State Street Inst Liq Reserve Prem (SSIXX) | 5.35 |
Dreyfus Cash Mgmt Preferred (DCEXX) | 5.32 |
Federated Hermes Inst Prime Obligs IS (POIXX) | 5.30 |
Morgan Stanley Inst Liq Prime MMP Inst (MPFXX) | 5.30 |
Western Asset Prem Inst Liq Res Cap (WAAXX) | 5.30 |
Invesco Premier Investor (IMRXX) | 5.34 |
First American Ret Prime Obligs X (FXRXX) | 5.34 |
Morgan Stanley IL Liq MMP Wealth (MWMXX) | 5.34 |
UBS Prime Preferred Fund (UPPXX) | 5.32 |
Allspring MMF Prm (WMPXX) | 5.31 |
Federated Hermes Muni Oblig WS (MOFXX) | 3.52 |
Allspring Nat T-F Prem (WFNXX) | 3.34 |
Fidelity Inv MM: Tax Exempt I (FTCXX) | 3.29 |
Vanguard Municipal MMF (VMSXX) | 3.29 |
T. Rowe Price Tax Exempt MF i (TERXX) | 3.20 |
Crane Data's September Money Fund Portfolio Holdings, with data as of August 31, 2024, show that Other (mostly Time Deposits), Treasuries and Agencies jumped while Repo holdings dropped last month. Money market securities held by Taxable U.S. money funds (tracked by Crane Data) increased by $57.2 billion to $6.494 trillion in August, after increasing $90.4 billion in July, decreasing by $0.4 billion in June, increasing $105.6 billion in May but decreasing $61.4 billion in April. Treasuries increased by $85.8 billion, moving them into the No. 1 spot for largest portfolio segment. Repo, now the second largest segment, decreased $40.2 billion in August after decreasing $21.5 billion in July but increasing $99.3 billion in June. Agencies were the third largest segment, CP remained fourth, ahead of CDs, Other/Time Deposits and VRDNs. Below, we review our latest Money Fund Portfolio Holdings statistics. (Note: We still have a few seats left for our European Money Fund Symposium next week, Sept. 19-20, in London! We look forward to seeing you next week in England!)
MFI PDF September 2024 Issue |
Largest Money Fund Managers |
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The September 2024 issue of Money Fund Intelligence features: "SSGA, Columbia Stick with Prime Inst MMFs; Changes," which breaks down the latest news in the Prime Inst space; "MMFs Hit Record $6.68 Trillion; Falling Rates Driving Inflows," which covers the recent (and pending) asset surge; and, “More Scrutiny on Sweeps; Investment News, UBS," which follows the most recent news on brokerage sweeps. 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. Subscriptions are $500 a year, and include online access to archived issues and additional features. Bulk discounts and site licenses are available. Write info@cranedata.com or call 1-508-439-4419 to subscribe or to request more information. |
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 August 31, 2024. (MFI XLS contains percentile rankings, fund family rankings, MNAVs, WLA, portfolio composition, and more). |
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Money market veterans Fred Berretta and Fritz Curtis have joined Deep Blue Investment Advisors. Deep Blue is based in Florida and manages public funds or LGIPs (local government investment pools).
John McColley retired from Columbia Threadneedle Investments after almost 40 years of service. He is succeeded by Portfolio Manager Ryan Krieg. We wish John all the best in retirement!
Alastair Sewell of Aviva Investors was elected Chair of IMMFA, the London-based Institutional Money Market Funds Association, replacing Kim Hochfeld of SSGA. IMMFA is the "trade association representing the European money market fund industry," according to their website.
Thank you to those who supported our big Money Fund Symposium show in Pittsburgh! Mark your calendars for next year's event, which will be June 23-25, 2025 in Boston. Subscribers and attendees may access the recordings and conference materials in our MFS 2024 Download Center. We're making preparations for our next event, European Money Fund Symposium, which will be in London, Sept. 19-20, 2024, and for our Money Fund University, which will be in Providence, Dec. 19-20, 2024. Our next Bond Fund Symposium is scheduled for March 27-28, 2025 in Newport Beach, Calif. 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 London in September, in Providence in December or in Newport Beach of Boston in 2025!