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Derivatives and Hedging
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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 December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had outstanding total return swaps with aggregate notional values of approximately $644 million and $483 million, respectively.

At both December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had a derivative providing credit protection with a notional amount of approximately $17 million to a counterparty, representing the Company’s maximum risk of loss with respect to the derivative. 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 December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts with aggregate notional values of approximately $3.4 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 consolidated statement of financial condition at both December 31, 2019 and 2018.

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

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

Gains (Losses)

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Statement of Income Classification

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Total return swaps

 

Nonoperating income (expense)

 

$

(106

)

 

$

54

 

 

$

(118

)

Interest rate swaps

 

Nonoperating income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

General and administration expense

 

 

55

 

 

 

(124

)

 

 

63

 

Total gain (loss) from derivative instruments

 

$

(51

)

 

$

(70

)

 

$

(57

)

 

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 2019, 2018 and 2017.

See Note 15, Borrowings, for more information on the Company’s net investment hedge.