A push by institutional investors toward cash helped the total amount of money market mutual funds climb by $1.62 billion to reach $3.579 trillion for the week ending Aug. 27, the
Institutional investors poured $8.13 billion into money funds for the week, reaching $2.411 trillion in total assets. Among institutional funds, taxable money fund assets surged $9.01 billion to $2.226 trillion, while tax-exempt funds fell by $880 million to $185.7 billion.
Total retail money fund assets fell $6.51 billion to $1.168 trillion during the same period. Among retail funds, taxable money funds fell by $4.54 billion to $912.58 billion, while tax-exempt fund assets fell by $1.97 billion to $255.04 billion.
The seven-day average yield for money funds fell from 0.07% to 0.06% for the week ending Aug. 26, according to
The seven-day compounded yield matched the average yield, falling from 0.07% to 0.06% for the week, as did the 30-day compounded yield, which dropped from 0.08% to 0.07%.
The average maturity of money fund portfolios fell from 53 days to 52 days, the report said.
