ICI's weekly "Money Market Mutual Fund Assets" report says, "Total money market mutual fund assets increased by $10.55 billion to $2.839 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, September 8, the Investment Company Institute reported today. Taxable government funds did not change by a significant amount, taxable non-government funds increased by $9.91 billion, and tax-exempt funds increased by $640 million." This represents the 6th week in the past 7 that money fund assets have increased. ICI's release continues, "Assets of retail money market funds increased by $3.07 billion to $969.07 billion. Taxable government money market fund assets in the retail category increased by $370 million to $170.18 billion, taxable non-government money market fund assets increased by $1.16 billion to $591.91 billion, and tax-exempt fund assets increased by $1.53 billion to $206.98 billion.... Assets of institutional money market funds increased by $7.48 billion to $1.869 trillion. Among institutional funds, taxable government money market fund assets decreased by $370 million to $666.20 billion, taxable non-government money market fund assets increased by $8.75 billion to $1.074 trillion, and tax-exempt fund assets decreased by $890 million to $129.34 billion."
