Crane Data published its latest Weekly Money Fund Portfolio Holdings statistics Tuesday, which track a shifting subset of our monthly Portfolio Holdings collection. The most recent cut (with data as of Aug. 21) includes Holdings information from 67 money funds (up 12 from three weeks ago), or $4.169 trillion (up from $3.644 trillion) of the $8.348 trillion in total money fund assets (or 49.9%) tracked by Crane Data. (Note: Our Weekly MFPH are e-mail only and aren't available on the website. See our latest Monthly Money Fund Portfolio Holdings here and our Aug. 12 News, "August Portfolio Holdings: Assets Flat; Treasuries Jump, Repo Plunges.")
Our latest Weekly MFPH Composition summary shows Government assets dominating the holdings list with Treasuries totaling $1.925 trillion (up from $1.685 trillion three weeks ago), or 46.2%; Repurchase Agreements (Repo) totaling $1.446 trillion (up from $1.292 trillion three weeks ago), or 34.7%, and Government Agency securities totaling $460.9 billion (up from $420.8 billion three weeks ago), or 11.1%. Commercial Paper (CP) totaled $149.3 billion (up from $120.5 billion three weeks ago), or 3.6%. Certificates of Deposit (CDs) totaled $69.8 billion (up from $49.8 billion three weeks ago), or 1.7%. The Other category accounted for $63.0 billion or 1.5%, while VRDNs accounted for $54.7 billion or 1.3%.
The Ten Largest Issuers in our Weekly Holdings product include: the US Treasury with $1.925 trillion, Fixed Income Clearing Corp with $447.7B, the Federal Home Loan Bank with $280.6B, JP Morgan with $147.6B, Federal Farm Credit Bank with $110.0B, Citi with $106.6B, BNP Paribas with $99.3B, RBC with $94.5B, Wells Fargo with $89.6B and Credit Agricole with $52.9B.
The Ten Largest Funds tracked in our latest Weekly include: JPMorgan 100% US Trs MM ($360.4B), JPMorgan US Govt MM ($344.1B), Fidelity Inv MM: Govt Port ($280.1B), Goldman Sachs FS Govt ($273.5B), Morgan Stanley Inst Liq Govt ($209.4B), State Street Inst US Govt ($199.9B), Federated Hermes Govt ObI ($173.7B), Fidelity Inv MM: MM Port ($162.4B), Dreyfus Govt Cash Mgmt ($161.7B) and Fidelity Inv MM: Treas Only ($142.8B). (Let us know if you'd like to see our latest domestic U.S. and/or "offshore" Weekly Portfolio Holdings collection and summary.)
In other news, a press release titled, "HashKey Exchange and Franklin Templeton to Bring OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund to Asia," tells us, "HashKey Holdings Limited ... announced that its licensed trading platform, HashKey Exchange ... announced a collaboration with established global asset manager Franklin Templeton to distribute its flagship tokenized money market fund, Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund (BENJI), to digital asset investors in Asia <b:>`_."
It explains, "The collaboration will commence with the launch of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund (BENJI) on the HashKey Exchange Earn Channel on August 24, 2026. The product will provide eligible digital asset investors with access to a fund investing primarily in U.S. government money market instruments and U.S. dollar cash assets through blockchain-enabled infrastructure."
HashKey writes, "As the digital asset ecosystem continues to evolve, market participants are increasingly seeking yield-generating instruments backed by real-world assets. This collaboration represents an important step toward bridging traditional financial markets with compliant digital asset infrastructure, supporting the broader development of on-chain capital markets."
They state, "Through this collaboration, Franklin Templeton expands the reach of its tokenized fund solutions into regulated digital asset markets across Asia. For HashKey Exchange, the partnership strengthens its Earn ecosystem by introducing regulated tokenized investment products and deepening collaboration with leading global asset managers."
The release adds, "Combining Franklin Templeton's decades of global investment expertise with HashKey Exchange's regulated digital asset infrastructure, the collaboration aims to create a compliant and scalable gateway for institutional and professional investors to access tokenized financial products from established global asset managers. Building on the launch of BENJI, both companies will continue to explore opportunities to expand access to tokenized products across markets and asset classes, while remaining committed to advancing transparent and compliant RWA solutions."
Haiyang Ru, CEO of HashKey Exchange BG, comments, "Partnering with a global asset management leader like Franklin Templeton marks a monumental milestone for HashKey Exchange and the broader Asian digital asset landscape. By bringing the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund (BENJI) onto our Earn channel, we are directly addressing the surging institutional demand for compliant, real-world asset (RWA) yield solutions. This collaboration bridges the gap between traditional finance and secure, regulated on-chain infrastructure, setting a new benchmark for transparency and capital market innovation across the region."
Franklin Templeton's Chetan Karkhanis says, "We are excited to launch our tokenized money market fund on the HashKey Exchange platform. Leveraging blockchain technology, the Fund provides investors with enhanced transparency, security, accessibility, speed, and cost efficiency. Launching on HashKey is a key step in broadening our reach, tapping into their rapidly expanding client base of digital native banking and wealth platforms alongside established institutional clients, while advancing our digital assets and innovation strategy in the region."
