The Investment Company Institute published its weekly "Money Market Fund Assets" report Thursday, which shows money fund assets increasing by $​38.​7 billion to a record high $​7.​856 trillion, after rising by $​0.​8 billion the previous week. Assets have risen in 21 of the last 26 weeks and 29 of the past 35 weeks. MMF assets are up by $​854 billion, or 12.​2%, over the past 52 weeks (​through 3/​18/​26), with Institutional MMFs up $​618 billion, or 14.​8% and Retail MMFs up $​236 billion, or 8.​3%. Year-​to-​date in 2026, MMF assets are up by $​123 billion, or 1.​6%, with Institutional MMFs up $​97 billion, or 2.​1% and Retail MMFs up $​26 billion, or 0.​8%. ICI'​s weekly release says, "Total money market fund assets increased by $​38.​68 billion to $​7.​86 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, March 18, the Investment Company Institute reported.... Among taxable money market funds, government funds increased by $​40.​55 billion and prime funds decreased by $​3.​40 billion. Tax-​exempt money market funds increased by $​1.​52 billion." ICI'​s stats show Institutional MMFs increasing $​27.​8 billion and Retail MMFs increasing $​10.​9 billion in the latest week. Total Government MMF assets, including Treasury funds, were $​6.​469 trillion (​82.​3% of all money funds), while Total Prime MMFs …