N-CSR 1 d420199dncsr.htm PLAN INVESTMENT FUND INC PLAN INVESTMENT FUND INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04379

Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

2 Mid America Plaza

Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

ALEXANDER D. HUDSON

Chief Operating Officer

Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

JOSEPH M. MANNON

Vedder Price P. C.

222 North LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 472-7700

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2022


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item 1. 

  Reports to Stockholders.        

Item 2.   

  Code of Ethics.   

Item 3.   

  Audit Committee Financial Expert.   

Item 4.   

  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.   

Item 5.   

  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.   

Item 6.   

  Investments.   

Item 7.   

  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End
Management Investment Companies.
  

Item 8.   

  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.   

Item 9.   

  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company
and Affiliated Purchasers.
  

Item 10.  

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   

Item 11.  

  Controls and Procedures.   

Item 12. 

  Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Companies.   

Item 13. 

  Exhibits.   


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


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Annual Report

December 31, 2022

ADMINISTRATOR

 

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BCS Financial Services Corporation

2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

(800) 621-9215


 

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February 28, 2023

Dear Investors:

On many levels, 2022 was a historic year for interest rate and market volatility. Preservation of capital takes on a high level of importance during such cycles. For over 35 years, Plan Investment Fund has remained the sole Blue-governed liquidity solution. As you navigate the year ahead in your business and investment portfolio, rest assured that our products are here to seek to provide a high level of investment income with a keen focus on preservation of capital.

Sincerely,

 

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Susan A. Pickar

President and Chief Executive Officer

Past Performance Does Not Guarantee Future Results. The Portfolios may experience negative performance.

Government Portfolio: You could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Although the Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Money Market Portfolio: You could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Because the share price of the Portfolio will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Portfolio may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Portfolio’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

The report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management and other information.


 

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Government Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Amortized
Cost
 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 51.3%

 
 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS – 12.8%

       
$ 5,060,000       

U.S. Treasury Bill (1)

     0.63     01/26/23      $ 5,057,786  
  14,380,000       

U.S. Treasury Bill (1)

     1.15     02/23/23        14,310,421  
  17,185,000       

U.S. Treasury Bill (1)

     4.32     03/21/23        17,022,275  
  2,500,000       

U.S. Treasury Bill (1)

     2.10     05/18/23        2,480,021  
  3,190,000       

U.S. Treasury Bill (1)

     4.37     11/30/23        3,061,126  
  10,000,000       

U.S. Treasury Note (2)

     4.45     01/31/23        10,000,000  
    

(3 Month U.S. Treasury Money Market + 0.05%)

       
  29,175,000       

U.S. Treasury Note

     0.13     02/28/23        29,087,471  
  9,620,000       

U.S. Treasury Note

     2.63     02/28/23        9,640,060  
  3,375,000       

U.S. Treasury Note

     1.50     03/31/23        3,372,840  
  42,440,000       

U.S. Treasury Note

     2.50     03/31/23        42,489,260  
  2,075,000       

U.S. Treasury Note

     0.13     04/30/23        2,061,509  
  4,270,000       

U.S. Treasury Note

     1.75     05/15/23        4,263,138  
  25,000,000       

U.S. Treasury Note (2)

     4.54     10/31/24        24,964,453  
    

(3 Month U.S. Treasury Money Market + 0.14%)

       
            

 

 

 
    

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

          167,810,360  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $167,810,360)

       
 

AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 38.5% (3)

       
  7,125,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.36     01/20/23        7,125,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.06%)

       
  10,000,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.36     02/09/23        10,000,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.06%)

       
  2,945,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.34     03/10/23        2,945,130  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.04%)

       
  4,345,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (1)

     4.32     03/16/23        4,306,416  
  6,830,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.32     05/16/23        6,830,227  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.02%)

       
  2,410,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

     2.25     06/07/23        2,409,915  
  820,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.34     07/12/23        820,021  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.04%)

       
  6,580,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.35     08/22/23        6,580,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.05%)

       
  3,960,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.35     09/28/23        3,960,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.05%)

       
  6,720,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.35     10/16/23        6,720,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.05%)

       
  7,495,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.36     11/22/23        7,495,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.06%)

       
  1,155,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.36     01/10/24        1,155,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.06%)

       
  12,000,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.35     02/20/24        12,000,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.05%)

       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Amortized
Cost
 
 

AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

       
$ 5,670,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.35     05/09/24      $ 5,670,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.05%)

       
  7,490,000       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (2)

     4.44     11/07/24        7,490,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.14%)

       
  30,300,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.31     01/04/23        30,300,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.01%)

       
  11,895,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks

     3.25     01/09/23        11,894,943  
  12,355,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.31     01/17/23        12,355,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.01%)

       
  17,055,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.31     01/17/23        17,055,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.01%)

       
  42,895,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.31     01/25/23        42,895,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.01%)

       
  29,300,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.33     02/03/23        29,300,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.03%)

       
  12,090,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks

     3.41     02/10/23        12,089,368  
  13,620,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks

     2.08     02/13/23        13,620,000  
  28,240,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.34     02/13/23        28,240,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.04%)

       
  3,645,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (1)

     4.20     02/15/23        3,625,864  
  25,000,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (1)

     4.24     02/17/23        24,861,742  
  12,815,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.34     02/17/23        12,815,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.04%)

       
  16,105,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.32     03/02/23        16,105,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.02%)

       
  19,990,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.33     03/02/23        19,990,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.03%)

       
  1,000,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (1)

     4.38     03/06/23        992,213  
  7,025,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (1)

     4.36     03/08/23        6,968,911  
  9,220,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.36     03/10/23        9,220,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.06%)

       
  27,000,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.32     03/13/23        27,000,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.02%)

       
  15,680,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.31     03/23/23        15,680,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.01%)

       
  5,950,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.37     03/27/23        5,950,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.07%)

       
  2,100,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.37     03/28/23        2,100,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.07%)

       
  13,365,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.36     04/10/23        13,365,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.06%)

       
  51,820,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.36     04/18/23        51,820,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.06%)

       
  1,685,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.32     05/02/23        1,685,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.02%)

       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Amortized
Cost
 
 

AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

       
$ 8,120,000       

Federal Home Loan Banks (2)

     4.39     05/23/23      $ 8,120,000  
            

 

 

 
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.09%)

       
    

Total Agency Obligations

          503,554,750  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $503,554,750)

       
    

Total Investments 51.3%

          671,365,110  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $671,365,110)

       
 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 48.4%

 
  125,000,000       

BNP Paribas Securities Co.

     4.25     01/03/23        125,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $125,059,028 (collateralized by $124,275,641 par amount of U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Bonds, U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.00% to 3.88%; due 1/24/23 to 8/15/48;
Total Fair Value $127,500,047)

       
  125,000,000       

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     4.30     01/03/23        125,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $125,059,722 (collateralized by $124,607,909 par amount of Government National Mortgage Association, 3.50% to 4.15%; due 2/20/50 to 10/15/57;
Total Fair Value $127,500,000)

       
  20,000,000       

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.26     01/03/23        20,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $20,009,467 (collateralized by $20,000,001 par amount of U.S. Treasury Strips, 0.00%; due 8/15/29 to 5/15/39;
Total Fair Value $20,400,001)

       
  50,000,000       

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.30     01/03/23        50,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $50,023,889 (collateralized by $49,850,842 par amount of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Freddie Mac Gold Participating Certificates, 2.00% to 6.00%; due 4/1/31 to 1/1/53;
Total Fair Value $51,500,000)

       
  92,000,000       

Mitsubishi UFG Securities Co.

     4.30     01/03/23        92,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $92,043,956 (collateralized by $91,667,120 par amount of Federal National Mortgage Backed Securities and Government National Mortgage Association, 2.00% to 6.50%; due 9/1/33 to 8/20/62;
Total Fair Value $93,840,702)

       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

(Concluded)

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Amortized
Cost
 
 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (continued)

 
$ 12,000,000       

Natixis S.A.

     4.25     01/03/23      $ 12,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $12,005,667 (collateralized by $11,930,526 par amount of a U.S. Treasury Bill, a U.S. Treasury Bond and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.00% to 4.13%; due 12/28/23 to 8/15/49;
Total Fair Value $12,240,067)

       
  50,000,000       

TD Securities (USA), LLC

     4.27     01/03/23        50,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $50,023,722 (collateralized by $49,872,816 par amount of U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.38% to 2.25%; due 9/15/24 to 5/15/30;
Total Fair Value $51,000,070)

       
  45,000,000       

TD Securities (USA), LLC

     4.30     01/03/23        45,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $45,021,500 (collateralized by $44,852,348 par amount of Government National Mortgage Association, 3.00% to 5.50%; due 8/20/51 to 10/20/52;
Total Fair Value $45,900,001)

       
  115,000,000       

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     4.25     01/03/23        115,000,000  
            

 

 

 
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $115,054,306 (collateralized by $114,413,043 par amount of U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Bonds and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.00% to 3.13%; due 3/2/23 to 5/15/52;
Total Fair Value $117,355,406)

       
    

Total Repurchase Agreements

          634,000,000  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $634,000,000)

       
    

Total Investments in Securities 99.7%

          1,305,365,110  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $1,305,365,110)

       
    

Other Assets in excess of Liabilities – 0.3%

          3,413,411  
            

 

 

 
    

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 1,308,778,521  
            

 

 

 
    

Net Asset Value Per Participation Certificate

        $ 1.00  
            

 

 

 
                          
  (1) 

Interest Rate disclosed represents the discount rate at the time of purchase.

