Investor Base and Prime Money Market Fund Behavior, Accessible Data

Figure 1. Institutional prime MMF assets under management (AUM)

Billions of dollars

Date Total public Total Nonpublic
1/25/2017 75.22560301 207.8299056
2/25/2017 83.30023959 223.8156558
3/25/2017 82.90230139 230.7637419
4/25/2017 84.73078779 239.2212267
5/25/2017 89.90726339 241.266769
6/25/2017 91.95106164 240.9848986
7/25/2017 96.48502447 243.8413341
8/25/2017 105.5482904 240.9628944
9/25/2017 110.8574531 260.6013796
10/25/2017 114.1519119 257.1688082
11/25/2017 121.4763173 259.5403402
12/25/2017 119.3958919 248.4631454
1/25/2018 127.6600632 249.8225336
2/25/2018 127.1356887 245.8612484
3/25/2018 126.2630813 249.6601899
4/25/2018 130.5151278 268.8529925
5/25/2018 135.8464318 234.3537695
6/25/2018 137.1295126 245.140534
7/25/2018 149.1219971 241.8123153
8/25/2018 163.6110132 242.2381929
9/25/2018 158.8768761 248.9135464
10/25/2018 157.7414926 239.8963076
11/25/2018 164.6827451 243.6538596
12/25/2018 159.4385075 217.3389395
1/25/2019 175.2847733 236.9894764
2/25/2019 185.2618392 248.6214789
3/25/2019 180.562978 258.9675846
4/25/2019 191.7986973 381.4171832
5/25/2019 196.2422295 376.163402
6/25/2019 195.1067772 375.8282627
7/25/2019 211.1232987 371.5779066
8/25/2019 216.8082971 371.6483318
9/25/2019 210.9030816 377.6747755
10/25/2019 219.6297146 392.8327587
11/25/2019 229.1633834 395.2560184
12/25/2019 229.6212752 361.369123
1/25/2020 240.6325258 368.8283682
2/25/2020 238.116644 352.682648
3/25/2020 155.1168693 364.7895919
4/25/2020 185.4173934 425.0235862
5/25/2020 213.8622274 431.5993204
6/25/2020 220.8308434 444.6245737
7/25/2020 218.8434371 431.1204207
8/25/2020 227.7251655 435.6115418
9/25/2020 218.5278617 431.6584614
10/25/2020 210.3104301 418.8475902
11/25/2020 190.8484019 441.7023277
12/25/2020 180.8031188 425.1858044
1/25/2021 182.5103486 459.2227998
2/25/2021 179.1189168 446.8769399
3/25/2021 173.9854123 473.0091356
4/25/2021 167.2555526 488.5180786
5/25/2021 168.4871408 487.9942084
6/25/2021 165.3776644 477.0795642
7/25/2021 166.6767786 458.247127
8/25/2021 168.3120006 456.1668125
9/25/2021 162.2345702 470.9774861
10/25/2021 156.0948579 470.496758
11/25/2021 156.7276559 451.2850343
12/25/2021 153.7141814 437.4737548

Note: This figure shows aggregate AUM for public and nonpublic institutional prime MMFs separately. Vertical line marks the COVID-19 pandemic declared in 2020 Q1.

Source: Data are from MMFs' SEC Form N-MFP filings.

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Figure 2. Aggregate flow volatility for institutional prime funds

