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The Treasury Division is responsible for managing the City’s $6 billion investment portfolio investment portfolio in accordance with state law and the City’s investment policy. Fitch has awarded the City’s general investment its highest portfolio rating, AAA. The City of Houston invest public funds in a manner which will provide the highest investment return with the maximum security while meeting the daily cash flow demands of the City and conforming to all state and local statutes governing the investment of public funds. Public funds are invested through programs such as General Funds, Special Revenue Funds, General Debt Service Funds, Capital Project Funds, Enterprise Funds, and Trust and Agency Funds. The City’s investment portfolio shall be designed with the objective of attaining the best feasible rate of return, throughout budgetary and economic cycles, commensurate with the City’s investment risk constraints and the cash flow.

The City of Houston invest public funds in a manner which will provide the highest investment return with the maximum security while meeting the daily cash flow demands of the City and conforming to all state and local statutes governing the investment of public funds. Public funds are invested through programs such as General Funds, Special Revenue Funds, General Debt Service Funds, Capital Project Funds, Enterprise Funds, and Trust and Agency Funds. As of September 30, 2023 the City’s investment portfolio's dollar-weighted average maturity was 1.378 years. As of September 30, 2023, the general pool was yielding 2.806% based on the amortized cost of the portfolio. The following describes the investment positions of the City's operating funds as of June 30, 2023. The City’s invest in high grade, fixed income investments in three separate investment pools, each serving a specific purpose as described below.

The links below are .pdf documents

City of Houston Debt Transparency Report:

• Debt Transparency Report (Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024)

City of Houston Investment Policy:

• Investment Policy (.pdf)

Other Reports:

• COMMERCIAL PAPER AND DEBT SUMMARY (.html)
• QUARTERLY SWAP REPORT (.html)
• www.emma.msrb.org

Quarterly Investment Reports:

• March 31, 2025
• December 31, 2024
• September 30, 2024
• June 30, 2024
• March 31, 2024
• December 31, 2023
• September 30, 2023
• June 30, 2023
• March 31, 2023
• December 31, 2022
• September 30, 2022
• June 30, 2022
• March 31, 2022
• December 31, 2021
• September 30, 2021
• June 30, 2021
• March 31, 2021
• December 31, 2020
• September 30, 2020
• June 30, 2020
• March 31, 2020
• December 31, 2019
• September 30, 2019
• June 30, 2019
• March 31, 2019
• December 31, 2018
• September 30, 2018
• June 30, 2018
• March 31, 2018
• December 31, 2017
• September 30, 2017
• June 30, 2017
• March 31, 2017
• December 31, 2016
• September 30, 2016
• June 30, 2016
• March 31, 2016
• December 31, 2015
• September 30, 2015
• June 30, 2015
• March 31, 2015

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Should you have any questions or comments regarding the aforementioned Disclaimer, please feel free to reach out to the Treasury Department. The purpose of the Disclaimer is to emphasize the significance of ownership liability concerning the information presented on this page and the Treasury website.

• Disclaimer Report
• Why Purchase Muni Bonds (.pdf)
• Municipal Advisory Rule Exemption Statement (.pdf)
• Fiscal Year Monthly Financial Reports
• Debt Transparency Report (.pdf)
• Investment Reports
• Trends Report
• Commercial Paper and Debt Summary (.pdf)
• Current Month OS Debt Report (.pdf)
• City of Houston - Tombstones (.pdf)
• Voter Authorized Obligations (.pdf)