW Market Street Portland, OR 97201 Age: 57 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2012 | 2009 to Present – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. | Two | Director, Barrett Business Services, Inc. (since 2017) | |||||
Cynthia M. Vice 450 Riverchase Parkway Birmingham, AL 35242 Age: 61 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2009 | 2009 to Present – Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama | Two | None | |||||
T. Ralph Woodard, Jr. 3000 E. Pine Avenue Meridian, ID 83642 Age: 55 | Trustee | Indefinite, since 2018 | 2017 to Present – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service, Inc. 2014 to 2016 – Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. | Two | None |
(1) | Less than one year. |
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Trustees and Officers Disclosure
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
(Continued)
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office(1) and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |||
Executive Officers | ||||||
Susan A. Pickar 2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Age: 52 | President and Chief Executive Officer | since 2014 | 2014 to Present – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, BCS Financial Corporation | |||
Ann F. Frolik 2 Mid America Plaza Suite 200 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Age: 54 | Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | since 2018 | 2018 to Present – Deputy General Counsel, and from 2015 to 2018 – Associate Counsel, BCS Financial Corporation | |||
Alexander D. Hudson 2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Age: 37 | Chief Operating Officer | since 2015 | 2017 to Present – Vice President, Investment Services and Treasury, and from 2013 to 2017 – Director, Investment Services, BCS Financial Corporation | |||
Brandon R. Kipp 10 High Street, Suite 302 Boston, MA 02110 Age: 37 | Chief Compliance Officer | since 2019 | 2019 to Present – Director and Fund Chief Compliance Officer, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC 2017 to 2019 – Senior Fund Compliance Officer, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 2014 to 2017 – Assistant Vice President and Compliance Manager, UMB Fund Services, Inc. |
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Trustees and Officers Disclosure
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
(Continued)
Name, Address and Age | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office(1) and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |||
Christopher W. Roleke 10 High Street, Suite 302 Boston, MA 02110 Age: 48 | Treasurer | since 2015 | 2011 to Present – Managing Director and Fund Principal Financial Officer, Foreside Management Services, LLC |
(1) | Elected to an annual term. |
The Fund does not pay any compensation to the Trustees or to its Officers for acting in such capacities.
The Portfolios’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling (800) 621-9215.
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Fund Expense Examples
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
As a shareholder of a Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolios and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six months ended December 31, 2020.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Six Months Ended December 31, 2020” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
Government Portfolio
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2020 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2020 | Expenses
Paid During Six Months Ended December 31, 2020* | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.50 | $ | 0.50 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.63 | $ | 0.51 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.10%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 to reflect the one-half year period. |
Money Market Portfolio
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2020 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2020 | Expenses Paid During Six Months Ended December 31, 2020* | ||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.10 | $ | 0.90 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.23 | $ | 0.92 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.18%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 to reflect the one-half year period. |
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Fund Profile
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
Government Portfolio
Portfolio Holdings Summary Table
Security Type | % of Net Assets | Amortized Cost | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 46.1 | % | $ | 806,839,409 | ||||
Agency Obligations | 32.8 | 573,890,928 | ||||||
Repurchase Agreements | 23.8 | 417,000,000 | ||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 102.7 | % | $ | 1,797,730,337 | ||||
Liabilities in excess of Other Assets | (2.7 | )% | (46,697,539 | ) | ||||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | 1,751,032,798 |
Estimated Maturity Information
Maturity Information (1) | Par Value | % of Portfolio | ||||||
1-7 days | $ | 433,185,000 | 24.1 | % | ||||
8-14 days | 261,830,000 | 14.6 | ||||||
15-30 days | 212,520,000 | 11.8 | ||||||
31-60 days | 323,994,200 | 18.0 | ||||||
61-90 days | 281,595,000 | 15.7 | ||||||
91-120 days | 157,000,000 | 8.7 | ||||||
121-150 days | 43,739,000 | 2.4 | ||||||
Over 150 days | 83,918,600 | 4.7 | ||||||
Total Par Value | $ | 1,797,781,800 | 100.0 | % |
Weighted Average Maturity(1) - 46 days
(1) Maturity dates and weighted average maturity are determined pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act.