  (2) 

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at December 31, 2022. The rate floats based upon the published reference rate and spread disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

  (3) 

This obligation of a U.S. Government sponsored entity is not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.

 

  SOFR:

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Money Market Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Fair
Value
 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 68.4%

 
 

BANK OBLIGATIONS – 22.5%

       
 

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT – 0.7%

       
$ 500,000       

Wells Fargo Bank NA (1)

     4.65     03/23/23      $ 500,067  
            

 

 

 
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.35%)

       
               500,067  
            

 

 

 
 

YANKEE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT – 21.8%

       
  500,000       

Banco Santander SA, New York (1)

     4.92     01/18/23        500,119  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.62%)

       
  500,000       

Bank of Montreal, Chicago (1)

     4.47     01/06/23        500,033  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.17%)

       
  500,000       

Bank of Montreal, Chicago (1)

     4.80     05/05/23        500,188  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.50%)

       
  600,000       

Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston (1)

     4.81     03/16/23        600,244  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.51%)

       
  750,000       

Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston (1)

     4.80     05/05/23        750,428  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.50%)

       
  300,000       

Bank of Nova Scotia, Houston

     4.55     08/07/23        300,529  
  250,000       

Barclays Bank PLC, New York (1)

     4.30     04/05/23        250,162  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.62%)

       
  500,000       

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York (1)

     4.81     03/15/23        500,241  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.51%)

       
  300,000       

Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC, New York (1)

     4.57     01/24/23        300,019  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.27%)

       
  500,000       

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust And Banking Corp., New York (1)

     4.87     06/20/23        500,545  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.57%)

       
  1,000,000       

MUFG Bank Ltd., New York (1)

     4.86     02/01/23        1,000,314  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.56%)

       
  300,000       

MUFG Bank Ltd., New York (1)

     4.60     03/10/23        299,957  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.30%)

       
  500,000       

Nordea Bank ABP, New York (1)

     4.79     05/24/23        500,232  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.49%)

       
  300,000       

Royal Bank of Canada, New York

     4.08     07/14/23        298,223  
  500,000       

Standard Chartered Bank, New York (1)

     4.91     01/31/23        500,199  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.61%)

       
  500,000       

Standard Chartered Bank, New York (1)

     4.82     02/09/23        500,160  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.52%)

       
  500,000       

Standard Chartered Bank, New York (1)

     4.60     03/13/23        500,065  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.30%)

       
  750,000       

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., New York (1)

     4.75     01/25/23        750,012  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.45%)

       
  600,000       

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., New York (1)

     4.71     03/14/23        600,037  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.41%)

       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Money Market Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Fair
Value
 
 

BANK OBLIGATIONS (continued)

       
 

YANKEE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (continued)

       
$ 250,000       

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., New York (1)

     4.90     05/03/23      $ 250,217  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.60%)

       
  750,000       

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd., New York (1)

     4.85     01/06/23        750,068  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.55%)

       
  300,000       

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd., New York (1)

     4.90     01/24/23        300,094  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.60%)

       
  500,000       

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, New York (1)

     4.78     01/27/23        500,127  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.48%)

       
  600,000       

Swedbank AB, New York (1)

     4.91     04/19/23        600,457  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.61%)

       
  400,000       

Toronto Dominion Bank, New York (1)

     4.81     03/09/23        400,207  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.51%)

       
  500,000       

Toronto Dominion Bank, New York (1)

     5.00     05/01/23        500,652  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.70%)

       
  500,000       

Toronto Dominion Bank, New York

     2.80     05/08/23        496,306  
  250,000       

Toronto Dominion Bank, New York (1)

     4.85     06/02/23        250,255  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.55%)

       
  250,000       

Toronto Dominion Bank, New York

     4.12     08/28/23        248,085  
  600,000       

Westpac Banking Corporation, New York (1)

     4.75     07/13/23        600,270  
            

 

 

 
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.45%)

       
               14,548,445  
            

 

 

 
    

Total Bank Obligations

          15,048,512  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $15,048,284)

       
 

CORPORATE DEBT – 38.4%

       
 

COMMERCIAL PAPER – 38.4%

       
 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES – 16.1% (2)

       
  750,000       

Antalis SA(3)

     4.33     01/06/23        749,369  
  1,000,000       

Autobahn Funding Company LLC (3)

     4.20     01/04/23        999,399  
  1,000,000       

Bedford Row Funding Corp. (3)

     4.33     01/04/23        999,400  
  500,000       

Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC (3)

     4.22     01/09/23        499,396  
  1,000,000       

Chariot Funding LLC (1)

     4.83     01/20/23        1,000,170  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.53%)

       
  500,000       

Chariot Funding LLC (1)

     4.88     05/31/23        500,408  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.58%)

       
  500,000       

Columbia Funding Company LLC (3)

     4.30     01/11/23        499,278  
  500,000       

Fairway Finance Co., LLC (1)

     4.93     05/16/23        500,374  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.63%)

       
  500,000       

Mackinac Funding Company LLC (3)

     4.40     01/19/23        498,789  
  500,000       

Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC (1)

     4.58     01/06/23        499,998  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.28%)

       
  500,000       

Matchpoint Finance PLC (3)

     3.65     02/21/23        496,704  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Money Market Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Fair
Value
 
 

CORPORATE DEBT (continued)

       
 

COMMERCIAL PAPER (continued)

       
 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

       
$ 500,000       

Old Line Funding LLC (1)

     4.83     02/15/23      $ 500,114  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.53%)

       
  500,000       

Old Line Funding LLC (1)

     4.83     02/16/23        500,186  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.53%)

       
  1,000,000       

Old Line Funding LLC (1)

     4.86     03/01/23        1,000,305  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.56%)

       
  500,000       

Ridgefield Funding Company LLC (1)

     4.85     02/02/23        500,088  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.55%)

       
  500,000       

Starbird Funding Corp. (3)

     3.68     02/23/23        496,570  
  500,000       

Thunder Bay Funding LLC (1)

     4.83     02/15/23        500,166  
            

 

 

 
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.53%)

       
               10,740,714  
            

 

 

 
 

FINANCIAL COMPANIES – 22.3%

       
  500,000       

Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.67     04/26/23        500,112  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.37%)

       
  500,000       

Banco Santander SA (1), (2)

     4.72     03/20/23        500,194  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.42%)

       
  250,000       

Bank of Montreal (2)

     2.80     05/12/23        248,125  
  250,000       

Bank of Montreal (1), (2)

     4.85     06/06/23        250,237  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.55%)

       
  500,000       

Bank of Nova Scotia (1), (2)

     4.95     06/14/23        500,692  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.65%)

       
  250,000       

BPCE SA (2), (3)

     1.40     02/22/23        248,327  
  500,000       

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. (3)

     4.30     01/25/23        498,441  
  500,000       

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (2), (3)

     3.30     01/09/23        499,398  
  500,000       

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (1), (2)

     4.95     09/21/23        499,717  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.65%)

       
  500,000       

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1), (2)

     4.90     07/13/23        500,525  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.60%)

       
  600,000       

Credit Industriel ET Commercial SA, New York (1), (2)

     4.80     06/06/23        600,376  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.50%)

       
  500,000       

Dexia Credit Local - (St) Gtd. (2), (3)

     4.23     01/17/23        498,916  
  1,000,000       

DNB Bank ASA (1), (2)

     4.78     06/02/23        1,000,958  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.48%)

       
  400,000       

HSBC Bank PLC (1), (2)

     4.90     06/06/23        400,089  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.60%)

       
  1,000,000       

ING US Funding LLC (1), (2)

     4.82     02/27/23        1,000,328  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.52%)

       
  500,000       

ING US Funding LLC (1), (2)

     4.90     05/22/23        500,545  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.60%)

       
  250,000       

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.65     01/04/23        250,000  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.35%)

       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Fair
Value
 
 

CORPORATE DEBT (continued)

       
 

COMMERCIAL PAPER (continued)

       
 

FINANCIAL COMPANIES (continued)

       
$ 250,000       

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.80     01/18/23      $ 250,037  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.50%)

       
  1,000,000       

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.62     02/28/23        1,000,192  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.32%)

       
  500,000       

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.90     06/22/23        500,540  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.60%)

       
  300,000       

National Australia Bank Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.80     03/14/23        300,149  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.50%)

       
  500,000       

National Australia Bank Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.70     05/12/23        500,179  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.40%)

       
  500,000       

National Australia Bank Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.77     07/13/23        500,198  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.47%)

       
  600,000       

National Bank of Canada (1), (2)

     4.70     01/04/23        600,027  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.40%)

       
  500,000       

Societe Generale SA (1), (2)

     4.79     03/31/23        500,293  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.49%)

       
  500,000       

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (1), (2)

     5.00     07/13/23        500,527  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.70%)

