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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Investments  
Investments

Note 2 − Investments

The following is a summary of the fair value of short-term investments classified as trading securities:

December 31,

 

(Millions of dollars)

2024

2023

Domestic equity securities

$

205

$

143

Foreign equity securities

98

96

Domestic debt securities

 

635

 

593

Foreign debt securities

102

120

Money market funds held in trading accounts

28

17

Other trading securities

7

4

Total trading short-term investments

$

1,075

$

973

The unrealized gains (losses) related to trading securities still held at the end of the respective reporting period were $13 million, $39 million and ($129) million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Seaboard had $40 million and $18 million of short-term investments denominated in foreign currencies, primarily euros, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As of December 31, 2024, Seaboard had long-term investments of $141 million, primarily in real estate, classified in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2023, Seaboard had long-term investments of $207 million which included an investment of $68 million in a BDC. During 2024, the BDC completed an initial public offering and became a publicly traded company on the NYSE. Seaboard’s equity securities in this BDC are subject to the SEC’s restrictions of the timing and sale of shares held by ownership interests greater than 10%.