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Fund Profile
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
Money Market Portfolio
Portfolio Holdings Summary Table
Security Type | % of Net Assets | Market Value | ||||||
Commercial Paper - Financial Companies | 29.2 | % | $ | 17,745,213 | ||||
Repurchase Agreements | 27.2 | 16,500,000 | ||||||
Bank Obligations - Yankee Certificates of Deposit | 20.2 | 12,252,542 | ||||||
Commercial Paper - Asset Backed Securities | 11.1 | 6,748,497 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 6.6 | 3,999,255 | ||||||
Tender Option Bonds | 1.6 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Time Deposits | 1.6 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Bank Obligations - Certificates of Deposit | 0.8 | 500,001 | ||||||
Non-U.S. Sub-Sovereign | 0.8 | 499,686 | ||||||
Bank Obligations - Euro Certificates of Deposit | 0.8 | 499,660 | ||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 99.9 | % | $ | 60,744,854 | ||||
Other Assets in excess of Liabilities | 0.1 | % | 39,349 | |||||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | $ | 60,784,203 |
Estimated Maturity Information
Maturity Information (1) | Par Value | % of Portfolio | ||||||
1-7 days | $ | 27,000,000 | 44.4 | % | ||||
8-14 days | 3,000,000 | 4.9 | ||||||
15-30 days | 3,500,000 | 5.8 | ||||||
31-60 days | 8,750,000 | 14.4 | ||||||
61-90 days | 7,500,000 | 12.4 | ||||||
91-120 days | 5,750,000 | 9.5 | ||||||
121-150 days | 2,500,000 | 4.1 | ||||||
Over 150 days | 2,750,000 | 4.5 | ||||||
Total Par Value | $ | 60,750,000 | 100.0 | % |
Weighted Average Maturity (1) - 42 days
(1) | Maturity dates and weighted average maturity are determined pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. |
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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.
Other Disclosures
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
Form N-MFP: The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC monthly on Form N-MFP. The SEC delays the public availability of the information filed on Form N-MFP for 60 days after the end of the reporting period included in the filing. The Form N-MFP filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-MFP may also be obtained, upon request, by calling (800) 621-9215.
Government Portfolio and Money Market Portfolio Monthly Holdings: The Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio each makes its portfolio holdings information publicly available by posting the information on the Fund’s website at www.pif.com.
Proxy Voting: Information on how proxies relating to the Fund’s voting securities (if any) were voted during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by the following August 31 (i) upon request, without charge, by calling (800) 621-9215 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Tax Information: The Portfolios report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as U.S. Government Income as follows:
Government Portfolio: 61.68%
Money Market Portfolio: 1.79%
The percentage of qualified interest income related dividends not subject to withholding tax for non-resident aliens and foreign corporations are as follows:
Government Portfolio: 100%
Money Market Portfolio: 100%
The Portfolios designate a percentage of ordinary income distributions as qualified short-term gain pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. They are as follows:
Government Portfolio: 100%
Money Market Portfolio: 100%
U.S. Government Income represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations. Generally, such interest is exempt from state income tax. Due to certain statutory limitations, shareholders of mutual funds who are residents of California, Connecticut or New York may be permitted to exclude the portion of ordinary income only if a mutual fund has invested at least 50% of its gross assets at the end of each quarter of the fund’s fiscal year that represents direct U.S. government obligations. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, only the Government Portfolio met the mentioned requirement. Due to the diversity in the state and local tax law, it is recommended that you consult your personal tax adviser as to the applicability of the information provided to your specific situation.
All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item above, it is the intention of the Portfolios to report the maximum amount permitted under the Code and the regulations thereunder.
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2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(630) 472-7700
Plan Investment Fund
Board of Trustees
Jennifer J. Allen Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
Nicholas G. Chiarello Director of Investments and Assistant Treasurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Sandra M. Clarke Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Blue Shield of California
William A. Coats Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer GuideWell and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
W. Dennis Cronin Senior Vice President of Treasury Services, Assistant Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer Highmark Health
John F. Giblin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.