       
  700,000       

UBS AG, London (1), (2)

     4.84     02/21/23        700,172  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.54%)

       
  500,000       

Westpac Banking Corp. (1), (2)

     4.82     07/07/23        500,436  
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.52%)

       
  550,000       

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd. (1), (2)

     4.71     03/27/23        550,142  
            

 

 

 
    

(1 Day USD SOFR + 0.41%)

       
               14,899,872  
            

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Paper

          25,640,586  
            

 

 

 
    

Total Corporate Debt

          25,640,586  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $25,637,932)

       
 

NON-U.S. SUB-SOVEREIGN – 1.5%

       
  700,000       

Ontario (Province of) (3)

     4.25     01/12/23        698,916  
  300,000       

PSP Capital Inc. (3)

     3.88     08/17/23        290,589  
            

 

 

 
    

Total Non-U.S. Sub-Sovereign

          989,505  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $991,719)

       
 

TENDER OPTION BONDS – 2.6%

       
  924,935       

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates (1)

     4.57     01/06/23        924,935  
    

(1 Day USD OBFR + 0.25%)

       
  169,648       

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates (3)

     4.57     01/06/23        169,648  
  620,000       

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates (1)

     4.57     01/06/23        620,000  
            

 

 

 
    

(1 Day USD OBFR + 0.25%)

       
    

Total Tender Option Bonds

          1,714,583  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $1,714,583)

       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Money Market Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Par Value       

Issuer

   Interest Rate     Maturity      Fair
Value
 
 

TIME DEPOSITS – 3.4%

       
$ 1,300,000       

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank SA

     4.30     01/03/23      $ 1,300,000  
  1,000,000       

Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto

     4.32     01/03/23        1,000,000  
            

 

 

 
    

Total Time Deposits

          2,300,000  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $2,300,000)

       
    

Total Investments 68.4%

          45,693,186  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $45,692,518)

       
 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 31.5%

 
  4,500,000       

Bank of America Securities Inc.

     4.30     01/03/23        4,500,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $4,502,150 (collateralized by $4,472,938 par amount of a Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.59%; due 11/1/41;
Total Fair Value $4,590,275)

       
  1,000,000       

Bank of America Securities Inc. (1)

     4.52     01/03/23        1,000,000  
    

(1 Day USD OBFR + 0.20%)

       
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $1,000,502 (collateralized by $989,556 par amount of an Asset Backed Security, 5.27%; due 4/20/31;
Total Fair Value $1,070,001)

       
  14,000,000       

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

     4.30     01/03/23        14,000,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $14,006,689 (collateralized by $13,959,339 par amount of Government National Mortgage Association, 2.00% to 5.00%; due 1/20/48 to 9/20/62;
Total Fair Value $14,280,000)

       
  1,000,000       

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.(1)

     4.44     01/03/23        1,000,000  
    

(1 Day USD OBFR + 0.12%)

       
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $1,000,493 (collateralized by $1,000,000 par amount of a Commercial Paper, 0.00%; due 5/5/23;
Total Fair Value $1,030,001)

       
  500,000       

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     4.47     01/05/23        500,000  
    

Dated 12/30/2022, To be repurchased at $500,373 (collateralized by $500,061 par amount of a Certificate of Deposit, 5.05%; due 8/28/23;
Total Fair Value $525,210)

       
    

Total Repurchase Agreements

          21,000,000  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $21,000,000)

       
    

Total Investments in Securities 99.9%

          66,693,186  
            

 

 

 
    

(Cost $66,692,518)

       
    

Other Assets in excess of Liabilities – 0.1%

          80,578  
            

 

 

 
    

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 66,773,764  
            

 

 

 
    

Net Asset Value Per Participation Certificate

        $ 1.0001  
            

 

 

 
                          

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Money Market Portfolio

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

(Concluded)

 

  (1) 

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at December 31, 2022. The rate floats based upon the published reference rate and spread disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

  (2) 

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Securities have been deemed to be liquid based on procedures performed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC, the investment advisor to the Money Market Portfolio.

  (3) 

Interest Rate disclosed represents the discount rate at the time of purchase.

 

  OBFR:

Overnight Bank Fund Rate

  SOFR:

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

    Government
Portfolio
       Money Market
Portfolio
 

ASSETS

      

Investments at amortized cost, and fair value, respectively

  $ 671,365,110 (1)       $ 45,693,186  

Repurchase Agreements, at cost, which approximates fair value

    634,000,000          21,000,000  

Cash

    873,621          48,432  

Accrued interest receivable

    3,338,102          134,012  

Receivable from Administrator

             3,241  

Other assets

    24,913          1,285  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

    1,309,601,746          66,880,156  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Dividends payable

    615,896          50,754  

Accrued expenses payable

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    50,089           

Administration fees (Note 4)

    20,459           

Custodian fees (Note 4)

    17,450          11,252  

Transfer agent fees (Note 4)

    1,186          5,509  

Trustee fees

    49,525          4,992  

Other liabilities

    68,620          33,885  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    823,225          106,392  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,308,778,521        $ 66,773,764  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

      

Paid-in Capital

  $ 1,308,795,006        $ 66,772,184  

Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Loss)

    (16,485        1,580  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

  $ 1,308,778,521        $ 66,773,764  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Participation Certificates (PCs) outstanding
(3 billion shares authorized for each Portfolio, $0.001 Par Value)

    1,308,795,006          66,768,820  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per PC
(net assets/PCs outstanding)

  $ 1.00        $ 1.0001  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 1,305,365,110        $ 66,692,518  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Investments, at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

    Government
Portfolio
       Money Market
Portfolio
 

INTEREST INCOME

  $ 22,159,982        $ 1,205,726  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory and servicing fees (Note 4)

    1,679,839          128,575  

Administration fees (Note 4)

    659,423          32,144  

Custodian fees (Note 4)

    120,444          61,463  

Audit and tax fees

    29,348          29,348  

Transfer agent fees (Note 4)

    8,747          32,838  

Legal fees

    77,208          4,219  

Fund compliance fees

    68,213          4,215  

Trustee expense

    57,249          3,009  

Insurance expense

    55,673          2,301  

Printing fees

    21,110          6,963  

S&P Rating fees

    20,136          986  

Miscellaneous

    19,953          7,115  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,817,343          313,176  

Less fee waived and/or reimbursed (Note 4)

    (1,520,943        (203,523
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    1,296,400          109,653  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    20,863,582          1,096,073  

NET REALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON SECURITIES SOLD

    (16,468        913  

NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON SECURITIES

             4,981  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 20,847,114        $ 1,101,967  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Portfolio

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2022
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

      

OPERATIONS:

      

Net investment income

  $ 20,863,582        $ 90,984  

Net realized gain/(loss) on securities sold

    (16,468        43,117  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    20,847,114          134,101  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO

PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE (PC) HOLDERS:

      

From total distributable earnings $0.0152 and $0.0001
per PC, respectively

    (20,863,582        (168,708
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to
PC Holders

    (20,863,582        (168,708
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

      

Proceeds from sale of PCs

    8,196,271,341          6,718,235,287  

Reinvestment of dividends

    17,637,252          143,555  

Cost of PCs repurchased

    (8,022,766,363        (7,351,724,274
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    191,142,230          (633,345,432
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    191,125,762          (633,380,039
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

      

Beginning of year

    1,117,652,759          1,751,032,798  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,308,778,521        $ 1,117,652,759  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

      

SUMMARY OF PC TRANSACTIONS:

      

PCs sold

    8,196,271,341          6,718,235,287  

Reinvestments of dividends

    17,637,252          143,555  

PCs repurchased

    (8,022,766,363        (7,351,724,274
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in PC’s outstanding

    191,142,230          (633,345,432
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Money Market Portfolio

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2022
       For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

      

OPERATIONS:

      

Net investment income

  $ 1,096,073        $ 6,405  

Net realized gain on securities sold

    913          843  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on securities

    4,981          (9,173
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,101,967          (1,925
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO

PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE (PC) HOLDERS:

      

From total distributable earnings $0.0165 and $0.0001
per PC, respectively

    (1,096,073        (6,840
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to
PC Holders

    (1,096,073        (6,840
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

      

Proceeds from sale of PCs

    94,128,658          21,998,020  

Reinvestment of dividends

    803,115          5,831  

Cost of PCs repurchased

    (86,245,172        (24,698,020
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    8,686,601          (2,694,169
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    8,692,495          (2,702,934
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

      

Beginning of year

    58,081,269          60,784,203  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 66,773,764        $ 58,081,269  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

      

SUMMARY OF PC TRANSACTIONS:

      

PCs sold

    94,145,251          21,995,935  

Reinvestments of dividends

    803,285          5,830  

PCs repurchased

    (86,262,958        (24,695,325
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in PC’s outstanding

    8,685,578          (2,693,560
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Government Portfolio

Financial Highlights

For a Participation Certificate (PC) Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Year
Ended
12/31/22
    Year
Ended
12/31/21
    Year
Ended
12/31/20
    Year
Ended
12/31/19
    Year
Ended
12/31/18
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Operations:

         

Net Investment Income

    0.0152       0.0001       0.0041       0.0213       0.0177  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    (1)      (1)      0.0002       0.0001       (1) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

    0.0152       0.0001       0.0043       0.0214       0.0177  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions:

         

Dividends to PC holders from:
Net Investment Income

    (0.0152     (0.0001     (0.0043     (0.0214     (0.0177

Net Realized Capital Gains

                (1)             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.0152     (0.0001     (0.0043     (0.0214     (0.0177
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

    1.53%       0.02%       0.43%       2.16%       1.78%  

Ratios/Supplemental Date:

         

Net Assets at End of Year (000)

  $ 1,308,779     $ 1,117,653     $ 1,751,033     $ 1,455,572     $ 751,652  

Ratio of Net Expenses to
Average Net Assets (2)

    0.10%       0.08%       0.10%       0.10%       0.10%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
to Average Net Assets (3)

    1.58%       0.01%       0.36%       2.11%       1.78%  

 

(1) 

Less than $0.0001 per share.