Percent of assets

Date Public Nonpublic
2/3/2017 3.141484395 3.39947857
2/10/2017 2.978980993 3.391438514
2/17/2017 3.257806922 3.440420888
2/24/2017 3.259554299 2.946365042
3/3/2017 2.91857673 2.861178826
3/10/2017 2.959463601 2.865567884
3/17/2017 2.359111926 3.068403856
3/24/2017 2.234530184 3.067400004
3/31/2017 2.397483209 2.42572635
4/7/2017 2.3740175 2.86654028
4/14/2017 1.525356056 2.511277827
4/21/2017 1.672936909 2.838584488
4/28/2017 1.675998159 2.87628788
5/5/2017 1.892505181 2.829096674
5/12/2017 2.001763817 2.431420882
5/19/2017 1.983249436 2.26788287
5/26/2017 1.601335154 2.141228144
6/2/2017 1.767186776 1.79416793
6/9/2017 1.457742336 1.801734302
6/16/2017 1.403726298 1.232099294
6/23/2017 1.404892628 0.916819706
6/30/2017 1.512047201 0.8824656
7/7/2017 1.849106817 0.843061682
7/14/2017 1.894275121 0.957454767
7/21/2017 2.034306981 1.242548839
7/28/2017 2.175355377 1.511405704
8/4/2017 2.197395378 1.4268713
8/11/2017 2.456609101 1.45188856
8/18/2017 2.458758214 1.932739674
8/25/2017 2.086608799 2.041129819
9/1/2017 2.072625607 2.029931424
9/8/2017 2.057727783 2.135889431
9/15/2017 1.933585068 2.874466233
9/22/2017 1.497471846 2.830042716
9/29/2017 2.499864023 2.767363324
10/6/2017 2.302792222 2.8581867
10/13/2017 2.249361114 2.564046197
10/20/2017 2.178859789 2.553758532
10/27/2017 2.327251672 2.544599494
11/3/2017 2.31499128 2.49746802
11/10/2017 2.63047433 1.203019147
11/17/2017 2.623981367 1.206818955
11/24/2017 1.778566293 1.238583624
12/1/2017 1.593915504 1.235398391
12/8/2017 1.674447711 1.248892992
12/15/2017 2.031782717 1.345044769
12/22/2017 1.875943859 1.94133549
12/29/2017 2.084690766 1.943810825
1/5/2018 1.911918936 1.968302852
1/12/2018 2.141935394 2.061450883
1/19/2018 2.158565797 2.303792165
1/26/2018 2.274441837 2.210645964
2/2/2018 2.79464504 2.265060206
2/9/2018 2.610605281 2.420812607
2/16/2018 2.573558962 2.693166029
2/23/2018 2.354342147 2.83517486
3/2/2018 2.399748025 2.832816408
3/9/2018 2.253796778 2.853588076
3/16/2018 2.337609438 3.284779562
3/23/2018 2.203681808 3.409874451
3/30/2018 1.910335372 3.388141828
4/6/2018 2.601041778 2.943181838
4/13/2018 2.600322004 2.703852837
4/20/2018 2.608520681 2.461456598
4/27/2018 2.481212563 2.463515562
5/4/2018 2.269507267 3.058311604
5/11/2018 2.298426686 2.619611963
5/18/2018 2.313771545 2.561169749
5/25/2018 1.867942735 2.370423114
6/1/2018 1.598935551 2.487799417
6/8/2018 1.729557649 2.360786545
6/15/2018 1.684367614 2.267574155
6/22/2018 1.591183325 2.5006785
6/29/2018 2.207640381 2.266464193
7/6/2018 2.822910792 1.904215185
7/13/2018 2.79577524 1.993912546
7/20/2018 2.841712122 1.941190037
7/27/2018 2.596850069 2.046168232
8/3/2018 2.566528045 1.898594229
8/10/2018 2.590187533 2.036136763
8/17/2018 2.588296093 1.675635543
8/24/2018 1.656543947 1.564717837
8/31/2018 0.860476105 1.2579855
9/7/2018 1.104583906 1.260032624
9/14/2018 1.424810623 1.620548621
9/21/2018 1.346940948 1.72206919
9/28/2018 3.129162905 1.89931638
10/5/2018 3.176166301 3.017401696
10/12/2018 3.170095621 3.150998592
10/19/2018 3.139384725 3.401421977
10/26/2018 3.120657784 3.494647642
11/2/2018 2.958721202 3.575245674
11/9/2018 3.182296353 3.363227673
11/16/2018 3.025459352 3.23515915
11/23/2018 1.854800749 3.240268179
11/30/2018 1.611234454 2.652415825
12/7/2018 2.041490883 2.279531219
12/14/2018 2.315372207 2.130652297
12/21/2018 2.417601394 3.674252839
12/28/2018 2.150351788 3.512018047
1/4/2019 1.984527583 3.600938678
1/11/2019 2.235613396 4.13267761
1/18/2019 2.230746157 4.680792853
1/25/2019 2.219820123 4.3910458
2/1/2019 2.035905189 4.410854669
2/8/2019 1.868078635 4.408539362
2/15/2019 1.357586356 3.023324598
2/22/2019 1.166173715 2.982860239
3/1/2019 1.32687332 2.079557341
3/8/2019 1.180057987 1.91061129
3/15/2019 1.369051989 1.527542125
3/22/2019 1.420468963 2.108729791
3/29/2019 1.775505726 2.108030644
4/5/2019 1.941500909 2.870591132
4/12/2019 1.965434879 2.716936768
4/19/2019 2.084631182 2.776326915
4/26/2019 2.174949277 2.805716726
5/3/2019 2.25050143 2.762751118
5/10/2019 2.290377365 2.437594064
5/17/2019 2.28383932 2.180594942
5/24/2019 1.975751215 2.446159715
5/31/2019 1.477771612 1.69281779
6/7/2019 1.5968031 1.568602113
6/14/2019 1.456811113 1.393503834
6/21/2019 1.308179366 1.35056074
6/28/2019 1.564382706 1.400889635
7/5/2019 1.905942711 1.449985759
7/12/2019 2.123184327 1.516036314
