Reference no: EM133116787
Question - An endowment has made a commitment to fund two initiatives as described below. As a hedge to these commitments, it entered into three forward contracts with cash flows also described below.
Initiative 1: $8 mil dollar per year for the next four years plus $100 mil in year 4
Initiative 2: pay $100 mil in scholarships next year
Forward Contract 1: Fund borrows $108 mil next year and repays the loan in year 4 locking in a 10% borrowing rate. In other words, the endowment receives $108 in year one and repays the loan in year 4 assuming a 10% annualized interest rate.
Forward Contract 2: Fund borrows $8 mil in year 2 and re-pays the loan in year 4 locking in a 10% borrowing rate. In other words, the Fund receives $8 mil in year two and repays the loan in year 4 plus all accrued interest at 10% per year.
Forward Contract 3: Fund borrows $8 mil in year 3 and re-pays the loan in year 4 locking in a 10% borrowing rate. In other words, the Fund receives $8 mil in year three and repays the loan in year 4 plus accrued interest at 10% per year.
The current value of the endowment's assets are $1,184.57. The endowment's CIO want to invest the assets in a fixed income portfolio so that the net equity has an interest rate exposure equal to that of a 2-year zero - e.g. DMac = 2. The current term structure is flat at 10% for all maturities.
What is the present value of the liabilities?