 

(2) 

Without the waiver and/or reimbursement of a portion of advisory and administration fees (see Note 4), the ratio of total expenses to average net assets would have been 0.21%, 0.21%, 0.20%, 0.22% and 0.23% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

(3) 

Without the waiver and/or reimbursement of a portion of advisory and administration fees (see Note 4), the ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets would have been 1.47%, (0.12)%, 0.26%, 1.99% and 1.65% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Money Market Portfolio

Financial Highlights

For a Participation Certificate (PC) Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Year
Ended
12/31/22
    Year
Ended
12/31/21
    Year
Ended
12/31/20
    Year
Ended
12/31/19
    Year
Ended
12/31/18
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of year

  $ 1.0000     $ 1.0001     $ 0.9999     $ 0.9998     $ 0.9998  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Operations:

         

Net Investment Income

    0.0165       0.0001       0.0052       0.0223       0.0191  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.0001       (0.0001     0.0002       0.0002       (1) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total From Investment Operations

    0.0166       (1)      0.0054       0.0225       0.0191  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions:

         

Dividends to PC holders from:
Net Investment Income

    (0.0165     (0.0001     (0.0052     (0.0224     (0.0191
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.0165     (0.0001     (0.0052     (0.0224     (0.0191
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of year

  $ 1.0001     $ 1.0000     $ 1.0001     $ 0.9999     $ 0.9998  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

    1.67%       —%       0.54%       2.28%       1.93%  

Ratios/Supplemental Date:

         

Net Assets at End of Year (000)

  $ 66,774     $ 58,081     $ 60,784     $ 204,857     $ 267,625  

Ratio of Net Expenses to
Average Net Assets (2)

    0.17%       0.16%       0.18%       0.18%       0.18%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
to Average Net Assets (3)

    1.70%       0.01%       0.70%       2.26%       1.93%  

 

(1) 

Less than $0.0001 per share or 0.01%.

 

(2) 

Without the waiver and/or reimbursement of a portion of advisory and administration fees (see Note 4), the ratio of total expenses to average net assets would have been 0.49%, 0.44%, 0.35%, 0.32% and 0.36% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

(3) 

Without the waiver and/or reimbursement of a portion of advisory and administration fees (see Note 4), the ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets would have been 1.39%, (0.27)%, 0.53%, 2.11% and 1.75% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

 

Note 1. Organization

Plan Investment Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act’’), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland Corporation governed by a Board of Trustees (the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board”). The Fund consists of two portfolios: the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio (each, a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). Each Portfolio is a “diversified” series of the Fund, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The assets and liabilities of each Portfolio are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Portfolio in which Participation Certificates (“PCs”) are held. BlackRock Advisors, LLC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as the Portfolios’ investment advisor and service agent (“BALLC” or the “Investment Advisor”). The Board has designated the Investment Advisor as the valuation designee, pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, to make fair value determinations relating to the Money Market Portfolio’s holdings.

Government Portfolio — a government money market fund which seeks a high level of current income and stability of principal by investing in U.S. Government obligations and repurchase agreements relating to such obligations.

Money Market Portfolio — an institutional prime money market fund which seeks a high level of current income and stability of principal by investing in a broad range of U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments, including U.S. Government obligations, repurchase agreements and U.S. and foreign bank obligations and commercial obligations.

The Fund’s prospectus provides a description of each Portfolio’s investment objective, principal investment strategies, and principal risks.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

Portfolio Classification and Valuation: Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act effectively created three categories of money market funds: Government, Retail and Institutional. Rule 2a-7 provides that Government and Retail money market funds may seek to transact at a stable $1.00 net asset value (“NAV”) per share and use amortized cost to value their portfolio holdings, subject to certain conditions. Institutional money market funds are required to “float” their NAV per share by pricing their shares to four decimal places (e.g., $1.0000) and valuing their portfolio securities using fair value rather than amortized cost (except as noted below). In addition, pursuant to the amended rules, the Money Market Portfolio has adopted policies and procedures for the imposition of liquidity fees or redemption gates under certain conditions.

The Government Portfolio operates as a Government money market fund and accordingly: (1) invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in: (i) cash; (ii) securities or instruments issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States or certain U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities; and/or (iii) repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully by U.S. Government obligations or cash; (2) uses amortized cost, which approximates fair value, to value its portfolio securities and seeks to transact at a stable $1.00 NAV per PC; and (3) has elected not to provide for the imposition of liquidity fees and redemption gates at this time as permitted under the amended rules.

The Money Market Portfolio operates as an Institutional money market fund and accordingly: (1) is limited to institutional investors; (2) utilizes market-based prices to value its portfolio holdings, except to the extent that market information is not readily available or deemed by the Investment Advisor to be unreliable in which case the portfolio holding is fair valued by the Investment Advisor, as valuation designee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Board; (3) transacts at a floating NAV per PC that uses four decimal place precision (e.g., $1.0000) (except that the Portfolio may use amortized cost to value short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less, subject to the Investment Advisor’s oversight); and (4) has adopted policies and procedures to impose liquidity fees of up to 2% of the value of the PC’s redeemed and/or temporarily suspend redemptions in the event that the Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets were to fall below designated

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

thresholds, subject to the Board’s approval, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Portfolio as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), determination that such action is in the best interests of the Portfolio. The Money Market Portfolio calculates its NAV three times daily, at 8:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on each Business Day.

Investments in other open-end management investment companies, if held, are valued based on the NAV of the management investment companies (which are to be determined pursuant to procedures discussed in their prospectuses). If price quotes are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be fair valued by the Investment Advisor, as valuation designee, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Gains and losses on principal paydowns from mortgage-backed securities are recorded as interest income on the Statements of Operations. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized on an effective yield basis over the estimated lives of the respective securities for the Portfolios.

Dividends and Distributions to Participation Certificate Holders: Dividends from net investment income of the Portfolios are declared daily and paid monthly. The Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio intend, subject to the use of offsetting capital loss carryforwards, to distribute net realized short and long-term capital gains, if any, throughout each year. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision is made for federal income taxes as it is each Portfolio’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income to Participation Certificate holders, which will be sufficient to relieve each Portfolio from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes.

The Fund’s policy is to classify interest and penalties associated with underpayment of federal and state income taxes, if any, as income tax expense on its Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any interest or penalties associated with the underpayment of any income taxes.

Repurchase Agreements: Under a repurchase agreement, a counterparty sells a security to a Portfolio and agrees to repurchase the subject security at an agreed upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Portfolio plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates. Collateral for repurchase agreements may have longer maturities than the maximum permissible remaining maturity of Portfolio investments. The repurchase agreement is conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book entry system or held in a separate account by the Fund’s custodian, sub-custodian or an authorized securities depository. For the Government Portfolio, collateral generally consists of U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency securities, and cash, and for the Money Market Portfolio, collateral generally consists of U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency securities and obligations of issuers in the financial services industry, and cash. The market value of repurchase agreement collateral must be maintained, on a daily basis, at an amount equal to at least 100% of the repurchase price of the securities subject to the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest. Upon an event of default under the terms of the Master Repurchase Agreement, both parties have the right to set-off. If the seller defaults or enters into an insolvency proceeding, liquidation of the collateral by the purchaser may be delayed or limited. As of December 31, 2022, the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio held repurchase agreements, which are included under “Repurchase Agreements, at cost, which approximates fair value” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of the related collateral that the Portfolios hold for each of their repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments for each Portfolio and exceeded the value of the corresponding repurchase agreement at December 31, 2022.

 

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Expenses: Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Each Portfolio pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as investment advisory and servicing fees, custodian fees, and transfer agent fees. Expenses incurred by the Fund on behalf of each Portfolio, such as trustee expenses or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Portfolios either proportionately based upon the Portfolios’ relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across each Portfolio, depending on the nature of the expense.

