Highest-Yielding Money Market Funds ranked by 7-Day yield ( as of Dec. 2, 2024 )
Institutional Money Funds 7-Day Yield%
Morgan Stanley Inst Liq Prime MMP Inst (MPFXX) 4.72
JPMorgan Prime MM Capital (CJPXX) 4.65
State Street Inst Liq Reserve Prem (SSIXX) 4.63
BlackRock Lq TempCash Inst (TMCXX) 4.63
Western Asset Prem Inst Liq Res Cap (WAAXX) 4.59
Retail Money Funds 7-Day Yield%
Morgan Stanley IL Liq MMP Wealth (MWMXX) 4.73
First American Ret Prime Obligs X (FXRXX) 4.67
UBS Prime Preferred Fund (UPPXX) 4.66
Allspring MMF Prm (WMPXX) 4.66
JPMorgan Liquid Assets Capit (CJLXX) 4.63
Tax Exempt Money Funds 7-Day Yield%
Federated Hermes Muni Obligs WS (MOFXX) 3.20
Allspring Nat T-F Prem (WFNXX) 3.08
Vanguard Municipal MMF (VMSXX) 3.03
T Rowe Price Tax Exempt MF I (TERXX) 3.02
JPMorgan Municipal MM Inst (IJMXX) 3.01

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Money fund yields declined by 1 basis point to 4.44% on average during the week ended Friday, Nov. 29 (as measured by our Crane 100 Money Fund Index), after falling 3 bps the week prior and 9 bps two weeks prior. Yields are now reflecting most of the Federal Reserve's 25 basis point cut on November 7, but they may continue inching lower this week and next. They've declined by 62 bps since the Fed cut its Fed funds target rate by 50 bps percent on Sept. 18 and they've declined by 19 bps since the Fed cut rates by 1/4 point on 11/7. Yields were 4.65% on average on 10/31, 4.75% on 9/30, 5.10% on 8/31, 5.13% on 7/31 and 6/28, 5.14% on 5/31, 5.13% on 4/30, 5.14% on 3/31 and 2/29/24, 5.17% on 1/31/24, and 5.20% on 12/31/23.

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MFI PDF November 2024 Issue

Largest Money Fund Managers

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The November 2024 issue of Money Fund Intelligence features: "Tokenized Money Funds Gain Momentum; Issues Remain," which reviews the latest releases and news on MMFs on the blockchain; "Federated Hermes, Schwab Earnings Calls Highlight MMFs," which quotes from recent earnings call MMF comments; and, “BNY, UBS Latest to Liquidate Municipal Money Funds," which recaps the thinning among Tax-​Exempt Money Funds.

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.

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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 October 31, 2024. (MFI XLS contains percentile rankings, fund family rankings, MNAVs, WLA, portfolio composition, and more).

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Crane Data publishes Money Fund Intelligence, Money Fund Intelligence XLS, Money Fund Wisdom, the Crane Money Fund Indexes, and a series of products tracking money markets, mutual funds and cash investments. We also produce conferences, including Crane's Money Fund Symposium. For more information and samples, e-mail info@cranedata.com or call us at 1-508-439-4419.

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Nov 22
DWS'​s Matt Plomin Passes Suddenly

We were stunned and saddened by the news that DWS Head of Money Market Credit Matt Plomin passed away suddenly last week. (See the Obituary here.) Our deepest condolences to the Plomin family and to his friends and colleagues at DWS.

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Oct 02
Martello Joins Deutsche'​s DWS

Mark Martello has joined DWS, Deutsche Bank's asset management arm, as Relationship Manager - Head of Midwest Corporate Coverage. He was previously with Dreyfus.

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Sep 17
Lotharius Joins Cavu Securities

Tony Lotharius recently joined Cavu Securities as a Managing Director - Cash Solutions. He was previously at State Street.

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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!