At July 31, 2024, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under open derivative contracts.
In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio is subject to the following risks:
Credit Risk: The Portfolio enters into credit default swap contracts to enhance total return and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities.
Foreign Exchange Risk: The Portfolio engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, currency options and cross-currency swaps to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies.
Interest Rate Risk: The Portfolio utilizes various interest rate derivatives including non-deliverable bond forward contracts, interest rate futures contracts, interest rate swaps and swaptions, inflation swaps and cross-currency swaps to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates and/or to change the effective duration of its portfolio.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of July 31, 2024 were as follows:
Counterparty | Trade Date | Maturity Date | Interest Rate Paid (Received) | | Principal Amount | Value Including Accrued Interest |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 5/14/24 | On Demand(1) | 5.55% | NZD | 785,786 | $473,211 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 5/15/24 | On Demand(1) | 5.55 | NZD | 535,004 | 322,138 |
Total | | | | | | $795,349 |
(1) | Open reverse repurchase agreement with no specific maturity date. Either party may terminate the agreement upon demand. |
At July 31, 2024, the remaining contractual maturity of open reverse repurchase agreements was overnight and continuous. At July 31, 2024, the underlying collateral for all open reverse repurchase agreements was comprised of Sovereign Government Bonds having an aggregate market value of $819,562.
Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the reverse repurchase agreements, the carrying value of the payable for reverse repurchase agreements approximated its fair value at July 31, 2024. If measured at fair value, borrowings under the reverse repurchase agreements would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy at July 31, 2024.