| JPMorgan Prime MM Capital (CJPXX) | 3.69 |
| Morgan Stanley Inst Liq Prime MMP Inst (MPFXX) | 3.67 |
| Federated Hermes Inst Prime Obligs IS (POIXX) | 3.67 |
| BlackRock Lq TempCash Inst (TMCXX) | 3.66 |
| Western Asset Prem Inst Liq Res Capital (WAAXX) | 3.61 |
| Morgan Stanley IL Liq MMP Wealth (MWMXX) | 3.71 |
| Invesco Premier Institutional (IPPXX) | 3.68 |
| JPMorgan Liquid Assets Capit (CJLXX) | 3.67 |
| Allspring MMF Prm (WMPXX) | 3.67 |
| Federated Hermes Prime Cash Oblig WS (PCOXX) | 3.63 |
| Federated Hermes Inst Tax-Fr Cash Tr Pr (FTFXX) | 2.84 |
| JPMorgan Inst Tax Free MM Capital (JOCXX) | 2.81 |
| Western Asset Select Tax Free Res Sel (CIFXX) | 2.81 |
| Vanguard Municipal MMF (VMSXX) | 2.77 |
| Allspring Nat T-F Prem (WFNXX) | 2.73 |
The Investment Company Institute published its monthly "Trends in Mutual Fund Investing - March 2026" and "Month-End Portfolio Holdings of Taxable Money Funds" on Wednesday. The latest "Trends" shows money fund totals decreasing $16.9 billion, or -0.2%, in March to $7.772 trillion. MMFs increased by $797.2 billion, or 11.4%, over the past 12 months (through 3/31/26). Money funds' March asset decrease follows an increase of $59.9 billion in February, a decrease of $17.3 billion in January, an increase of $170.2 billion in December, $107.7 billion in November, $146.8 billion in October, $104.5 billion in September, $123.4 billion in August, $69.0 billion in July, $29.3 billion in June and $84.7 billion in May. Assets decreased $63.8 billion in April and $10.9 billion last March. Bond fund assets decreased $109.7 billion to $5.574 trillion, and bond ETF assets increased $5.8 billion to $2.399 trillion in March 2026.
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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A statement titled, "BNP Paribas Asset Management announces launch of new Money Market Fund: BNP Paribas InstiCash EUR Government CNAV SICAV," tells us, "BNP Paribas Asset Management is pleased to announce the launch of the BNP Paribas InstiCash EUR Government CNAV SICAV, a AAA-rated Money Market fund that offers investors a cash management solution targeting capital preservation. The fund's sovereign-backed assets aim to provide structural resilience, making it an attractive option for investors seeking a low-risk solution for their day-to-day cash management." The release continues, "The BNP Paribas InstiCash EUR Government CNAV SICAV is a public debt constant net asset value money market fund that invests at least 99.5% of its assets in public debt instruments. The fund targets minimal volatility of its NAV, providing both a stable NAV at 1.00 EUR and a variable NAV, combined with high daily and weekly liquidity buffers and amortised cost valuation method. It seeks to achieve a return in EUR in line with prevailing money market rates, over a 1-day period, while aiming to preserve capital and maintain a high degree of diversification." Marc Fleury, Head of Liquidity Solutions at BNP Paribas Asset Management, comments, "The launch of the BNP Paribas InstiCash EUR Government CNAV is a significant addition to our €170 bn Liquidity Solutions range. We are excited to offer investors a product that combines active management of rate and credit duration.... There continues to be investor appetite for high-quality, low-risk solutions for day-to-day cash management. The CNAV fund can potentially provide a safe haven for investors seeking to preserve capital and maintain …
Cory Ryan joined Barclays to head NY Sales. He was previously with Jefferies. Meanwhile London-based Steve Collins is no longer with Barclays.
Mike Cloherty has joined CIBC as Head of US Rates Strategy. He was previously with UBS.
Thrivent is seeking a Senior Money Market Portfolio Manager in Minneapolis. The posting says, "The Money Market Portfolio Manager is responsible for the management of the organization’s 2(a)7 mutual funds and the overall management of the organization’s cash holdings across multiple accounts and portfolios."
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.