Note 7: Investments

We have current and long-term investments intended to enhance returns on our cash as well as to fund future obligations of our non-qualified defined benefit retirement plan, our executive deferred compensation plan, and our performance compensation retirement plan. We also hold other investments consisting of cost-basis preferred shares of two privately-held companies. Our short-term investments are included in other current assets and our long-term investments are included in other long-term assets on our consolidated balance sheet.

The following summarizes our investments at April 27, 2019, and April 28, 2018:


(Amounts in thousands)	4/27/2019		4/28/2018
Short-term investments:
Marketable securities	$	18,016	$	12,926
Held-to-maturity investments		3,341		3,340
Total short-term investments		21,357		16,266

Long-term investments:
Marketable securities		24,085		32,134
Cost basis investments		11,979		10,954
Total long-term investments		36,064		43,088

Total investments	$	57,421	$	59,354

Investments to enhance returns on cash	$	31,470	$	34,359
Investments to fund compensation/retirement plans	$	13,972	$	14,041
Other investments	$	11,979	$	10,954

The following is a summary of the unrealized gains, unrealized losses, and fair value by investment type at April 27, 2019, and April 28, 2018:

Fiscal 2019


	Gross		Gross
(Amounts in thousands)	Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Equity securities	$	1,841	$	—	$	19,535
Fixed income		75		(111)		33,217
Other		258		(13)		4,669
Total securities	$	2,174	$	(124)	$	57,421

Fiscal 2018


	Gross		Gross
(Amounts in thousands)	Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Equity securities	$	2,142	$	(39)	$	18,765
Fixed income		29		(418)		36,312
Other		72		—		4,277
Total securities	$	2,243	$	(457)	$	59,354

The following table summarizes sales of marketable securities (for the fiscal years ended):


	(52 weeks)		(52 weeks)		(52 weeks)
(Amounts in thousands)	4/27/2019		4/28/2018		4/29/2017
Proceeds from sales	$	20,944	$	22,674	$	19,954
Gross realized gains		1,152		1,302		926
Gross realized losses		(496)		(532)		(455)

At April 27, 2019, the fair value of our fixed income marketable securities, classified as available-for-sale securities, by contractual maturity was $18.1 million within one year, $12.7 million within two to five years, $1.5 million within six to ten years and $0.9 million thereafter.