7/19/2019 2.071582723 1.224903569
7/26/2019 2.056464222 1.190832921
8/2/2019 2.099327325 1.194013257
8/9/2019 2.108885125 1.241633187
8/16/2019 2.155083111 1.083162496
8/23/2019 1.734273273 1.002442265
8/30/2019 1.528799534 0.762189031
9/6/2019 1.640381006 0.912227968
9/13/2019 1.559111005 0.90928252
9/20/2019 1.877755223 1.107955888
9/27/2019 1.893539811 1.416643466
10/4/2019 1.714589092 1.546698989
10/11/2019 1.72710594 1.544817759
10/18/2019 1.791152025 1.807503708
10/25/2019 1.76992344 1.927896856
11/1/2019 1.152323542 1.835076081
11/8/2019 1.530480848 1.878966437
11/15/2019 1.1404951 1.672462018
11/22/2019 0.936671351 1.59727113
11/29/2019 1.143258724 1.467468909
12/6/2019 1.786034437 1.792417843
12/13/2019 1.807845284 1.593856387
12/20/2019 2.162152739 2.256428243
12/27/2019 2.208171164 2.255998144
1/3/2020 2.054145958 2.376062941
1/10/2020 2.220213924 2.449277218
1/17/2020 2.23907719 2.589051343
1/24/2020 2.110266972 2.52092852
1/31/2020 1.707845789 2.472204998
2/7/2020 2.126878172 2.53185601
2/14/2020 1.88345793 1.601428666
2/21/2020 1.811976411 1.391609479
2/28/2020 2.633534561 1.842859278
3/6/2020 2.531289957 2.88422329
3/13/2020 3.294653438 2.850716093
3/20/2020 4.547176425 3.572430922
3/27/2020 4.747544821 4.362396413
4/3/2020 4.157218903 4.356487475
4/10/2020 4.449656678 4.391564981
4/17/2020 4.935369234 4.871275175
4/24/2020 5.662458911 4.614918531
5/1/2020 5.998789375 4.416926697
5/8/2020 5.903400046 4.553887035
5/15/2020 4.179548724 3.266676914
5/22/2020 2.581449918 2.883006954
5/29/2020 1.648195117 2.51022585
6/5/2020 1.628912453 2.529615634
6/12/2020 1.913769942 2.26598347
6/19/2020 1.881725651 2.003789168
6/26/2020 1.909665307 1.579873468
7/3/2020 1.842730945 1.377551062
7/10/2020 1.301243787 1.543723751
7/17/2020 1.284353343 1.343715949
7/24/2020 1.27560515 1.416263174
7/31/2020 0.825282476 1.347655815
8/7/2020 0.943765388 1.777257379
8/14/2020 0.971225996 1.689602656
8/21/2020 0.942874006 1.647565486
8/28/2020 0.665363351 1.789874885
9/4/2020 0.942741707 1.721746036
9/11/2020 1.000551603 1.746448076
9/18/2020 1.329277928 1.689445221
9/25/2020 1.346025249 1.691464801
10/2/2020 1.120561191 1.30862832
10/9/2020 1.056286877 1.27027679
10/16/2020 0.909331468 1.269848084
10/23/2020 0.659121851 1.075120103
10/30/2020 0.666912248 1.074371002
11/6/2020 0.780396293 1.192729363
11/13/2020 0.948832018 1.139587094
11/20/2020 0.8953085 1.728734879
11/27/2020 0.791786823 2.040692787
12/4/2020 0.878465615 2.080705585
12/11/2020 0.889617167 2.002712846
12/18/2020 0.985999841 2.585500549
12/25/2020 1.101137635 2.582454529
1/1/2021 1.304220659 2.364985071
1/8/2021 1.183822418 2.404412942
1/15/2021 1.238171691 2.32847969
1/22/2021 1.523419352 2.130297378
1/29/2021 1.525899362 2.093618781
2/5/2021 1.382029709 2.798101796
2/12/2021 1.04215726 2.333288159
2/19/2021 1.035817043 2.330784135
2/26/2021 1.412908244 2.431485937
3/5/2021 1.394555647 2.718983078
3/12/2021 1.479888494 2.690192037
3/19/2021 1.375029484 2.994845855
3/26/2021 1.401834058 3.165365083
4/2/2021 1.42724646 2.510797099
4/9/2021 1.256465565 2.39113222
4/16/2021 1.22722438 2.37505209
4/23/2021 1.027980491 2.472647884
4/30/2021 1.014406025 1.817565564
5/7/2021 0.970976097 2.617967476
5/14/2021 1.013260663 2.619235977
5/21/2021 1.174745233 2.519796967
5/28/2021 1.129245013 2.947461528
6/4/2021 1.656620059 3.018718316
6/11/2021 1.670591329 2.956935077
6/18/2021 1.751603989 2.998116065
6/25/2021 1.734486049 3.068163856
7/2/2021 1.791024412 2.782341666
7/9/2021 1.632418555 2.468344057
7/16/2021 1.566022731 2.395557901
7/23/2021 1.617295848 1.533353867
7/30/2021 1.046285288 2.027944428
8/6/2021 1.032351116 2.342963519
8/13/2021 0.924059686 2.309963336
8/20/2021 0.984880491 1.946796806
8/27/2021 1.063169265 2.300904421
9/3/2021 1.106239494 2.298943875
9/10/2021 1.058145293 2.234799688
9/17/2021 1.338397459 2.128756832
9/24/2021 1.278650381 1.904429556
10/1/2021 1.392259819 1.140561842
10/8/2021 1.476153392 1.176641622
10/15/2021 1.512111061 1.241420221
10/22/2021 1.546966059 0.951466396
10/29/2021 1.567798111 1.089600353
11/5/2021 1.592491422 1.246374115
11/12/2021 1.510445593 1.439688679
11/19/2021 1.712954323 1.312541488
11/26/2021 1.622454322 1.348633988
12/3/2021 1.642232172 1.405635287
12/10/2021 1.412205303 1.56116657
12/17/2021 1.40830968 2.163807039
12/24/2021 1.366040284 1.919339299
12/31/2021 1.532546046 2.050608736