Liquidity Fees: For the Money Market Portfolio, any liquidity fees imposed on the value of shares redeemed, in the event that the Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets fall below designated thresholds, are retained by the Portfolio for the benefit of the Portfolio’s remaining shareholders and are recorded as paid-in-capital. No such liquidity fees were imposed with respect to either Portfolio during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

Management Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and that affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Indemnification: In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts under which it has general indemnification obligations. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 3. Fair Value Measurement

Fair Value Measurement: U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Portfolios’ investments are categorized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

•  Level 1 –

  quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 –

  other significant observable inputs (including amortized cost, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 –

  significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Fixed-income securities held within the Money Market Portfolio are generally valued at fair value (Valuation Approach) using price evaluations provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Investment Advisor, as valuation designee (Level 2). Evaluated prices provided by a pricing service are commonly informed by actual trade data for identical or substantially similar investments and data and information from broker-dealers. Fixed-income securities held within the Government Portfolio are valued at amortized cost (Cost Approach), which approximates fair value, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Under the amortized cost valuation method, an investment is valued initially at its cost, and thereafter, a proportionate accretion of the discount or amortization of the premium is applied to the investment’s valuation each day until maturity. If the amount payable at maturity exceeds the initial cost (a “discount”), then the proportionate accretion is added to the investment’s valuation each day; if the initial cost exceeds the amount payable at maturity (a “premium”), then the proportionate amortization is subtracted from the investment’s valuation each day. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

As of December 31, 2022, the hierarchical input levels of each Portfolio’s investment holdings, by type of security or financial instrument, is set forth in the table below.

 

     Total Fair
Value at
December 31, 2022
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Government Portfolio

           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     $167,810,360        $—        $167,810,360        $—  

Agency Obligations

     503,554,750               503,554,750         

Repurchase Agreements

     634,000,000               634,000,000         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $1,305,365,110        $—        $1,305,365,110        $—  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Portfolio

           

Bank Obligations

     $15,048,512        $—        $15,048,512        $—  

Corporate Debt

     25,640,586               25,640,586         

Non-U.S. Sub-Sovereign

     989,505               989,505         

Tender Option Bonds

     1,714,583               1,714,583         

Time Deposits

     2,300,000               2,300,000         

Repurchase Agreements

     21,000,000               21,000,000         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $66,693,186        $—        $66,693,186        $—  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had quoted prices in active markets for identical securities existed for such investments and may differ significantly from the values the Portfolios’ ultimately realize. Further, certain investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise may be less liquid than publicly and/or actively traded securities.

The fair value hierarchy levels assigned to a Portfolio’s investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Note 4. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties and Other Fee Arrangements

The Fund has entered into agreements for investment advisory and service agent, distribution, administrative, custodian and transfer agent services, and certain other management services, as follows:

BCS Financial Services Corporation (the “Administrator”), serves as the Fund’s Administrator with respect to the Fund’s overall operations and relations with holders of PCs. Certain officers or employees of the Administrator are also Officers of the Fund, however these Fund Officers serve without compensation from the Fund. As compensation for its services, each Portfolio pays the Administrator a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.05% of the average daily net assets of each of the Fund’s Portfolios.

BALLC serves as the Portfolios’ investment advisor and service agent. As servicing agent, BALLC maintains the financial accounts and records, and computes the NAV and net income for both Portfolios. BALLC subcontracts certain administrative services to BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.), Inc. (“BNY Mellon Investment Servicing”). As compensation for its services, the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio each pay BALLC a fee, computed daily and paid monthly based upon the following annualized percentages of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio: 0.20% of the first $250 million, 0.15% of the next $250 million, 0.12% of the next $250 million, 0.10% of the next $250 million, and 0.08% of amounts in excess of $1 billion.

BALLC has agreed to reduce the fees otherwise payable to it to the extent necessary to reduce the ordinary operating expenses of each Portfolio so that they do not exceed 0.30 of one percent (0.30%) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets for the year. In addition, (i) BALLC and the Administrator have agreed to waive fees such that the Government Portfolio’s

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

ordinary operating expenses do not exceed 0.10 of one percent (0.10%) of average daily net assets for the year; (ii) the Administrator has agreed to waive one basis point of its contractual fees relating to the Money Market Portfolio and BALLC has agreed to waive fees to cap the annual ordinary operating expenses of the Money Market Portfolio at 17.5 basis points for those assets up to $1 billion, 16.0 basis points for those assets between $1 billion and $2 billion, and 15.5 basis points for those assets above $2 billion. BALLC and the Administrator cannot terminate these fee waivers prior to May 1, 2023 without the consent of the Board.

For the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio, the Administrator has further agreed that if for any day, after giving effect to all other fee waivers and all expenses, including without limitation, any extraordinary expenses, the “portfolio yield” would be less than 0.01%, the Administrator shall waive that portion of its fees for such day so that after giving effect to such waiver and the other fee waivers, the portfolio yield for such day would not be less than 0.01%. The Administrator has agreed that if after giving effect to such waiver and the other fee waivers, the portfolio yield for such day would be less than 0.01%, the Administrator shall waive all of its fees for such day. BALLC has further agreed that if for any day, after giving effect to the other fee waivers and all Administrator fee waivers, the portfolio yield would be less than 0.01%, BALLC shall waive that portion of its fees for such day so that after giving effect to such waiver, and all other fee waivers, the portfolio yield for such day would not be less than 0.01%. BALLC has agreed that, if after giving effect to such waiver, and all other fee waivers, the portfolio yield for such day would be less than 0.01%, BALLC shall waive all of its fees for such day. BALLC and the Administrator cannot terminate this portfolio yield fee waiver prior to May 1, 2023 without the consent of the Board.

BALLC and the Administrator have also entered into an agreement which guarantees BALLC a minimum annual fee. Neither the Fund nor the Portfolios are a party to, or financially responsible for, this minimum fee agreement.

As a result of the foregoing waivers, for the year ended December 31, 2022, the Administrator waived $452,035 and $32,144 which the Administrator was otherwise entitled to as the fees for its services as Administrator for the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio, respectively. In addition, the Administrator reimbursed expenses of $42,805 for the Money Market Portfolio. BALLC waived $1,068,908 and $128,574 of its investment advisory fees for the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) acts as custodian of the Fund’s assets and BNY Mellon Investment Serving (U.S.) Inc. acts as the Fund’s accounting agent, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent. Both the Custodian and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing are wholly–owned subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. The Custodian and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing earn fees from the Portfolios for serving in these capacities.

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) is the Fund’s distributor. The Distributor is neither affiliated with the Administrator, BALLC, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation nor their affiliated companies. The Fund does not have a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act; accordingly, the Distributor receives no compensation from the Fund for its distribution services.

Pursuant to a Fund Chief Compliance Officer Agreement with the Fund, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (“FFOS”), an affiliate of the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund as well as compliance support functions. FFOS is paid a fee plus out of pocket expenses for the services provided, which is paid monthly in arrears by the Fund.

Pursuant to a Fund Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer Agreement with the Fund, Foreside Management Services, LLC (“FMS”), an affiliate of the Distributor and FFOS, provides a Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer services to the Fund. FMS is paid an annual fee plus out of pocket expenses for these services, which are paid by the Administrator.

Note 5. Tax Information

The Portfolios have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Portfolios to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Portfolios have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Portfolios’ tax returns are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for the last three years.

The tax character of distributions paid by the Portfolios during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

       Ordinary
Income Dividend
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

Government Portfolio

         

2022

       $20,863,582          $—  

2021

       168,708           

Money Market Portfolio

         

2022

       $1,096,073          $—  

2021

       6,840           

As of December 31, 2022, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Portfolio    Undistributed
ordinary
Income
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Other
Temporary
Differences
     Total
Distributable
Earnings
 

Government Portfolio

   $ 58      $ (16,075   $ (468   $      $ (16,485

Money Market Portfolio

     912              668              1,580  

As of December 31, 2022, the Government Portfolio had $16,075 of capital loss carryforwards, which are short-term capital losses and have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforward. The Money Market Portfolio had no capital loss carryforwards.

As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate cost basis of securities held in the Money Market Portfolio was $66,692,518 for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the Money Market Portfolio had net unrealized appreciation of $668, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $14,840 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $14,172. As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate cost basis of securities held in the Government Portfolio was $1,305,365,578. For U.S. federal income tax purposes the Government Portfolio had net unrealized depreciation of $468, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $468.

Note 6. Principal Risks

Credit Risk — Credit risk is the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments when    due. U.S. Government securities are generally considered to be the safest type of investment in terms of credit risk, with corporate debt securities presenting somewhat higher credit risk. Credit quality ratings published by a nationally recognized rating agency are widely accepted measures of credit risk. The lower a security is rated by such a rating agency, the more credit risk it is considered to represent. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of a Portfolio’s investment in that issuer.

Floating Net Asset Value Risk (Money Market Portfolio Only) — The NAV of the Money Market Portfolio floats, fluctuating with changes in the values of the Portfolio’s securities, and as a result the Portfolio will not maintain a constant net asset value per share. The value of the Portfolio’s Participation Certificates will be calculated to four decimal places.

Income Risk — Each Portfolio’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk — Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a debt security may fall when interest rates rise, and that the value of a debt security may rise when interest rates fall. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

maturities will go up or down in response to changes in interest rates by a greater amount than the market price of shorter-term securities. Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period Participation Certificate holders own an interest in a Portfolio. Very low or negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk. During periods of very low or negative interest rates, the Fund may be unable to maintain positive returns or pay dividends. Changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, may have unpredictable effects on markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

Market Risk and Selection Risk — Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Portfolio invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, countries, group of countries, regions, market, industry, group of industries, sectors or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could cause significant global economic and market disruptions and have a significant negative impact on the Portfolio and its investments. The impact of such events may be more severe for the Portfolio because the Portfolio invests in short-term instruments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by the Investment Advisor will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.

