Western Asset Prem Inst Liquid Res Cap (WAAXX) | 5.03 |
Morgan Stanley Inst Liq Prime MMP Inst (MPFXX) | 4.91 |
State Street Inst Liq Reserve Prem (SSIXX) | 4.90 |
Federated Hermes Inst Prime Oblig IS (POIXX) | 4.87 |
BlackRock Lq TempCash Inst (TMCXX) | 4.87 |
Morgan Stanley IL Liq MMP Wealth (MWMXX) | 4.95 |
Allspring MMF Prm (WMPXX) | 4.92 |
Invesco Premier Institutional (IPPXX) | 4.92 |
UBS Prime Preferred Fund (UPPXX) | 4.92 |
First American Ret Prime Obligs X (FXRXX) | 4.92 |
Federated Hermes Muni Obligs WS (MOFXX) | 3.10 |
Allspring Nat Tax-Free Prem (WFNXX) | 2.88 |
T Rowe Price Tax-Exempt MF I (TERXX) | 2.87 |
JPMorgan Municipal MM Inst (IJMXX) | 2.79 |
Schwab AMT Tax-Free MF Ultra (SCTXX) | 2.79 |
The October issue of our Bond Fund Intelligence, which was sent to subscribers Tuesday morning, features the stories, "Worldwide BF Assets Jump to $13.3 Trillion, Led by U.S.," which reviews the latest statistics on bond fund markets outside the U.S., and "Vanguard Plans Push Into Active Bond Funds Says FT," which covers recent articles quoting CEO Salim Ramji on plans to launch more ETFs. BFI also recaps the latest Bond Fund News and includes our Crane BFI Indexes, which show that bond fund returns rose again in September while yields were lower. We excerpt from the new issue below. (Contact us if you'd like to see our latest Bond Fund Intelligence and BFI XLS spreadsheet, or our Bond Fund Portfolio Holdings data.)
MFI PDF February 2022 Issue |
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The February 2022 issue of Money Fund Intelligence features: "Fee Waivers Poised to Shrink, MMF Revenue Ready to Jump," which discusses recent earnings calls and expectations for Fed hikes to remove waivers; "Money Fund University '22 Highlights: Supply, New Regs," which quotes from our latest basic training conference; and, "Swing Pricing Main Focus in SEC's Money Fund Reforms," which covers articles explaining the SEC's controversial fee proposal. 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 January 31, 2022. (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.
A Prospectus Supplement filing for UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund (& Reserves) states, "This supplement announces the planned liquidation in December of each of UBS Tax-Free Preferred Fund and UBS Tax-Free Reserves Fund and updates certain information contained in the Prospectus and SAI. Upon the recommendation of UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC ('UBS AM'), each Fund's investment adviser/administrator, the Board of Trustees of UBS Series Funds has approved the liquidation of each Fund pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation. Accordingly, on or about October 18, 2024, shares of each Fund will no longer be offered for purchase, and all shares of each Fund will be liquidated on or about December 13, 2024." It explains, "On or about the Liquidation Date, each Fund will be liquidated, and any assets of the Fund will be paid in cash to shareholders remaining in the Fund. On or about the Liquidation Date, the Trust will distribute pro rata to each Fund's shareholders of record as of the close of business on the Liquidation Date all of the remaining assets of the Fund, after paying, or setting aside the amount to pay, any liabilities. UBS AM, and not a Fund, will bear the usual expenses incurred in connection with the carrying-out of a Plan (for example, the costs of preparing and sending this prospectus supplement and the costs of preparing and making certain related regulatory filings); however, expenses incurred by a Fund in the ordinary course during the liquidation, such as transaction costs, will be borne by the Fund." The filing also says, "At any time prior to the Liquidation Date, shareholders may redeem their shares …
Mark Martello has joined DWS, Deutsche Bank's asset management arm, as Relationship Manager - Head of Midwest Corporate Coverage. He was previously with Dreyfus.
Tony Lotharius recently joined Cavu Securities as a Managing Director - Cash Solutions. He was previously at State Street.
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).
Please join us for our next live conference, Bond Fund Symposium, which will take place in person March 28-29, 2022 in Newport Beach, Calif. Bond Fund Symposium focuses on ultra-short bond funds and investing beyond money market funds. Also, mark your calendars for our next big show, Money Fund Symposium, which is scheduled for June 20-22, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minn., and for our next European Money Fund Symposium, which is scheduled for Sept. 27-28, 2022 in Paris, France. Finally, thanks to those who attended and supported our recent Money Fund University. We'll hold our next MFU on Dec. 15-16, 2022 in Boston, Mass. Watch for details in coming months. Let us know if you'd like more information on any of our shows, and we hope to see you back out on the road soon! Note that conference recordings and materials are available to conference attendees and Crane Data subscribers at the bottom of our "Content" page.