Note: This figure shows the standard deviation of weekly aggregate net flows as percent of assets under management (AUM) over the past eight weeks for public and nonpublic institutional prime funds separately. Vertical line marks the COVID-19 pandemic declared in 2020 Q1.

Source: Data are from MMFs' SEC Form N-MFP filings.

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Figure 3. Institutional prime funds’ holdings of safe assets

Share of assets

Date Public Nonpublic
1/25/2017 4.74139303 30.82865477
2/25/2017 4.396287724 30.44107854
3/25/2017 3.165390715 32.75468349
4/25/2017 2.819149755 29.26236391
5/25/2017 2.198765054 31.76306486
6/25/2017 4.84799929 39.001894
7/25/2017 2.68406067 32.45216012
8/25/2017 2.217267454 29.71741259
9/25/2017 3.113683313 33.64162445
10/25/2017 1.56381838 31.85696602
11/25/2017 2.038615011 30.71288168
12/25/2017 7.2730802 36.91926599
1/25/2018 2.272805572 28.58536541
2/25/2018 2.180661634 28.17752361
3/25/2018 10.01406088 34.30570066
4/25/2018 6.993763894 35.38919389
5/25/2018 9.645362198 36.48845255
6/25/2018 8.389896154 34.03713703
7/25/2018 9.69832018 34.62007642
8/25/2018 14.60985243 38.74980211
9/25/2018 10.80776528 40.40310979
10/25/2018 11.17429137 37.30682731
11/25/2018 15.53811878 38.64627182
12/25/2018 18.37782413 37.77193427
1/25/2019 17.45744795 38.1943047
2/25/2019 18.83574426 40.15779495
3/25/2019 19.56447661 40.67789614
4/25/2019 18.29807013 45.16204298
5/25/2019 21.6604054 43.8408494
6/25/2019 19.82688904 42.47016907
7/25/2019 20.85775286 39.4218266
8/25/2019 19.74639297 43.29233766
9/25/2019 19.76977587 43.25961471
10/25/2019 19.35599744 44.12751794
11/25/2019 18.24615151 41.78289473
12/25/2019 22.46736884 49.37996566
1/25/2020 15.86454362 43.27868223
2/25/2020 16.56404883 42.16368496
3/25/2020 12.86902428 50.15498996
4/25/2020 19.50099319 56.75369501
5/25/2020 25.10074675 59.42367315
6/25/2020 25.64306259 61.62185669
7/25/2020 22.30921388 59.25447345
8/25/2020 23.7049818 60.92102528
9/25/2020 25.52008331 66.54749513
10/25/2020 23.00712466 66.80874228
11/25/2020 19.09959316 62.74250746
12/25/2020 27.02318728 66.62498116
1/25/2021 13.33217472 57.40714073
2/25/2021 7.600105554 56.48971796
3/25/2021 10.66889465 58.54895115
4/25/2021 5.138739198 55.87265491
5/25/2021 5.346198753 54.79512215
6/25/2021 18.65652949 61.25620008
7/25/2021 10.57621166 55.42083383
8/25/2021 14.80452418 56.00652695
9/25/2021 15.73227048 58.99166465
10/25/2021 9.702499211 52.98834443
11/25/2021 8.39593038 51.02897286
12/25/2021 25.64283907 60.07947922

Note: This figure shows the aggregate share of safe assets in fund portfolios for public and nonpublic institutional prime funds separately. "Safe assets" are U.S. government securities, agency debt, and repo backed by government securities or agency debt. Vertical line marks the COVID-19 pandemic declared in 2020 Q1.

Source: Data are from MMFs' SEC Form N-MFP filings.

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Figure 4. Institutional prime funds’ weighted liquid assets (WLA)