Prepayment Risk (Money Market Portfolio Only) — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Portfolio may have to invest proceeds in securities with lower yields. In periods of falling interest rates, the rate of prepayments tends to increase (as does price fluctuation) as borrowers are motivated to pay off debt and refinance at new lower rates. During such periods, a Portfolio’s reinvestment of the prepayment proceeds will generally be at lower rates of return than the return on the assets that were prepaid. Prepayment reduces the yield to maturity and the average life of the security.

Extension Risk (Money Market Portfolio Only) — When interest rates rise, certain obligations may be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these securities to fall. Rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. The value of longer-term securities generally changes more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, securities may exhibit additional volatility and may lose value.

Repurchase Agreement Risk — The Portfolios may enter into repurchase agreements. Under a repurchase agreement, the seller agrees to repurchase a security at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. If the seller in a repurchase agreement transaction defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a Portfolio may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement.

Stable Net Asset Value Risk (Government Portfolio Only) — The Portfolio may not be able to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) of $1.00 per Participation Certificate at all times. If the Portfolio fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), the Portfolio, along with other money market funds, could be subject to increased redemption activity.

At times of (i) significant redemption activity by shareholders, including, for example, when a single investor or a few large investors make a significant redemption of Participation Certificates, (ii) insufficient levels of cash in the Portfolio to satisfy redemption activity and (iii) disruption in the normal operation of the markets in which the Portfolio buys and sells securities, the Portfolio could be forced to sell securities at unfavorable prices in order to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming Participation Certificate holders. Sales of securities held by the Portfolio at such times could result in losses to the Portfolio and cause the NAV to fall below $1.00 per Participation Certificate.

Variable and Floating Rate Investment Risk — Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities in response to changes in a referenced interest rate. Any lag in time between changes in the

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

(Concluded)

 

referenced interest rate and the security’s next interest rate adjustment can be expected to impact the security’s value either positively (if interest rates are decreasing) or negatively (if interest rates are increasing). The interest rate on a variable or floating rate security is ordinarily determined by reference to, or is a percentage of, an objective standard such as interbank rates, a bank’s prime rate, the 90-day U.S. Treasury Bill rate or the rate of return on commercial paper or bank certificates of deposit.

Note 7. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all Portfolio-related events that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2022, through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events that require revision or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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LOGO

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Participation Certificate Holders and Board of Trustees of

Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Plan Investment Fund, Inc. comprising Government Portfolio and Money Market Portfolio (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2017.

 

LOGO

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Chicago, Illinois

February 13, 2023

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Trustees and Officers Disclosure

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

 

MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIOS

Trustees and Officers

The Trustees and Officers of the Fund, along with certain information concerning each of them, are as follows:

 

Interested Trustee               

Name,
Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held with Fund

  

Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served

  

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
(including actual start
date regardless of
number of years)

  

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by  Trustee

    

Other
Trusteeships/
Directorships
Held by
Trustee  During
Past Five
Years

 

Susan A. Pickar

2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace,

IL 60181

Age: 54

  

Trustee

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

  

Indefinite,

since 2022(1)

   2014 to Present – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, BCS Financial Corporation      Two        None  
Independent Trustees               

Jennifer J. Allen

3545 Lakeland Drive

Jackson, MS 39232

Age: 46

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2020

   2019 to Present – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from 2014 to 2019 – Senior Vice President, Provider Partnerships, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi      Two        None  

Sandra M. Clarke

601 12th Street

Oakland, CA 94607

Age: 54

  

Chair

 

Trustee

  

1 year,

since 2021

 

Indefinite,

since 2019

   2022 to Present – Chief Operating Officer, and from 2021 to 2022 – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from 2018 to 2021 – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Blue Shield of California      Two        None  

William A. Coats

4800 Deerwood Campus Parkway,

Building 100

Jacksonville, FL 32246

Age: 68

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2018

   2011 to Present – Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer of Guidewell and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida      Two        None  

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Trustees and Officers Disclosure

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Name,
Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held with Fund

  

Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served

  

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
(including actual start
date regardless of
number of years)

  

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by  Trustee

  

Other
Trusteeships/
Directorships
Held by
Trustee  During
Past Five
Years

John F. Giblin

1 Cameron Hill Circle

Chattanooga, TN 37402

Age: 66

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2015

   2007 to Present – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.    Two    None

Diane G. Gore

4000 House Avenue

Cheyenne, WY 82001

Age: 60

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2018

   2019 to Present – President and Chief Executive Officer, and from 2017 to 2019 – Chief Operating Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming    Two    None

Lori C. Hair

2501 Faraway Drive

Columbia, SC 29223

Age: 44

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2021

  

2021 to Present – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and from 2018 to 2021 – Vice President, Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer,

BlueCross and BlueShield of South Carolina

   Two    None

Juan A. Lopez, Jr.

1901 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Age: 55

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2021

  

2021 to Present – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and from 2018 to 2021 – Senior Vice President, Finance Shared Services,

Independence Blue Cross

   Two    None

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Trustees and Officers Disclosure

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Name,
Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held with Fund

  

Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served

  

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
(including actual start
date regardless of
number of years)

  

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by  Trustee

  

Other
Trusteeships/
Directorships
Held by
Trustee  During
Past Five
Years

Gina L. Marting

818 Keeaumoku Street

Honolulu, HI 96814

Age: 61

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2018

   2020 to Present – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and from 2017 to 2020 – Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Hawaii Medical Service Association    Two    None

Mitch W. Perry

4705 University Dr.

Durham, NC 27707

Age: 57

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2021

   2013 to Present – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina    Two    None

Vincent P. Price

100 SW Market Street

Portland, OR 97201

Age: 59

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2012

   2009 to Present – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.    Two    Director,
Barrett
Business
Services,
Inc.
(since
2017)

Saurabh Tripathi

120 Fifth Avenue,

Suite 193A

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Age: 50

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2021

  

2019 to Present – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Highmark Health

 

2005 to 2019 – Chief Financial Officer, Fresenius Kidney Care

   Two    None

T. Ralph Woodard, Jr.

2500 Elmerton Avenue

Harrisburg, PA 17177

Age: 57

   Trustee   

Indefinite,

since 2018

  

2021 to Present – Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Capital Blue Cross

 

2017 to 2021 – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service, Inc.

   Two    None
(1) 

Less than 1 year.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Trustees and Officers Disclosure

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

(Concluded)

 

Name,
Address and Age

  

Position(s)
Held with Fund

  

Term of
Office(1) and
Length of
Time Served

  

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Executive Officers

        

Susan A. Pickar

2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Age: 54

   President and Chief Executive Officer   

Since 2014

   2014 to Present – Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer, BCS Financial Corporation

Anthony S. Bongiorno

2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Age: 34

   Assistant Treasurer   

Since 2021

   2020 to Present – Director, Investments and Client Relations, and from 2015 to 2020 – Manager, Investments and Client Relations, BCS Financial Corporation

Ann F. Frolik

2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Age: 56

   Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   

Since 2018

   2018 to Present – Deputy General Counsel, and from 2015 to 2018 – Associate Counsel, BCS Financial Corporation

James A. Gallo

3 Canal Plaza, 3rd Floor

Portland, ME 04101

Age: 58

   Treasurer   

Since 2022(2)

  

2022 to Present – Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group

2010 to 2021 – Senior Director, Fund Services, Bank of New York Mellon

Alexander D. Hudson

2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Age: 39

   Chief Operating Officer   

Since 2015

   2017 to Present – Vice President, Investment Services and Treasury, BCS Financial Corporation

Eimile J. Moore
3 Canal Plaza, 3rd Floor

Portland, ME 04101

Age: 53

   Chief Compliance Officer   

Since 2022(2)

   2011 to Present – Senior Principal Consultant, ACA Group

 

 

(1) 

Term of office is 1 year.

