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California CLASS Investment Options

An Investment Option for Your Strategic Reserves

California CLASS Enhanced Cash is a next-day liquidity investment option designed for California CLASS Participants that seeks to generate a higher yield while complementing the daily liquidity offered by the California CLASS Prime fund. Enhanced Cash is best suited for non-operating dollars and strategic reserves that a public agency would not anticipate withdrawing for 12-18 months. California CLASS Enhanced Cash is designed for investors with slightly longer investment horizons and the ability to tolerate a higher risk profile. 

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Seamlessly access all of your California CLASS accounts and reporting through the California CLASS Online Portal. Both California CLASS products offer you unlimited subaccounts with no minimum balance requirements. Easily make online transfers from your Enhanced Cash subaccounts to your California CLASS subaccounts.

An All-Inclusive Approach to Your Investment Program

Complement your cash management strategy with Enhanced Cash by gaining exposure to a diversified portfolio of high-quality securities for your public agency's investment needs.

Enhanced Cash Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Type 

Enhanced Cash 
Better suited for medium-term investments and strategic reserves 

Rating 

‘AAAf/S1’
Rated by FitchRatings*

Liquidity  

Next-Day
Provides next-day liquidity 

NAV Type 

Variable NAV
Managed to approximate a $10.00 transactional share price 

WAM 

90-200 Days   
Longer weighted average maturity than stable NAV fund, California CLASS Prime 

Dividend Rate 

Daily Accrual
Dividends accrue daily and are reinvested at month-end  

Min/Max Investment 

None 
Enjoy no investment minimum or maximum with Enhanced Cash 

Accounts 

Unlimited 
Create as many Enhanced Cash subaccounts as your entity needs  

Reporting 

Accessible in Portal 
Conveniently access your monthly statement, transaction confirmations, and on-demand reports

ENHANCED CASH Portfolio as of November 20, 2024

Daily Yield (%) 4.7309
YTD Yield (%) 51.8946
7-Day Yield (%) 4.7444
30-Day Yield (%) 4.8874
WAM 1
WAL 1
Daily Dividend 0.001292604
Net Asset Value (NAV) 10.00000000

Historical Yields

California CLASS Enhanced Cash Documents

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Enhanced Cash Information Statement

Enhanced Cash Investment Policy

Enhanced Cash Rating

Enhanced Cash Fact Sheet

Common Enhanced Cash FAQs

California CLASS Enhanced Cash is designed to complement the California CLASS Prime Fund for California public agencies. The general objective of California Enhanced Cash is to seek to generate a higher level of income for Participants while preserving capital by investing only in securities that comply with the requirements of California law (specifically California Government Code Section 53601) and the California CLASS Enhanced Cash Investment Policy. The Enhanced Cash Pool offers longer-dated, fixed-income investments seeking to enhance returns while providing next-day liquidity to its participants. 

All investments made on behalf of California CLASS Enhanced Cash will comply with the provisions of the California CLASS Enhanced Cash Investment Policy and California Government Code relating to the investment of public funds; investment funds may only be invested in a manner that is permitted pursuant to California Government Code Section 53601. For a complete list of eligible investments for California CLASS Enhanced Cash, please contact the California CLASS Relationship Team.

No, California CLASS Enhanced Cash is designed as a variable NAV fund that is calculated and published as a fair value NAV on a daily basis. The California CLASS Enhanced Cash portfolio has designated a $10.00 transactional share price in order to clearly differentiate the portfolio from a traditional $1.00 stable NAV fund.

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*California CLASS Enhanced Cash is rated ‘AAAf/S1’ by FitchRatings. The ‘AAAf’ rating is Fitch’s opinion on the overall credit profile within a fixed-income fund/portfolio and indicates the highest underlying credit quality of the pool’s investments. The ‘S1’ volatility rating is Fitch’s opinion on the relative sensitivity of a portfolio’s total return and/or net asset value to assumed changes in credit spreads and interest rates. The ‘S1’ volatility rating indicates that the fund possesses a low sensitivity to market risks. For a full description on rating methodology, please visit www.fitchratings.comRatings are subject to change and do not remove credit risk.

Many factors affect performance including changes in market conditions and interest rates and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. Investment involves risk including the possible loss of principal. No assurance can be given that the performance objectives of a given strategy will be achieved. 
California CLASS is not a bank. An investment in California CLASS is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Please review the California CLASS Information Statement(s) before investing. For risks associated with investing in both a prime-style and enhanced cash-style local government investment pool, please click here. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Any financial and/or investment decision may incur losses.