Share of assets

Date Public Nonpublic
1/6/2017 52.45476365 61.53212786
1/13/2017 49.92567599 60.06293297
1/20/2017 49.02207553 59.55399871
1/27/2017 47.29371965 61.75057888
2/3/2017 46.10631168 59.89232659
2/10/2017 46.735093 60.21627188
2/17/2017 47.39466608 61.23902798
2/24/2017 46.99811041 59.94324684
3/3/2017 45.76280117 59.48831439
3/10/2017 46.98369503 60.55870652
3/17/2017 46.01425231 60.85757613
3/24/2017 44.72449422 58.08537006
3/31/2017 46.20054364 61.7784977
4/7/2017 45.82408965 61.22705936
4/14/2017 45.0435847 60.25670767
4/21/2017 45.20595968 59.55451727
4/28/2017 46.16059959 59.36548114
5/5/2017 45.00407577 59.0893209
5/12/2017 46.27826512 59.0885818
5/19/2017 44.58452761 58.99238586
5/26/2017 45.4326719 59.77894664
6/2/2017 45.39135993 60.49420238
6/9/2017 45.5953002 62.13243604
6/16/2017 45.68031132 61.78602576
6/23/2017 45.9510535 61.08675003
6/30/2017 45.97144723 61.32210493
7/7/2017 45.68905234 58.93156528
7/14/2017 45.58556974 59.10480022
7/21/2017 44.85938251 58.2901895
7/28/2017 44.37992275 60.75883508
8/4/2017 45.16206086 58.66493583
8/11/2017 46.6023773 59.32090878
8/18/2017 47.71864414 58.34744573
8/25/2017 45.37650645 58.63329768
9/1/2017 43.77331436 58.27413201
9/8/2017 42.93371737 57.83966184
9/15/2017 44.55311894 59.15386081
9/22/2017 43.22193265 59.51046348
9/29/2017 43.70246232 60.18332839
10/6/2017 44.13049519 59.22889709
10/13/2017 43.98631155 57.92909265
10/20/2017 43.40975881 58.03613663
10/27/2017 43.44782829 59.4506681
11/3/2017 43.90444756 59.28891897
11/10/2017 44.29652989 58.50209594
11/17/2017 44.39092577 58.31544995
11/24/2017 45.05662918 59.38609242
12/1/2017 44.46997344 58.69210362
12/8/2017 44.14256811 59.23443437
12/15/2017 43.37738454 58.46443176
12/22/2017 43.95802617 58.10165405
12/29/2017 44.37793493 59.41972733
1/5/2018 44.93283033 58.62160921
1/12/2018 47.33828604 58.45415592
1/19/2018 44.60119009 58.126086
1/26/2018 44.96676326 58.33807588
2/2/2018 44.3898499 58.25486779
2/9/2018 44.0830797 57.76299238
2/16/2018 44.52199638 58.63438249
2/23/2018 44.16610897 58.21079612
3/2/2018 44.38705444 57.88891912
3/9/2018 43.23333204 57.99401999
3/16/2018 45.00477612 59.93080139
3/23/2018 43.46320033 59.3978107
3/30/2018 43.55511963 58.80114436
4/6/2018 43.28643978 59.85308886
4/13/2018 42.76734889 60.21643281
4/20/2018 42.25948751 60.87133288
4/27/2018 42.28440225 60.57350636
5/4/2018 43.94863844 60.62855721
5/11/2018 42.35615134 61.84399128
5/18/2018 42.31791496 62.18714118
5/25/2018 43.39606464 62.13136315
6/1/2018 42.5357312 60.01690626
6/8/2018 44.2088902 60.84640622
6/15/2018 43.33362281 60.83144546
6/22/2018 42.02626944 58.30521584
6/29/2018 43.74165535 59.11303759
7/6/2018 45.02429962 58.34773183
7/13/2018 44.3357259 59.23702717
7/20/2018 45.18887103 59.61726308
7/27/2018 43.26127768 59.74870324
8/3/2018 44.73346174 59.40690637
8/10/2018 43.58982444 59.47341919
8/17/2018 42.96667576 58.87567997
8/24/2018 43.03417802 59.63753462
8/31/2018 44.93513107 61.01989746
9/7/2018 44.85770762 61.32735014
9/14/2018 43.48511994 61.10285521
9/21/2018 44.22647059 61.99452877
9/28/2018 42.48968363 61.54553294
10/5/2018 42.84760952 60.3315413
10/12/2018 42.28011966 59.86462235
10/19/2018 42.4592942 60.18061638
10/26/2018 42.42860079 61.72534227
11/2/2018 42.32048988 61.51180863
11/9/2018 42.63146222 60.7668519
11/16/2018 42.57459939 60.45350432
11/23/2018 42.76118875 60.48253179
11/30/2018 42.39955544 60.77646613
12/7/2018 42.95203984 60.12405753
12/14/2018 42.12967157 60.68309546
12/21/2018 41.17770493 58.2523644
12/28/2018 43.25869977 60.78663468
1/4/2019 43.79941523 60.10733247
1/11/2019 43.19757521 59.84086394
1/18/2019 42.48337746 60.88529229
1/25/2019 42.95059741 60.90512872
2/1/2019 42.76149869 61.0018909
2/8/2019 42.71005094 60.24553776
2/15/2019 41.88182056 61.22045517
2/22/2019 42.52260923 60.16641855
3/1/2019 41.90644324 60.14926434
3/8/2019 42.37010181 59.71312523
3/15/2019 41.86570048 61.18817329
3/22/2019 41.70110226 59.61866975
3/29/2019 41.96403027 62.29971051
4/5/2019 42.06918776 58.88174176
4/12/2019 41.41894281 59.28180218
4/19/2019 40.45144022 59.10404921
4/26/2019 42.66453087 58.86150599
5/3/2019 42.47282445 59.16083455
5/10/2019 42.16803014 58.11148882
5/17/2019 41.7850554 58.41656327
5/24/2019 41.52660668 56.52449727
5/31/2019 41.37111008 57.74363875
6/7/2019 41.65343344 57.13379979
6/14/2019 40.54214954 57.23864436
6/21/2019 41.0092026 57.96163082
6/28/2019 42.63336658 57.85489678