Diane G. Gore President and Chief Executive Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming
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Robert J. Kolodgy Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Gina L. Marting Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Hawaii Medical Service Association
Michael J. Mizeur Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Vincent P. Price Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
Cynthia M. Vice Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
T. Ralph Woodard, Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service, Inc.
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INVESTMENT ADVISOR
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
DISTRIBUTOR
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza
Portland, Maine 04101
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable to the registrant. Each series of the registrant operates as a money market fund. Accordingly, the registrant is not required to adopt a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1(c)(1)(i) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Vincent P. Price, an independent trustee who serves on its audit committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Audit and Non-Audit Fees
The following table sets forth the aggregate audit and non-audit fees billed to the registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 for professional services rendered by the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm, Cohen & Company, Ltd.
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Audit fees | $ | 45,000 | $ | 45,000 | ||||
Audit-related fees | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Tax fees | $ | 6,000 | $ | 6,000 | ||||
All other fees | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Total | $ | 51,000 | $ | 51,000 |
Audit fees include fees billed for professional services associated with the annual audits and filings of the registrant’s Form N-1A, Form N-CSR, and Form N-CEN and audits and filings pursuant to Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act. Audit-related fees are fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. The audit related fees shown above are principally related to the annual review of the registrant’s financial statements. Tax fees represent fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice by the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm. All other fees would be for services rendered other than those included in the audit, audit-related or tax categories. All services for 2020 and 2019 for which fees are included in the table above were pre-approved by the audit committee of the registrant.
Other Affiliate Services Required to be Pre-Approved
The audit committee of the registrant also is required to pre-approve services by the registrant’s independent auditors to certain affiliated entities as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, including the registrant’s investment advisor and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisor, to the extent such services are determined to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. The amount of all other fees billed for services provided to the registrant’s investment advisor or affiliates of the advisor was $0 in 2020 and $0 in 2019.
Aggregate Non-Audit Fees
The aggregate non-audit fees billed for professional services for the registrant, the registrant’s investment advisor and all the advisor’s affiliates as defined by SEC rules, totaled $0 in 2020 and $0 in 2019. The audit committee has considered the compatibility of the non-audit services that were not subject to pre-approval with the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies
The audit committee of the registrant has adopted policies that require that each engagement of the registrant’s independent auditors to render audit or non-audit services to the registrant be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, or if the committee shall determine to delegate such matter to one of its members, such member shall have the authority to pre-approve audit or non-audit services to the registrant. The registrant’s audit committee, or if the committee shall determine to delegate such matter to one of its members, such member, also pre-approves all engagements by the independent auditors for engagements for non-audit services to the registrant’s investment advisor and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. The foregoing pre-approval requirements will not apply to certain non-audit services, provided that such services are limited in amount and other requirements are satisfied with respect thereto, in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) Schedule of Investment included in Item 1.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to the registrant, as the registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the registrant, as the registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the registrant, as the registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which Participation Certificate holders recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this item.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 act”)(17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (17 CFR 240.13a-15 (b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Companies.
Not applicable to the registrant, as the registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(3) Not applicable
(a)(4) None
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PLAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
By: | /s/ Alexander D. Hudson | |
Name: | Alexander D. Hudson | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Date: | February 23, 2021 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Alexander D. Hudson | |
Name: | Alexander D. Hudson | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer | |
Date: | February 23, 2021 |
By: | /s/ Christopher W. Roleke | |
Name: | Christopher W. Roleke | |
Title: | Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
Date: | February 23, 2021 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
(a)(2) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(b) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
EX 99.CERT
Exhibit (a)(2)
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Alexander D. Hudson, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Plan Investment Fund, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ Alexander D. Hudson |
Alexander D. Hudson | ||
Principal Executive Officer of | ||
Plan Investment Fund, Inc. |
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Christopher W. Roleke, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Plan Investment Fund, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ Christopher W. Roleke |
Christopher W. Roleke | ||
Principal Financial Officer of | ||
Plan Investment Fund, Inc. |
EX. 99.906CERT
Exhibit (b)
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION
1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this report on Form N-CSR for the Registrant as furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Date: February 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ Alexander D. Hudon |
Alexander D. Hudson | ||
Principal Executive Officer |
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION
1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this report on Form N-CSR for the Registrant as furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Date: February 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ Christopher W. Roleke |
Christopher W. Roleke | ||
Principal Financial Officer |
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