The ICI's latest weekly statistics show money fund assets increasing $6.46 billion to a record $3.454 trillion, the 12th consecutive week that assets have increased. Retail assets grew by $5.55 billion to $1.246 trillion and institutional assets grew by $913 million to $2.208 trillion. Year-to-date, money fund assets have increased by $307.7 billion, or 9.8%, calculates Crane Data. Over the past 52 weeks, money fund assets have skyrocketed by $1.03 trillion, or 42.5%.