7/5/2019 43.84535253 57.75303841
7/12/2019 42.38007367 57.70001411
7/19/2019 42.60820448 58.17748904
7/26/2019 42.7736789 57.32287765
8/2/2019 42.35344827 57.67794847
8/9/2019 41.99132621 58.94833207
8/16/2019 41.35819674 59.04307365
8/23/2019 40.59221745 58.09293985
8/30/2019 42.34008789 59.26841497
9/6/2019 41.83111489 59.43136215
9/13/2019 41.54643714 58.55800509
9/20/2019 41.25606418 58.04390907
9/27/2019 41.71341658 59.28961635
10/4/2019 42.15649664 56.96502328
10/11/2019 41.92217588 56.64564967
10/18/2019 41.33288264 57.20487237
10/25/2019 41.9577539 56.34502769
11/1/2019 42.7341789 55.46399355
11/8/2019 41.55970216 54.46097851
11/15/2019 41.01335704 54.09767628
11/22/2019 41.08180106 52.65415907
11/29/2019 41.70921445 56.46814108
12/6/2019 41.67092144 55.04127741
12/13/2019 41.35231674 56.36398196
12/20/2019 40.33423364 53.71308327
12/27/2019 42.39358008 55.65235019
1/3/2020 43.04935932 57.69308805
1/10/2020 41.58387184 55.64300418
1/17/2020 41.28048122 55.34662604
1/24/2020 41.22183919 55.62350154
1/31/2020 40.99861383 57.04980493
2/7/2020 40.79214036 56.71320558
2/14/2020 40.00700116 58.34225416
2/21/2020 40.3573364 57.93749094
2/28/2020 39.51075971 58.2767725
3/6/2020 41.37575328 57.90627599
3/13/2020 41.07137024 57.91267753
3/20/2020 39.73749876 56.87966943
3/27/2020 44.81002092 59.82687473
4/3/2020 44.7948724 58.39592218
4/10/2020 44.75664496 60.4665339
4/17/2020 44.50707138 62.22766638
4/24/2020 45.97628415 63.83870244
5/1/2020 45.99034488 64.92512226
5/8/2020 47.34818935 64.40026164
5/15/2020 47.37350643 64.19607401
5/22/2020 47.19868302 66.88982248
5/29/2020 47.22879827 67.79802442
6/5/2020 47.0310837 67.57031083
6/12/2020 46.61931098 67.50901937
6/19/2020 46.9992578 67.18199253
6/26/2020 47.81781435 68.44665408
7/3/2020 46.45695984 66.91125035
7/10/2020 46.424523 66.7765379
7/17/2020 47.58923948 65.50431252
7/24/2020 48.02992344 65.11206031
7/31/2020 47.61265516 65.43502808
8/7/2020 47.60425091 64.59451318
8/14/2020 47.25853503 64.75275755
8/21/2020 47.52570987 65.67318439
8/28/2020 47.67718017 67.86207557
9/4/2020 46.57261372 68.38620305
9/11/2020 45.83522975 69.88272071
9/18/2020 45.16640306 70.02626657
9/25/2020 47.34794796 70.77667713
10/2/2020 49.98639524 72.40924835
10/9/2020 49.96293187 73.03301096
10/16/2020 50.39685965 71.73021436
10/23/2020 49.7840941 69.95930672
10/30/2020 49.81081486 71.10999823
11/6/2020 51.60745978 70.81397176
11/13/2020 50.85792542 71.20822668
11/20/2020 50.04415512 70.32091022
11/27/2020 50.74335337 71.7023313
12/4/2020 50.16319752 70.13804913
12/11/2020 49.02817011 70.98005414
12/18/2020 49.28317964 69.42189336
12/25/2020 49.44643378 69.41393614
1/1/2021 51.26591325 70.87560892
1/8/2021 48.54408503 70.71714997
1/15/2021 47.97570109 69.41254139
1/22/2021 47.78443575 69.14442182
1/29/2021 49.2454797 69.04859543
2/5/2021 47.43822813 68.38497519
2/12/2021 46.93018496 69.52682734
2/19/2021 46.18094862 68.3195889
2/26/2021 45.09091973 68.91862154
3/5/2021 45.22857368 68.01929474
3/12/2021 45.46066225 68.11338067
3/19/2021 44.26325858 67.21707582
3/26/2021 45.02820373 68.04955006
4/2/2021 45.19012272 67.45609045
4/9/2021 44.88953054 67.42788553
4/16/2021 44.65797544 67.33059883
4/23/2021 45.0848341 66.65722132
4/30/2021 45.06548941 68.11119318
5/7/2021 45.42311728 67.62992144
5/14/2021 44.51653659 67.81978607
5/21/2021 45.56204379 67.1120584
5/28/2021 46.57100141 69.65194941
6/4/2021 47.35781848 67.75372028
6/11/2021 47.16311395 67.52165556
6/18/2021 45.8455205 66.74351692
6/25/2021 46.05488479 68.39926243
7/2/2021 47.9360342 68.70878339
7/9/2021 47.61539996 68.28170419
7/16/2021 47.13694453 67.98326373
7/23/2021 47.13492393 68.00921559
7/30/2021 47.96429873 68.69034767
8/6/2021 46.57326043 66.91077352
8/13/2021 45.84466219 67.32860804
8/20/2021 45.90503871 67.13426709
8/27/2021 47.49014676 67.33385921
9/3/2021 46.61488533 66.74621701
9/10/2021 47.07019329 66.37910008
9/17/2021 46.11515403 66.18766189
9/24/2021 46.8026638 67.26874113
10/1/2021 47.70770073 66.67870283
10/8/2021 47.74846137 66.46641493
10/15/2021 47.7157414 66.62554741
10/22/2021 50.28432608 66.35511518
10/29/2021 49.28914607 66.49064422
11/5/2021 49.5002985 65.08480906
11/12/2021 49.68486726 64.76638317
11/19/2021 49.29535985 64.27354813
11/26/2021 50.51999092 64.68468904
12/3/2021 47.66072035 65.04222751
12/10/2021 47.99138308 66.08313918
12/17/2021 47.80274332 64.85074759
12/24/2021 46.89597785 64.57098126
12/31/2021 48.3812511 67.25904942