 

(2) 

Less than 1 year.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Fund Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

 

As a shareholder of a Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolios and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six months ended December 31, 2022.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Six Months Ended December 31, 2022” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Government Portfolio

 

    Beginning Account Value
July 1, 2022
     Ending Account Value
December 31, 2022
     Expenses Paid During
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2022*
Actual   $1,000.00      $1,013.50      $0.51
Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)
  $1,000.00      $1,024.70      $0.51
  *   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.10%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

Money Market Portfolio

 

    Beginning Account Value
July 1, 2022
     Ending Account Value
December 31, 2022
     Expenses Paid During
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2022*
Actual   $1,000.00      $1,015.40      $0.86
Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)
  $1,000.00      $1,024.35      $0.87
  *   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.17%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Fund Profile

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

 

Government Portfolio

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

Security Type

   % of Net Assets        Amortized Cost  

Repurchase Agreements

     48.4      $ 634,000,000  

Agency Obligations

     38.5          503,554,750  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     12.8          167,810,360  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     99.7      $ 1,305,365,110  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Other Assets in excess of Liabilities

     0.3        3,413,411  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0      $ 1,308,778,521  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Estimated Maturity Information

 

Maturity Information (1)

   Par Value        % of Portfolio  

1-7 days

   $ 1,091,785,000          83.6

8-14 days

     11,895,000          0.9  

15-30 days

     5,060,000          0.4  

31-60 days

     107,530,000          8.2  

61-90 days

     29,555,000          2.3  

91-120 days

     45,815,000          3.5  

121-150 days

     8,845,000          0.7  

Over 150 days

     5,600,000          0.4  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Par Value

   $ 1,306,085,000          100.0
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dollar Weighted Average Maturity (1) - 15 days

 

 

(1) 

Maturity dates as determined under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act for purposes of calculating the Government Portfolio’s weighted average maturity.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Fund Profile

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

 

Money Market Portfolio

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

Security Type

   % of Net Assets        Market Value  

Repurchase Agreements

     31.5      $ 21,000,000  

Commercial Paper - Financial Companies

     22.3        14,899,872  

Bank Obligations - Yankee Certificates of Deposit

     21.8        14,548,445  

Commercial Paper - Asset Backed Securities

     16.1        10,740,714  

Time Deposits

     3.4          2,300,000  

Tender Option Bonds

     2.6          1,714,583  

Non-U.S. Sub-Sovereign

     1.5          989,505  

Bank Obligations - Certificates of Deposit

     0.7        500,067  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     99.9      $ 66,693,186  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Other Assets in excess of Liabilities

     0.1        80,578  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0      $ 66,773,764  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Estimated Maturity Information

 

Maturity Information (1)

   Par Value        % of Portfolio  

1-7 days

   $ 60,164,583          90.2

8-14 days

     2,200,000          3.3  

15-30 days

     1,500,000          2.2  

31-60 days

     1,250,000          1.9  

121-150 days

     750,000          1.1  

Over 150 days

     850,000          1.3  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Par Value

   $ 66,714,583          100.0
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dollar Weighted Average Maturity (1) - 12 days

 

 

(1) 

Maturity dates as determined under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act for purposes of calculating the Money Market Portfolio’s weighted average maturity.

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Other Disclosures

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

 

Board Considerations in Approving the Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreements

Background and Approval Process BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) serves as investment advisor to the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio (each a “Portfolio” and together, the “Portfolios”), each a series of Plan Investment Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), pursuant to separate investment advisory agreements (each an “Advisory Agreement” and together, the “Advisory Agreements”) with the Fund. The Portfolios comprise all series of the Fund. The Advisory Agreements were initially approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Fund at the inception of each Portfolio for two-year terms. The Advisory Agreements continue thereafter if approved annually by the Board and by a majority of the Board members, who are not parties to the Advisory Agreements or who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) of any such party (the “Independent Trustees”) by a vote cast at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Advisory Agreements. The Advisory Agreements for each Portfolio were most recently considered by the Board at a meeting held on March 16, 2022 (the “March Board meeting”).

As part of the annual contract review process, the Independent Trustees, through their independent legal counsel, requested and received extensive materials, including information relating to (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreements, including, but not limited to, the Advisor’s investment processes, (ii) short-term and long-term performance of each Portfolio relative to a peer group of funds, (iii) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Advisor with respect to the management of each Portfolio, (iv) the extent to which the Advisor has in the past experienced or is likely in the future to experience economies of scale in connection with the management of each Portfolio, (v) the expense ratio of each Portfolio as compared with the expense ratios of a peer group of funds and (vi) any benefits to the Advisor or its affiliates from the Advisor’s relationship with the Portfolios. The Independent Trustees, through their independent legal counsel, also submitted follow-up requests for information to the Advisor to which the Independent Trustees received supplemental responses prior to and at the March Board meeting. The information provided by the Advisor in response to the Board’s requests, as well as information provided by BCS Financial Services Corporation (“BCS”), administrator to the Portfolios, supplemented a variety of written materials, reports and oral presentations received by the Board throughout the year, including information regarding Portfolio performance, expense ratios, portfolio composition and risk oversight, and regulatory compliance.

At the March Board meeting, a representative of the Advisor discussed certain requested information with the Board and responded to additional questions. The Board considered the specific factors set out in case law and identified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in evaluating the Advisory Agreements. The Board used its business judgment in considering these and other relevant factors, as summarized in more detail below, and concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable and that the continuation of each Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the applicable Portfolio. In deciding to approve the renewal of each Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all important or controlling and considered all factors together. The Board did not allot a particular weight to any one factor or group of factors.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services As part of its decision-making process, the Board noted that the Advisor has managed the Portfolios since their inception, and the Board believes that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious investment advisor is in the best interests of each Portfolio. The Board also considered, generally, that Participation Certificate holders invest in a Portfolio specifically seeking the Advisor’s investment expertise and style. The Board also noted that when Participation Certificate holders invest in a Portfolio, the investors are informed of the Portfolio’s contractual advisory fee. In this connection, the Board considered, in particular, whether each Portfolio is managed in accordance with its investment objective and policies as disclosed to Participation Certificate holders. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s management of each Portfolio is consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objective and policies.

With respect to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor to the Portfolios, the Board considered the terms of the Advisory Agreements, including the scope of advisory services provided to the Portfolios. The Board reviewed information on the experience and qualifications of key personnel performing services for the Portfolios, as well as the organizational structure of the Advisor’s investment team. The Board also reviewed each Portfolio’s investment

 

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Plan Investment Fund, Inc.

Other Disclosures

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

performance, as summarized below. The Board considered the depth and quality of the Advisor’s investment processes, the resources utilized to provide investment advisory services to the Portfolios and the overall financial stability of the organization. In addition, the Board considered the Advisor’s compliance and risk management programs, including its cybersecurity practices and business continuity programs, and considered the Advisor’s commitment to a rigorous compliance effort and the resulting compliance by the Portfolios and the Advisor with legal requirements.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to each Portfolio under each Advisory Agreement were satisfactory.

Investment Performance The Board noted that it reviews data on the short-term and long-term performance of the Portfolios in connection with each Board meeting. For the March Board meeting, the Board reviewed and considered information about the investment performance of each Portfolio through December 31, 2021, compared to a peer group of funds. The funds included within each Portfolio’s peer group of funds were compiled by BCS based on the similarity of the funds’ investment objectives and strategies to those of the Portfolio and the comparability of the funds’ asset size to that of the Portfolio, using publicly available data. The Board also reviewed and considered performance information for each Portfolio compared to its custom peer universe, which was provided by Institutional Metrics. In reviewing this performance information, the Board made the following observations:

Government Portfolio The performance of the Government Portfolio was equal to the median performance of its peer group of funds for the one-year period ended December 31, 2021 and outperformed the median of its peer group of funds for the three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021. The Government Portfolio outperformed the median of its peer universe for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021. The Board noted that the peer group of funds consisted of eleven other institutional money market funds and that as of December 31, 2021 the Government Portfolio had significantly less assets under management than all but one fund in the peer group.

Money Market Portfolio The Money Market Portfolio outperformed the median of its peer group of funds for the one-, three- and five-year periods and its performance was equal to the median performance of its peer group of funds for the ten-year period ended December 31, 2021. The Money Market Portfolio underperformed the median of its peer universe of funds for the one-year period and outperformed the median of its peer universe of funds for the three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021. The Board noted that the peer group of funds consisted of eight other institutional prime money market funds and that as of December 31, 2021 the Money Market Portfolio had significantly less assets under management than each fund in the peer group. The Board also considered the Advisor’s statement regarding the importance of scale, in terms of assets under management, on the Portfolio’s performance. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the Advisor’s efforts and results with respect to the performance of each Portfolio were satisfactory.

Fees and Expenses The Board reviewed expense data compiled by BCS and information provided by the Advisor regarding each Portfolio’s advisory fees and expense ratios, including information regarding breakpoints and fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreements for the Portfolios. The Board reviewed data showing how the Portfolios’ advisory fees and expense ratios compared to those of a peer group of funds with comparable asset levels and expense structures.

The Board considered that the gross advisory fees of the Government Portfolio were equal to the median gross advisory fees of its peer group of funds and that the Government Portfolio’s assets under management as of December 31, 2021 were less than all but one of its peer funds. The Board considered that the gross advisory fees of the Money Market Portfolio were higher than the median gross advisory fees of the peer group of funds and that the Money Market Portfolio’s assets under management as of December 31, 2021 were the lowest of its peer funds.

The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the fee rates offered to other money market fund clients of the Advisor, including sub-advised portfolios. The Board considered that each Portfolio’s gross advisory fees were less than the fee rates applicable to a majority of the other money market fund clients for which the Advisor serves as investment advisor. The Board also considered that each Portfolio’s gross advisory fees were higher than the fee rates applicable to the other money market fund clients for which the Advisor serves as investment sub-advisor, and the Board took into account the nature and extent of the services that the Advisor provides to each Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory

 

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Other Disclosures

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

(Continued)

 

Agreements. The Board also considered the Advisor’s statement that the management fees of each Portfolio, after contractual fee waivers, are at or lower than those of similar accounts, with comparable services, managed by the Advisor. The Board concluded that the advisory fee for each Portfolio was fair and reasonable.

