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State of California Statement of Securities Accountability of the State Treasurer’s Office December 31, 2023 July 2024 REPORT 2024-008 CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR 621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1200 | Sacramento | CA | 95814 916.445.0255 | TTY 916.445.0033 For complaints of state employee misconduct, contact us through the Whistleblower Hotline: 1.800.952.5665 Don’t want to miss any of our reports? Subscribe to our email list at auditor.ca.gov For questions regarding the contents of this report, please contact our Communications Office at 916.445.0255 This report is also available online at www.auditor.ca.gov | Alternative format reports available upon request | Permission is granted to reproduce reports Grant Parks State Auditor Mike Tilden Chief Deputy July 18, 2024 2024-008 The Governor of California President pro Tempore of the Senate Speaker of the Assembly State Capitol Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Governor and Legislative Leaders: The California State Auditor presents this examination report of the State Treasurer’s Office’s statement of securities accountability as of December 31, 2023. The statement of securities accountability presents securities owned by or pledged to the State directly. The State Treasurer’s Office is responsible for the safekeeping of all securities held in the treasury or other depositories. It is not responsible for securities owned by or pledged to the University of California, or for securities in other depositories owned by or pledged to the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, the Legislators’ Retirement System, or the Judges’ Retirement System. The statement is prepared solely for purposes of accountability. The dollar amounts represent various values, including par value or face value, original principal value, and current outstanding principal balances. They do not represent cost or market value and should not be used to determine the value of investments owned by or pledged to the State. We found that the statement presents fairly the securities accountability of the State Treasurer’s Office as of December 31, 2023. We conducted this examination to comply with Government Code section 13299.1. Respectfully submitted, LINUS LI, CPA Deputy State Auditor Staff: Jim Sandberg-Larsen, CPA, Project Manager Conor Bright, CPA, Senior Auditor David Leca 621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1200 | Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916.445.0255 | 916.327.0019 fax | www.auditor.ca.gov Grant Parks State Auditor Mike Tilden Chief Deputy Independent Accountant’s Report THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA We have examined the accompanying statement of securities accountability of the State of California’s State Treasurer’s Office as of December 31, 2023, and related notes, for the sole purpose of providing information required by section 13299.1 of the Government Code. The State Treasurer’s Office is responsible for presenting the statement in accordance with the criteria set forth in Note 1. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the statement based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement is presented in accordance with the criteria, in all material respects. An examination involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about the statement. The nature, timing, and extent of the procedures selected depend on our judgment, including an assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the statement, whether due to fraud or error. We believe that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. We are required to be independent and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with relevant ethical requirements relating to the engagement. In our opinion, the statement referred to above is presented in accordance with the criteria set forth in Note 1, in all material respects. CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR LINUS LI, CPA Deputy State Auditor Sacramento, California July 8, 2024 621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1200 | Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916.445.0255 | 916.327.0019 fax | www.auditor.ca.gov California State Auditor Report 2024-008 2 July 2024 State of California Statement of Securities Accountability of the State Treasurer’s Office December 31, 2023 SECURITIES SECURITIES ON IN THE STATE DEPOSIT WITH TREASURER’S BANKS AND TRUST ACCOUNT TITLE OFFICE VAULT COMPANIES TOTALS Pooled Money Investment Account (Note 2) - $155,296,967,037 $155,296,967,037 Individual State Investment Accounts California HOPE for Children Trust Account Fund - $106,000,000 $106,000,000 California State University, Dormitory Construction Fund - 692,252,637 692,252,637 Central Valley Water Project Construction Fund - 628,351,429 628,351,429 Central Valley Water Project Revenue Fund - 51,852,600 51,852,600 No Place Like Home Fund - 695,676,000 695,676,000 Public Buildings Construction Fund - 694,053,866 694,053,866 Refunding Escrow Fund - 748,830,554 748,830,554 State Compensation Insurance Fund* - 16,631,252,363 16,631,252,363 State Lottery Fund - 800,017,000 800,017,000 Total Individual State Investment Accounts - $21,048,286,449 $21,048,286,449 Collateral to Secure Deposits or Investments Held in Banks Agency Bank Deposits $33,500,000 $2,777,730,939 $2,811,230,939 State Treasurer’s Office—Demand Deposits 2,698,000,000 373,299,898 3,071,299,898 State Treasurer’s Office—Fiscal Agents - 20,258,207 20,258,207 State Treasurer’s Office—Time Deposits 3,670,920,500 2,586,884,481 6,257,804,981 Total Collateral to Secure Deposits or Investments Held in Banks $6,402,420,500 $5,758,173,525 $12,160,594,025 Pledges Received by State Agencies† California State University—San Jose State University - $575,000 $575,000 Consumer Affairs, Department of $11,231,295 - 11,231,295 Employment Development Department 436,646,510 - 436,646,510 Financial Protection and Innovation, Department of—Division of Corporations 1,101,000 - 1,101,000 Financial Protection and Innovation, Department of—Division of Financial 1,125,652,000 47,404,432 1,173,056,432 Institutions Industrial Relations, Department of - 3,625,000 3,625,000 Insurance, Department of* 279,738,321 9,884,841,900 10,164,580,221 Total Pledges Received by State Agencies $1,854,369,126 $9,936,446,332 $11,790,815,458 TOTAL SECURITIES $8,256,789,626 $192,039,873,343 $200,296,662,969 Note: The accompanying notes beginning on page 3 are an integral part of this statement. * The State Treasurer’s Office accounts for investments and pledges in stock based on the number of shares rather than their value. Therefore, these investments and pledges are excluded from the statement of securities accountability. See Note 5 for additional information. † A portion of the pledges contained in the State’s vault matured prior to December 31, 2023. In certain cases, these pledges still hold value. California