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Derivatives and Hedging
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives and Hedging

 

9. Derivatives and Hedging

The Company maintains a program to enter into swaps to hedge against market price and interest rate exposures with respect to certain seed investments in sponsored investment products. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had outstanding total return swaps with aggregate notional values of approximately $522 million and $483 million, respectively.  

At both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had a derivative providing credit protection of approximately $17 million to a counterparty, representing the Company’s maximum risk of loss with respect to the provision of credit protection. The Company carries the derivative at fair value based on the expected discounted future cash outflows under the arrangement.

The Company executes forward foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate the risk of certain foreign exchange movements. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts with aggregate notional values of approximately $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.

The fair values of the outstanding total return swaps, credit default swap and forward foreign currency exchange contracts were not material to the condensed consolidated statement of financial condition at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The following table presents gains (losses) recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income on derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Statement of Income Classification

 

Gains (Losses)

 

 

Gains (Losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return swaps

 

Nonoperating income (expense)

 

$

(14

)

 

$

2

 

 

$

(64

)

 

$

7

 

Forward foreign currency

   exchange contracts

 

Other general and administration expense

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(93

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(63

)

Total gain (loss) from derivative instruments

 

$

(63

)

 

$

(91

)

 

$

(77

)

 

$

(56

)

The Company consolidates certain sponsored investment funds, which may utilize derivative instruments as a part of the funds’ investment strategies. The change in fair value of such derivatives, which is recorded in nonoperating income (expense), was not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

See Note 13, Borrowings, in the 2018 Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s net investment hedge.