About Us

The Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund (IMET) is a local government investment pool. IMET offers two investment funds for finance officers, treasurers, and other official custodians of municipal funds, and other public agency monies in the State of Illinois. These funds are the IMET Core Fund and the IMET Convenience Fund. IMET also offers a bond and lease DashBoard, arbitrage rebate calculation services for participants whose bond proceeds are subject to federal arbitrage restrictions and cash flow projection modeling.

Welcome

Created in 1996, under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act and the Illinois Municipal Code, IMET was formed to provide Illinois government agencies with safe, liquid, attractive alternatives for investing. IMET offers participants two separate vehicles to meet their investment needs.

The IMET Core Fund is designed for public funds that may be invested for longer than one year. The Core Fund carries Moody's rating Aaf/bf for such funds.

The IMET Convenience Fund (CVF) is designed to accommodate funds requiring high liquidity, including short term cash management programs and temporary investment of bond proceeds. It is comprised of collateralized and FHLB LoC backed bank deposits, FDIC insured certificates of deposit and US government securities.

IMET Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports

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Recent News

GFOA Best Practice Highlights the Importance of Measuring Safety, Liquidity, and Return in Public Fund Investment Portfolios
April 27, 2026

In this article, IMET highlights GFOA’s updated best practice on measuring government investment portfolio performance. 

GFOA Best Practice Highlights the Importance of Measuring Safety, Liquidity, and Return in Public Fund Investment Portfolios

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IMET ARIL 2026 Monthly Newsletter
April 21, 2026

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IMET April 2026 - Monthly Newsletter

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IMET Participant Spotlight: Moultrie County
April 14, 2026

In this edition of the IMET Participant Spotlight, we feature Moultrie County and Treasurer and Collector Stephanie Helmuth, who has helped strengthen the County’s financial position through thoughtful cash management, portfolio diversification, and the support of IMET.

IMET PARTICIPANT SPOTLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS: Moultrie County

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IMET MARCH 2026 Monthly Newsletter
March 19, 2026

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IMET March 2026 - Monthly Newsletter

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