Note: This figure shows aggregate WLA as share of AUM for public and nonpublic institutional prime funds separately. WLA include cash, Treasuries, certain agency notes that mature within 60 days, and other assets that mature within one week. Vertical line marks the COVID-19 pandemic declared in 2020 Q1.

Source: Data are from MMFs' SEC Form N-MFP filings.

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Figure 5. Average 7-day gross yield for institutional prime MMFs

Yield

Date Public Yield Nonpublic Yield
1/25/2017 100.4209276 82.65653625
2/25/2017 100.6043237 82.63641037
3/25/2017 114.5383716 97.30899706
4/25/2017 117.6559273 101.711303
5/25/2017 116.7352404 102.8993074
6/25/2017 132.6643117 119.901821
7/25/2017 136.0686775 123.6060634
8/25/2017 135.9327789 124.3632287
9/25/2017 136.6972364 123.6844156
10/25/2017 137.1332631 124.9989588
11/25/2017 137.9945222 128.0276012
12/25/2017 158.9622162 146.9184831
1/25/2018 163.9466546 153.9033372
2/25/2018 168.8640006 158.0776274
3/25/2018 192.5815828 181.2397689
4/25/2018 204.0744387 190.3547533
5/25/2018 208.4748074 194.5954189
6/25/2018 222.0071852 201.7016895
7/25/2018 222.8931338 205.2743733
8/25/2018 222.7607742 207.915958
9/25/2018 230.4271609 215.2739279
10/25/2018 242.652297 227.9260568
11/25/2018 248.1553517 231.4660698
12/25/2018 265.8947557 250.0454709
1/25/2019 268.5224824 257.6397732
2/25/2019 268.2544664 258.4384009
3/25/2019 267.9309808 258.6825565
4/25/2019 266.1185712 255.1593632
5/25/2019 261.473991 251.5083924
6/25/2019 258.0206655 247.6314083
7/25/2019 252.5009215 240.9746498
8/25/2019 233.9255065 222.543925
9/25/2019 220.5522172 209.9480294
10/25/2019 208.706148 196.2149702
11/25/2019 191.6543394 180.2977547
12/25/2019 189.1067065 177.139286
1/25/2020 184.8064177 182.6580055
2/25/2020 182.2392642 169.8402129
3/25/2020 108.9733001 94.31077167
4/25/2020 80.54217324 55.84808532
5/25/2020 57.40209017 36.62070725
6/25/2020 49.92954899 28.44595117
7/25/2020 38.22178813 24.26721388
8/25/2020 32.14204684 20.9010602
9/25/2020 30.61258234 18.2358257
10/25/2020 23.76787597 15.9680564
11/25/2020 22.83126116 15.20676655
12/25/2020 22.29198115 15.50987246
1/25/2021 21.08137123 13.69986683
2/25/2021 20.3385856 11.96619123
3/25/2021 19.48342659 10.82381001
4/25/2021 18.25422631 9.192805737
5/25/2021 16.76896936 8.591187652
6/25/2021 17.79560582 8.746805252
7/25/2021 16.30329061 8.843447431
8/25/2021 15.46838321 8.814342436
9/25/2021 15.20820661 8.581752772
10/25/2021 15.25446889 8.872874896
11/25/2021 16.65898366 9.510876844
12/25/2021 17.38996012 11.19172666

Note: This figure shows the asset-weighted average 7-day gross yield in the seven days leading up the final business day of each month for public and nonpublic institutional prime funds separately. Vertical line marks the COVID-19 pandemic declared in 2020 Q1.

Source: Data are from MMFs' SEC Form N-MFP filings.

