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Securities and other financial assets, net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Securities and other financial assets, net |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 9.Securities and other financial assets, net Securities and other financial assets are presented as follows:
|  |  |  | At fair value |  |
At December 31, 2020 |  |  |  | With changes in other comprehensive income (loss) |  | With |  | Total securities and
|  |  |  | Recyclable to |  | Non-recyclable to |  | changes in |  | other financial
Carrying amount |  | Amortized cost |  | profit and loss |  | profit and loss |  | profit or loss |  | assets, net
Principal |  | 164,074 |  | 231,348 |  | — |  | — |  | 395,422
Interest receivable |  | 1,985 |  | 1,156 |  | — |  | — |  | 3,141
Reserves (1) |  | (495) |  | (43) |  | — |  | — |  | (538)
|  | 165,564 |  | 232,461 |  | — |  | — |  | 398,025
|  |  |  | At fair value |  |
At December 31, 2019 |  |  |  | With changes in other comprehensive income (loss) |  | With |  | Total securities and
|  |  |  | Recyclable to |  | Non-recyclable to |  | changes in |  | other financial
Carrying amount |  | Amortized cost |  | profit and loss |  | profit and loss |  | profit or loss |  | assets, net
Principal |  | 74,547 |  | 5,094 |  | 1,889 |  | 6,492 |  | 88,022
Interest receivable |  | 837 |  | 48 |  | — |  | — |  | 885
Reserves (1) |  | (113) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (113)
|  | 75,271 |  | 5,142 |  | 1,889 |  | 6,492 |  | 88,794
| (1) |  | The loss allowance for losses for securities at FVOCI is included in equity in the consolidated statement of financial position in the line Other comprehensive income. As December 31, 2020 and 2019 the principal plus interest receivable of securities at FVOCI is $232,504 and $5,142, respectively.
As of December 31, 2020, and 2019, the Bank sold 261,164 and 767,301 shares, respectively, which were designated at their initial recognition at fair value with changes in other comprehensive income due to market changes affecting the liquidity of the instrument. The cumulative fair value of the shares sold was $1.7 million and $4.8 million, respectively, and the cumulative loss recognized in OCI was $602 thousand and $151 thousand, respectively, transferred to retained earnings. Securities and other financial assets by contractual maturity are shown in the following table:
|  |  |  | At fair value |  |
At December 31, 2020 |  |  |  | With changes in other comprehemsive |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | income |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Recyclabe to |  | Non-recyclable to |  | With changes in |  | Total securities and other
|  | Amortized cost |  | profit ans loss |  | profit and loss |  | profit or loss |  | financial assets, net
Due within 1 year |  | 40,625 |  | 34,027 |  | — |  | — |  | 74,652
After 1 year but within 5 years |  | 123,449 |  | 197,321 |  | — |  | — |  | 320,770
After 5 years but within 10 years |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | —
Non maturity |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | —
Balance - principal |  | 164,074 |  | 231,348 |  | — |  | — |  | 395,422
|  |  |  | At fair value |  |
At December 31, 2019 |  |  |  | With changes in other comprehemsive |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | income |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Recyclabe to |  | Non-recyclable to |  | With changes |  | Total securities and other
|  | Amortized cost |  | profit ans loss |  | profit and loss |  | in profit or loss |  | financial assets, net
Due within 1 year |  | 28,295 |  | — |  | 1,889 |  | — |  | 30,184
After 1 year but within 5 years |  | 46,252 |  | 5,094 |  | — |  | — |  | 51,346
After 5 years but within 10 years |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | —
Non maturity |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,492 |  | 6,492
Balance - principal |  | 74,547 |  | 5,094 |  | 1,889 |  | 6,492 |  | 88,022
The following table includes the securities pledged to secure repurchase transactions accounted for as secured pledged:
|  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
|  | Amortized |  |  |  |  |  | Amortized |  |  |  |
|  | cost |  | Fair value |  | Total |  | cost |  | Fair value |  | Total
Securities pledged to secure repurchase transactions |  | 11,998 |  | — |  | 11,998 |  | 36,843 |  | 5,094 |  | 41,937
Securities sold under repurchase agreements |  | (10,663) |  | — |  | (10,663) |  | (35,647) |  | (4,883) |  | (40,530)
The following table presents the realized gains or losses on sale of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income:
|  | Year ended December 31
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
Realized gain on sale of securities |  | 266 |  | 194
Realized loss on sale of securities |  | (80) |  | —
Net gain on sale of securities at FVOCI |  | 186 |  | 194
For 2020, there were no sales of securities at fair value through other comprehensive income, with changes recyclable in profit or loss.

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