Highest-Yielding Money Market Funds ranked by 7-Day yield ( as of Oct. 17, 2024 )
Institutional Money Funds 7-Day Yield%
Western Asset Prem Inst Liquid Res Cap (WAAXX) 5.03
Morgan Stanley Inst Liq Prime MMP Inst (MPFXX) 4.91
State Street Inst Liq Reserve Prem (SSIXX) 4.90
Federated Hermes Inst Prime Oblig IS (POIXX) 4.87
BlackRock Lq TempCash Inst (TMCXX) 4.87
Retail Money Funds 7-Day Yield%
Morgan Stanley IL Liq MMP Wealth (MWMXX) 4.95
Allspring MMF Prm (WMPXX) 4.92
Invesco Premier Institutional (IPPXX) 4.92
UBS Prime Preferred Fund (UPPXX) 4.92
First American Ret Prime Obligs X (FXRXX) 4.92
Tax Exempt Money Funds 7-Day Yield%
Federated Hermes Muni Obligs WS (MOFXX) 3.10
Allspring Nat Tax-Free Prem (WFNXX) 2.88
T Rowe Price Tax-Exempt MF I (TERXX) 2.87
JPMorgan Municipal MM Inst (IJMXX) 2.79
Schwab AMT Tax-Free MF Ultra (SCTXX) 2.79

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The Investment Company Institute's latest weekly "Money Market Fund Assets" report shows money market mutual fund assets fell $6.6 billion to $6.468 trillion, following an increase of $11.3 billion the week prior and a jump of $120.8 billion three weeks prior -- the 6th largest weekly increase ever and the largest non-Covid or non-SVB related increase. Assets have risen in 9 of the last 11 and 20 of the last 26 weeks, increasing by $490.3 billion (or 8.2%) since April 24. MMF assets are up by $581 billion, or 12.3%, year-to-date in 2024 (through 10/16/24), with Institutional MMFs up $258 billion, or 8.4% and Retail MMFs up $324 billion, or 19.3%. Over the past 52 weeks, money funds have risen by $860 billion, or 15.3%, with Retail MMFs up by $432 billion (19.8%) and Inst MMFs rising by $428 billion (12.5%). (Note: We look forward to seeing those of you headed down to `Nashville for AFP's Annual Conference! Come visit us at booth #432!)

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MFI PDF October 2024 Issue

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The October 2024 issue of Money Fund Intelligence features: "Assets Spike to Record $6.8T; Yields Plunge to 4.7% on Cut," which reviews the jump in assets and drop in yields following the big Fed cut; "European MF Symposium: Breaking Records in London," which quotes from our recent offshore MMF conference; and, “Worldwide MMFs Jump in Q2’24, Hit Record $10.6 Tril.," which recaps the latest statistics on money fund markets outside the U.​S.

Each monthly issue of Money Fund Intelligence features news, performance information and rankings on money market mutual funds. Statistics include: assets, weighted average maturity, weighted average life, expense ratio, 7-day yield, 30-day yield, 1-year, 3-yr, 5-yr, 10-yr, and since inception return, as well as 7- and 30-day gross yields. MFI also contains tables of the top-yielding and the largest money funds, and our benchmark Crane Money Fund Indexes.

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The table below is excerpted from our monthly spreadsheet product, Money Fund Intelligence XLS. It shows the largest money market mutual fund managers as of September 30, 2024. (MFI XLS contains percentile rankings, fund family rankings, MNAVs, WLA, portfolio composition, and more).

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Crane's Money Fund University 12/19-20

Thank you to those who supported our recent European Money Fund Symposium show in London! Mark your calendars for next year's event, which will be Sept. 25-26, 2025 in Dublin. We're now ramping up preparations for our Money Fund University, which will be held in Providence, R.I., Dec. 19-20, 2024. Mark your calendars too for our Bond Fund Symposium, which is scheduled for March 27-28, 2025 in Newport Beach, Calif., and for our next big show, Money Fund Symposium, which is scheduled for June 23-25, 2025 in Boston. Subscribers and attendees may access the recordings and conference materials (except for European MFS) via our "Content” page. Watch for more details on future shows in coming months, and let us know if you'd like more information. We hope to see you in Providence this December, or in Newport Beach in March, in Boston in June or in Dublin in September 2025!