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Figure 6: Cumulative net flows for institutional prime funds since the onset of the COVID crisis

Percent of assets

Date Public Nonpublic
3/6/2020 0 0
3/13/2020 -5.738253685 -0.482909364
3/20/2020 -30.8495811 -7.025647166
3/27/2020 -34.79414547 -1.258048924
4/3/2020 -36.08391899 -3.186591641
4/10/2020 -34.08851787 -1.59113827
4/17/2020 -31.47609634 5.723054025
4/24/2020 -27.0175963 9.713573844
5/1/2020 -23.32524716 14.2183829
5/8/2020 -19.38798281 11.89329684
5/15/2020 -15.48686992 12.87904958
5/22/2020 -13.8009543 15.45385675
5/29/2020 -12.53486477 16.26392976
6/5/2020 -10.06139415 17.60121881
6/12/2020 -9.00685976 15.50178159
6/19/2020 -8.455734451 16.77666305
6/26/2020 -8.365768197 18.84947451
7/3/2020 -12.76966 17.64934702
7/10/2020 -11.4064029 16.01684506
7/17/2020 -11.10681677 15.55042396
7/24/2020 -9.968817248 17.17732287
7/31/2020 -10.07385136 17.24233701
8/7/2020 -8.354752283 12.99318066
8/14/2020 -7.21549059 12.33473878
8/21/2020 -6.542117331 14.07224608
8/28/2020 -5.84630309 15.95026931
9/4/2020 -6.914968157 15.75607259
9/11/2020 -7.229515377 16.88923082
9/18/2020 -9.254139759 17.67034398
9/25/2020 -9.71901415 17.47331701
10/2/2020 -10.09368914 14.74260597
10/9/2020 -11.67568033 15.20569791
10/16/2020 -12.49375526 13.76892826
10/23/2020 -13.22936026 13.43832982
10/30/2020 -13.81687925 13.09509514
11/6/2020 -15.9990823 10.23551016
11/13/2020 -18.48609256 10.58585802
11/20/2020 -19.81479669 13.77920635
11/27/2020 -21.13339905 17.9623282
12/4/2020 -21.52037679 17.03081445
12/11/2020 -23.27287241 18.11182945
12/18/2020 -25.7334715 13.25598946
12/25/2020 -25.81325236 13.27296366
1/1/2021 -25.5729211 13.96983798
1/8/2021 -26.04942697 15.9008274
1/15/2021 -26.05434904 18.51812507
1/22/2021 -24.79192691 21.47962587
1/29/2021 -35.03976829 23.07429206
2/5/2021 -35.72707127 17.35376938
2/12/2021 -24.12309641 16.12338104
2/19/2021 -24.0908836 16.80692995
2/26/2021 -25.94260388 19.55458304
3/5/2021 -25.80649838 15.75459607
3/12/2021 -26.8102081 18.07226812
3/19/2021 -28.12807209 23.18233945
3/26/2021 -27.89741706 27.14377491
4/2/2021 -30.3777984 26.02524698
4/9/2021 -29.50972494 28.32095455
4/16/2021 -30.06381054 30.24137615
4/23/2021 -30.07576239 28.97267133
4/30/2021 -30.79674842 31.39241643
5/7/2021 -31.33050345 26.40849787
5/14/2021 -32.71241495 21.9271123
5/21/2021 -31.84517899 25.13498979
5/28/2021 -32.00166962 30.5540787
6/4/2021 -29.72837975 27.80046603
6/11/2021 -30.41629154 27.66586414
6/18/2021 -31.49183389 25.42907815
6/25/2021 -31.18360306 28.54370729
7/2/2021 -32.18737408 26.6058411
7/9/2021 -32.42202999 24.88139269
7/16/2021 -32.83801555 22.34667464
7/23/2021 -32.17982275 20.47427758
7/30/2021 -31.42286316 24.25346167
8/6/2021 -31.97944642 19.66215834
8/13/2021 -32.47680672 18.91774743
8/20/2021 -31.84594651 18.35790293
8/27/2021 -30.4953013 21.4069553
9/3/2021 -31.00915402 22.10126617
9/10/2021 -31.03150074 23.72162598
9/17/2021 -32.53931634 24.46167828
9/24/2021 -32.19107485 26.41964802
10/1/2021 -33.39591635 25.85449812
10/8/2021 -34.51273708 24.79975784
10/15/2021 -36.0299837 23.67383742
10/22/2021 -34.67755575 24.60754527
10/29/2021 -35.64856983 26.87823802
11/5/2021 -35.48423412 24.85178753
11/12/2021 -35.47781265 22.28270802
11/19/2021 -34.25808836 23.13858019
11/26/2021 -34.63284919 21.67203927
12/3/2021 -35.82615734 19.75672745
12/10/2021 -35.73777388 21.88839897
12/17/2021 -37.37595181 16.14058704
12/24/2021 -37.94975151 16.12887956

Note: This figure shows cumulative net flows since March 6, 2020, as a percent of assets on March 5, 2020, for public and nonpublic institutional prime funds separately.

Source: Data are from MMFs' SEC Form N-MFP filings.

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Last Update: August 16, 2022