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Derivatives and Hedging
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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, 2021 and 2020, the Company had outstanding total return swaps with aggregate notional values of approximately $720 million and $833 million, respectively.

The Company executes forward foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate the risk of certain foreign exchange movements. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts with aggregate notional values of approximately $1.8 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively and with expiration dates in January 2022 and January 2021, respectively.

At both December 31, 2021 and 2020, 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 following table presents the fair values of derivative instruments recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition at December 31, 2021:

 

(in millions)

Assets

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Statement of

Financial Condition

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

Statement of

Financial Condition

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

Derivative instruments

Classification

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Classification

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Total return swaps

Other assets

 

$

5

 

 

$

 

 

Other liabilities

 

$

14

 

 

$

50

 

Forward foreign currency

  exchange contracts

Other assets

 

 

34

 

 

 

13

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Total

 

 

$

39

 

 

$

13

 

 

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

Gains (Losses)

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Statement of Income Classification

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Total return swaps

 

Nonoperating income (expense)

 

$

(99

)

 

$

(93

)

 

$

(106

)

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

General and administration expense

 

 

(29

)

 

 

47

 

 

 

55

 

Total gain (loss) from derivative instruments

 

$

(128

)

 

$

(46

)

 

$

(51

)

 

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 2021, 2020 and 2019.

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