Money Market Mutual Fund Assets Hit a Record High of $2.5 Trillion. The
spectacular growth of money funds continues with
assets rising $18 billion in the week ended May 16 to $2.5 trillion ($2.485) according to ICI statistics. For May so far, money funds have risen by $
50 billion; year-
to-
date, they'
re up $
103 billion, or 4.
3%; and
over 52 weeks assets have surged by $407 billion, or 20%. The asset blast continues to be double-
barrelled; both individual and institutional assets have risen sharply. Retail assets added $
6.
6 billion in the latest week and institutional assets added $
11.
7 billion.
We expect inflows to continue and even to strengthen; we're projecting a $500 billion, 20+% gain, for calendar 2007.