Measuring money... faster, cheaper, cleaner
Crane 100 Money Fund Index
0.03% unch.
The
ICI's latest weekly "Money Market Mutual Fund Assets
" report says, "
Total money market mutual fund assets increased by $5.84 billion to $2.568 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, October 17, the Investment Company Institute reported today. Taxable government funds decreased by $
1.
49 billion, taxable non-
government funds increased by $
8.
53 billion, and tax-
exempt funds decreased by $
1.
20 billion.
Assets of retail money market funds decreased by $940 million to $886.05 billion. Taxable government money market fund assets in the retail category increased by $
600 million to $
186.
71 billion, taxable non-
government money market fund assets decreased by $
360 million to $
511.
67 billion, and tax-
exempt fund assets decreased by $
1.
17 billion to $
187.
67 billion....
Assets of institutional money market funds increased by $6.78 billion to $1.682 trillion. Among institutional funds, taxable government money market fund assets decreased by $
2.
08 billion to $
668.
39 billion, taxable non-
government money market fund assets increased by $
8.
89 billion to $
933.
10 billion, and tax-
exempt fund assets decreased by $
30 million to $
80.
75 billion."
Year-to-date in 2012, money fund assets have decreased by $127 billion, or 4.7%. Institutional assets have declined by $
74 billion, or 4.
2%, while Retail assets have fallen by $
53 billion, or 5.
6%.
Since mid-year (the week ended June 27), money fund assets have gained $30 billion, or 1.2%, with $28 billion of the increase coming from Institutional money funds.