Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: management 2019s discussion and analysis 74 jpmorgan chase & co./2017 annual report treasury and cio overview treasury and cio is predominantly responsible for measuring , monitoring , reporting and managing the firm 2019s liquidity , funding and structural interest rate and foreign exchange risks , as well as executing the firm 2019s capital plan . the risks managed by treasury and cio arise from the activities undertaken by the firm 2019s four major reportable business segments to serve their respective client bases , which generate both on- and off-balance sheet assets and liabilities . treasury and cio seek to achieve the firm 2019s asset-liability management objectives generally by investing in high- quality securities that are managed for the longer-term as part of the firm 2019s investment securities portfolio . treasury and cio also use derivatives to meet the firm 2019s asset- liability management objectives . for further information on derivatives , see note 5 . the investment securities portfolio primarily consists of agency and nonagency mortgage- backed securities , u.s . and non-u.s . government securities , obligations of u.s . states and municipalities , other abs and corporate debt securities . at december 31 , 2017 , the investment securities portfolio was $ 248.0 billion , and the average credit rating of the securities comprising the portfolio was aa+ ( based upon external ratings where available and where not available , based primarily upon internal ratings that correspond to ratings as defined by s&p and moody 2019s ) . see note 10 for further information on the details of the firm 2019s investment securities portfolio . for further information on liquidity and funding risk , see liquidity risk management on pages 92 201397 . for information on interest rate , foreign exchange and other risks , see market risk management on pages 121-128 . selected income statement and balance sheet data as of or for the year ended december 31 , ( in millions ) 2017 2016 2015 .
|as of or for the year ended december 31 ( in millions )|2017|2016|2015|
|securities gains/ ( losses )|$ -78 ( 78 )|$ 132|$ 190|
|afs investment securities ( average )|219345|226892|264758|
|htm investment securities ( average )|47927|51358|50044|
|investment securities portfolio ( average )|267272|278250|314802|
|afs investment securities ( period-end )|200247|236670|238704|
|htm investment securities ( period-end )|47733|50168|49073|
|investment securities portfolio ( period 2013end )|247980|286838|287777|
afs investment securities ( average ) 219345 226892 264758 htm investment securities ( average ) 47927 51358 50044 investment securities portfolio ( average ) 267272 278250 314802 afs investment securities ( period-end ) 200247 236670 238704 htm investment securities ( period-end ) 47733 50168 49073 investment securities portfolio ( period 2013end ) 247980 286838 287777 .
Question: in 2017 what was the ratio of the afs investment securities at period-end to the average


Answer: The answer is:0.91293