State Auditor Report 2024-008 3 July 2024 NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF SECURITIES ACCOUNTABILITY Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying statement of securities accountability was prepared for the purpose of providing information required by section 13299.1 of the Government Code. The statement of securities accountability presents securities owned by or pledged to the State directly. The State Treasurer’s Office must account for all securities held in the treasury or other depositories. It does not account for securities owned by or pledged to the University of California, securities in other depositories owned by or pledged to the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, the Legislators’ Retirement System, or the Judges’ Retirement System. The securities for which the State Treasurer’s Office is accountable are categorized as follows: • Pooled Money Investment Account (PMIA), which consists of unmatured securities and other holdings that are purchased with money from various state and local funding sources. Government Code section 16480.1, authorizes the State’s Pooled Money Investment Board to designate the amount of money available to make such investments. Additionally, section 16480.2 expresses the intent that such investments realize the maximum return consistent with safe and prudent treasury management. Earnings on PMIA securities are credited to the State’s General Fund, the Surplus Money Investment Fund, the Local Agency Investment Fund, the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund, and the State Teachers’ Retirement Fund. • Individual state investment accounts, which consist of unmatured securities that are purchased for state funds other than the PMIA. • Collateral to secure deposits or investments held in banks, which consists of securities pledged by banks to protect holdings that the State has on deposit with them. • Pledges received by state agencies, which consist of securities pledged to the State by certain businesses to protect consumers, guarantee contractor performance, and ensure payment of obligations. Valuation of Securities For the purpose of the statement of securities accountability, the State Treasurer’s Office values securities as follows: Securities in the State Treasurer’s Office Vault • Bonds, letters of credit, certificates of deposit, money transmitter bonds, and surety bonds are valued at par value or face value. • Real estate mortgage notes are valued at the original principal balances. California State Auditor Report 2024-008 4 July 2024 Securities on Deposit With Banks and Trust Companies • Bills, notes, bonds, strips, commercial paper, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of deposit, and pledged cash are valued at par value or face value. • Asset-backed securities are valued at the outstanding principal balances. • Real estate mortgage notes are valued at the original principal balances. The accompanying statement of securities accountability is not intended to report securities at fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Note 2 Pooled Money Investment Account—Securities In the statement of securities accountability, the State Treasurer’s Office reported a total value of $155,296,967,037 for the securities in the PMIA as of December 31, 2023. In its statement of cash accountability, the State Treasurer’s Office reported a total value of $154,507,002,955 as of December 31, 2023, for these securities. These totals differ because the State Treasurer’s Office values the PMIA securities in the statement of securities accountability according to the methods described in Note 1, but in the statement of cash accountability, it generally values the same securities at book value and includes matured securities until final payment has been received. Of the investments within the PMIA, $2,124,977,119 relate to outstanding Long Term Working Capital bonds. These investments are segregated from the PMIA’s other securities but are included in the statement of securities accountability and the statement of cash accountability. Neither statement includes accrued interest of $49,428,922 for these investments. The State Treasurer’s Office will not record this interest until it liquidates the underlying investments and receives final payment for them. Note 3 Personal Property In addition to securities, state agencies deposit personal property in the vault of the State Treasurer’s Office. The following table lists entities having personal property in the vault as of December 31, 2023. ENTITY NUMBER OF ITEMS State Treasurer’s Office—Emergency Stock Agency Trust 7 Department of Motor Vehicles 2,020 State Treasurer’s Office—Cash Management Check Stock 4 State Treasurer’s Office—Revolving Fund Check Stock 13 Total 2,044 California State Auditor Report 2024-008 5 July 2024 Each item or sealed package of personal property is counted individually. However, because personal property items are not securities, they are excluded from the statement of securities accountability. Note 4 General Safekeeping Securities and Bond Documents In addition to securities the State Treasurer’s Office holds in the vault related to collateral requirements and pledges, it also separately holds certain securities and bond documents in the vault for general safekeeping. The securities consist of shares of preferred and common stock that departments deposit with the State Treasurer’s Office. The bond documents consist of bond certificates held pursuant to the Depository Trust Company’s (DTC) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) bond program, for which the State Treasurer’s Office acts as the custodian, while the DTC electronically maintains bond balances. Each preferred and common stock share or bond document in general safekeeping is counted individually. Because the State Treasurer’s Office has chosen to account for these items based on their number rather than their value, these items are excluded from the statement of securities accountability. The following table lists entities having items on deposit for general safekeeping in the State Treasurer’s Office vault as of December 31, 2023. ENTITY NUMBER OF ITEMS California State Library—Preferred and Common Stock 3,659 Department of Education—Preferred and Common Stock 5,211 State Treasurer’s Office—DTC FAST Bond Certificates 2,422 Total 11,292 Note 5 Common Stock and Bond Documents Held in Outside Depositories Each share of common stock and bond document held by outside depositories is counted individually. Because the State Treasurer’s Office has chosen to account for these items based on their number rather than their value, these items are excluded from the statement of securities accountability. As of December 31, 2023, outside depositories held 6,430,729 shares of common stock within investment accounts for the State Compensation Insurance Fund, 1,436,276 shares of common stock for pledges received by the Department of Insurance, and 11 DTC FAST bond certificates.