Profitability The Board reviewed information concerning the estimated profitability to the Advisor of the Advisory Agreements, including information regarding the Advisor’s methodology for allocating expenses in connection with providing services under the Advisory Agreements. The Board considered that BCS and the Advisor have entered into an agreement whereby BCS (and not the Portfolios) provides compensation to the Advisor to the extent necessary to ensure that the Advisor, after accounting for fees waived by the Advisor, receives a minimum annual amount of compensation for services provided to the Portfolios. The Board recognized that individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is generally not publicly available and that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, noting that, as a result, the comparability of profitability among advisory firms is limited. The Board noted that the Money Market Portfolio has significantly less assets under management than the Government Portfolio and that due to the contractual fee waivers, the Advisor waived a substantial portion of its advisory fee with respect to the Money Market Portfolio. The Board concluded that the estimated profitability of the Advisor with respect to the Advisory Agreements was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Portfolios grow and whether advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of investors. The Board considered each Portfolio’s amount of assets under management and information regarding staffing and infrastructure of the Advisor. The Board took into account that the Advisor has agreed to extend existing fee waivers with respect to each Portfolio for an additional twelve months. The Board also noted that the advisory fee schedule for each Portfolio incorporates breakpoints and thus reflects economies of scale by offering lower effective advisory fees as the assets of a Portfolios increase. The Board concluded that each Portfolio’s fee schedule represents an appropriate sharing by the Advisor with the Portfolio of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the Portfolio at various asset levels.

Other Benefits to the Advisor or Its Affiliates The Board considered information regarding any indirect benefits to the Advisor or its affiliates from the Advisor’s relationship with the Portfolios. The Board noted the Advisor’s statement that its relationship with the Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio may have raised the Advisor’s profile as an investment advisor in the broker-dealer community, which may enhance business opportunities for the Advisor. The Board also noted the Advisor’s statement that the Advisor may accrue scale-related benefits from the inclusion of the Portfolios in the Advisor’s total assets under management, including trading efficiencies resulting in reduced costs, increased liquidity and bid-offer spreads, operational efficiencies, greater buying power and flexibility, and improved trade execution. The Board considered these potential indirect benefits to the Advisor under the Advisory Agreements in reaching its conclusion that the advisory fee for each Portfolio was fair and reasonable.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, including consideration of each of the factors referred to above, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable and the continuation of each Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of each Portfolio.

Form N-MFP: The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC monthly on Form N-MFP. The SEC delays the public availability of the information filed on Form N-MFP for 60 days after the end of the reporting period included in the filing. The Form N-MFP filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-MFP may also be obtained, upon request, by calling (800) 621-9215.

Government Portfolio and Money Market Portfolio Monthly Holdings: The Government Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio each makes its portfolio holdings information publicly available by posting the information on the Fund’s website at www.pif.com.

Proxy Voting: Information on how proxies relating to the Fund’s voting securities (if any) were voted during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by the following August 31 (i) upon request, without charge, by calling (800) 621-9215 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Other Disclosures

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2022

(Concluded)

 

Tax Information: The Portfolios report a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 as U.S. Government Income as follows:

Government Portfolio: 43.79%

Money Market Portfolio: 0.46%

The percentage of qualified interest income related dividends not subject to withholding tax for non-resident aliens and foreign corporations are as follows:

Government Portfolio: 100%

Money Market Portfolio: 100%

The Portfolios designate a percentage of ordinary income distributions as qualified short-term gain pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. They are as follows:

Government Portfolio: —%

Money Market Portfolio: 100%

U.S. Government Income represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations. Generally, such interest is exempt from state income tax. Due to certain statutory limitations, shareholders of mutual funds who are residents of California, Connecticut or New York may be permitted to exclude the portion of ordinary income only if a mutual fund has invested at least 50% of its gross assets at the end of each quarter of the fund’s fiscal year in direct U.S. government obligations. For the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2022, only the Government Portfolio met the mentioned requirement. Due to the diversity in the state and local tax law, it is recommended that you consult your personal tax adviser as to your specific situation.

All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item above, it is the intention of the Portfolios to report the maximum amount permitted under the Code and the regulations there under.

 

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LOGO

 

2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 200

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

(630) 472-7700

Plan Investment Fund

Board of Trustees

Jennifer J. Allen

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Blue Cross & Blue Shield

of Mississippi

Sandra M. Clarke

Chief Operating Officer

Blue Shield of California

William A. Coats

Vice President, Treasurer

and Chief Investment Officer

GuideWell and Blue Cross and Blue

Shield of Florida

John F. Giblin

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

Diane G. Gore

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming

Lori C. Hair

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

BlueCross and BlueShield of South Carolina

Juan A. Lopez, Jr.

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Independence Blue Cross

Gina L. Marting

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Hawaii Medical Service Association

Mitch W.Perry

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Susan A. Pickar

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

BCS Financial Corporation

Vincent P. Price

Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.

Saurabh Tripathi

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Highmark Health

T. Ralph Woodard, Jr.

Senior Vice President, Chief

Financial Officer and Treasurer

Capital Blue Cross

 

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

DISTRIBUTOR

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza

Portland, Maine 04101


Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

 

(a)

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer.

 

(b)

No disclosures are required pursuant to this Item 2(b).

 

(c)

During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the registrant’s code of ethics that apply to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer and that relate to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in Item 2(b) of Form N-CSR.

 

(d)

During the period covered by this report, the registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provision of its code of ethics that apply to the registrant’s principal executive officer or principal financial officer and that relate to one or more of the items set forth in Item 2(b) of Form N-CSR.

 

(e)

Not applicable.

 

(f)

A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer is filed as Exhibit 13(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Jennifer J. Allen and Mitch W. Perry, independent trustees who serve on the audit committee, qualify as “audit committee financial experts” (as such term is defined in Item 3(b) of Form N-CSR). An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated as an “audit committee financial expert.” Further, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not mean that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those imposed on the person without the “audit committee financial expert” designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees.


Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the aggregate audit and non-audit fees billed to the registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 for professional services rendered by the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm, Cohen & Company, Ltd. (“Cohen”).

 

      Year Ended December 31,  
      2022      2021  
                  

Audit fees

                 $49,000                    $45,000  

Audit-related fees

     $0        $0  

Tax fees

     $7,000        $6,000  

All other fees

                $0                   $0  

Total

     $56,000        $51,000  

Audit fees include fees billed for professional services associated with the annual audits and filings of the registrant’s Form N-1A, Form N-CSR, and Form N-CEN and audits and filings pursuant to Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act. Audit-related fees are fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. The audit related fees shown above are principally related to the annual review of the registrant’s financial statements. Tax fees represent fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice by the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm. All other fees would be for services rendered other than those included in the audit, audit-related or tax categories. All services for 2022 and 2021 for which fees are included in the table above were pre-approved by the audit committee of the registrant.

Other Affiliate Services Required to be Pre-Approved

The audit committee of the registrant also is required to pre-approve services by the registrant’s independent auditors to certain affiliated entities as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, including the registrant’s investment advisor and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisor, to the extent such services are determined to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. The amount of all other fees billed for services provided to the registrant’s investment advisor or affiliates of the advisor was $0 in 2022 and $0 in 2021.


Aggregate Non-Audit Fees

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Cohen for professional services for the registrant totaled $7,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and $6,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Cohen for professional services for the registrant’s investment advisor and all the advisor’s control affiliates as defined by SEC rules, totaled $0 in 2022 and $0 in 2021. The audit committee has considered the compatibility of the non-audit services that were not subject to pre-approval with the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies

The audit committee of the registrant has adopted policies that require that each engagement of the registrant’s independent auditors to render audit or non-audit services to the registrant be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, or if the committee shall determine to delegate such matter to one of its members, such member shall have the authority to pre-approve audit or non-audit services to the registrant. The registrant’s audit committee, or if the committee shall determine to delegate such matter to one of its members, such member, also pre-approves all engagements by the independent auditors for engagements for non-audit services to the registrant’s investment advisor and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. The foregoing pre-approval requirements will not apply to certain non-audit services, provided that such services are limited in amount and other requirements are satisfied with respect thereto, in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

 

  (a)

Schedule of Investment included in Item 1.

 

  (b)

Not applicable.


Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to the registrant, as the registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant, as the registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to the registrant, as the registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which Participation Certificate holders recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this item.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

(a)    The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 act”)(17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (17 CFR 240.13a-15 (b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b)    There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant, as the registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

(a)(1)    Code of Ethics required by Item 2(f).

(a)(2)     Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3)    Not applicable

(a)(4)     None

(b)         Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

PLAN INVESTMENT FUND, INC.
By:  

/s/ Alexander D. Hudson            

Name:   Alexander D. Hudson
Title:   Chief Operating Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   February 28, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Alexander D. Hudson

Name:   Alexander D. Hudson            
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
Date:   February 28, 2023
By:  

/s/ James A. Gallo                

Name:   James A. Gallo
Title:   Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:   February 28, 2023


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

  (a)(1)

Code of Ethics required by Item 2(f).

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

  (b)

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.