IslamicMoney Market ppt. 1. Islamic Money Market ECON 6862: Islamic Capital Markets Dr. Zaharuddin Abd Rahman 7th March 2017. 2. Group Members • Ahmad Tarmizi Bin Abdul Aznan G1620511 • Saliou Boiro G1515999 • Conde Mamoudou G1612561 • Mohd Asraf Abd Wahab G1514689 • Mohamed Moharam Fahmy Abouzeid G141 Editor's Note This article was updated on June 9, 2023, to include Strive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF. The number of funds was revised to 27, and a note was added to the first two charts. Over the past few years, the incorporation of environmental, social, and governance factors in investment decisions has become mainstream. As its popularity has risen, however, anti-ESG sentiment has also gathered steam. In a recent study, we took a closer look at some of these funds and what they stand for. One thing is clear Anti-ESG investing is not a help investors navigate what can be a confusing landscape, we subdivided our list of 27 anti-ESG funds into five mutually exclusive categories Anti-ESG, Political, Renouncers, Vice, and oldest funds in this group invest in companies known as “sin stocks” that were traditionally excluded by socially responsible funds. Some invest in companies aligned with politically conservative values. Others are traditional passive funds with anti-ESG proxy voting policies. Only one fund in our sample—Constrained Capital ESG Orphans ETF ORFN—neatly fits into the anti-ESG box by investing in businesses management believes are “orphaned,’ discarded or excluded by ESG-centric mutual funds.” That said, it filed with the SEC to liquidate in June funds employ diverse approaches to portfolio construction, but on average they tend to deliver greater exposure to ESG risk compared with peers based on the Morningstar Sustainability Rating. Nearly half of the funds in our sample have High or Above Average levels of exposure to ESG risk, corresponding to 1 or 2 globes, respectively. For perspective, roughly 30% of the overall fund universe receives these ratings, so anti-ESG funds are disproportionately represented at the higher end of ESG risk Funds Invest in Fossil FuelsAmong other things, high levels of ESG risk in a portfolio commonly match significant involvement in the fossil fuel industry. Morningstar Portfolio Fossil Fuel Involvement measures a portfolio’s exposure to thermal coal, oil and gas, oil sands, shale energy, deep-water production, and Arctic offshore for Vice funds, each anti-ESG fund category carries higher exposure to fossil fuels than the Morningstar US Market Index. Constrained Capital ESG Orphans ETF exhibits the most staggering overweight, but it comes as no surprise that Voter fund Strive Energy ETF DRLL has the highest exposure to the fossil fuel industry. Approximately 97% of the companies in the portfolio earn revenue from fossil fuels. For example, Exxon Mobil XOM accounts for nearly one fourth of Strive Energy ETF’s portfolio. It is also a top 10 holding in Political fund Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF KRUZ and in ORFN. Oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil earns a Severe ESG Risk Rating from Morningstar Sustainalytics owing to the likelihood of oil spills across its broad network of pipelines and refineries, as well as its exposure to significant legal and financial liabilities as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Anti-ESG Funds Deliver Exposure to Environmental and Social Impact for InvestorsWhile metrics like fossil fuel involvement may help an investor assess risks in their portfolio, Morningstar’s Portfolio Impact Metrics help them understand the portfolio’s exposure to revenue associated with positive environmental or social of the five key themes, Climate Action, is concerned with the global effort to curb the Earth’s temperature rise and cope with the unavoidable consequences of climate change. It includes measures to promote clean energy and limit greenhouse gas emissions, among others. On average, each of the categories in our sample has lower exposure to climate action compared with the Morningstar US Market shockingly, many portfolios in our list have high levels of alignment to climate action impact. For instance, 84% of Strive Semiconductor ETF’s SHOC portfolio is involved in climate action impact, a whopping 48-percentage-point overweight relative to the benchmark, followed by Strive 1000 Growth ETF STXG and Strive 500 ETF STRV at 43% and 36%, respectively. Each of the three funds has a major position in Nvidia NVDA, a multinational technology company that contributes heavily to the climate action theme. For example, Nvidia recently launched its Earth-2 initiative to build the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence supercomputer dedicated to predicting climate change. In 2021, the company also disclosed manufacturing energy-efficient GPUs for gaming and professional Closer Look at the Anti-ESG Fund Before It is Liquidated Although Nvidia was a common holding for many anti-ESG funds, the only fund in our sample that neatly fits into the anti-ESG box does not count it among its top 10 holdings. The exhibit above shows ORFN’s top 10 holdings as of March 31, holdings include Exxon Mobil, tobacco firm Philip Morris PM, and defense contractor Raytheon Technologies RTX. In 2021, Exxon Mobil and Chevron CVX posted gains of 86% and 58%, respectively, due to the fossil fuel price surge that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Six stocks in this group carry Severe to High levels of ESG Risk, with Exxon Mobil getting the riskiest rating. As expected, the higher levels of risk in these names can be traced to each company’s high carbon emissions and/or the greenhouse gas emissions of their products and services while in use by author or authors do not own shares in any securities mentioned in this article. Find out about Morningstar’s editorial policies.

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Money market funds are exploding in popularity, but read the fine print before are designed to generate higher yields than bank savings accounts or money market savings accounts.Getty ImagesAccording to the mutual fund industry trade group Investment Company Institute, continued upheavals in the banking industry and the unsettled economy have caused over $ billion to flow into money market funds, or MMFs, in the week ending Wednesday, April 12. This has pushed total money market fund assets to $ trillion, the largest number since the $ trillion pandemic Treasury and government securities MMFs includes investments such as Treasurys Repurchase agreements short-term government securities Certificates of deposit Prime MMFs generally offer an advantage in yield due to their investments in Bank acceptances short-term debt guaranteed by commercial banks Commercial paper unsecured short-term corporate debt MMFs are designed to generate higher yields than bank savings accounts or money market savings accounts. They are most suitable for investors who are seeking to preserve capital, maintain liquidity and earn dividend income. Thus, if an individual wants to invest funds that they know they will need in a short time span, a money market fund could be a viable generate income, but little to no capital appreciation. As a result, MMFs are not considered suitable for long-term investments, but rather as a short-term place to park income generated can be taxable or tax-free depending on the underlying investments. A fund distributes excess earnings from interest as dividends. Investors like MMFs because the fund managers have to make regular payments to the investors, which allows for a steady stream of of Money Market FundsMMFs have been around since the early 1970s. In 1970, Bruce Bent and Henry Brown established the first MMF called the Reserve Primary Fund. Considered a low-risk investment, MMFs gained traction because of their stated goal of maintaining a net asset value, or NAV, of $1 per share. This enabled smaller investors to have a safe place to park cash in the short term, while earning a higher return on their investments than they would with interest-bearing bank the early success of the Reserve Primary Fund, MMFs have been considered safe havens in times of market volatility. Nearly every 401k plan in the nation includes money market funds in the cash category, sometimes as the only cash option the BuckMMFs were started with the premise that the NAV would remain constant at $1 per share. If the NAV went below $1, it was referred to as "breaking the buck."Breaking the buck can occur when Interest rates are too low for the fund to cover operating expenses or losses. Underlying investment values fall. Leverage is used, introducing new capital risk. Too many investors attempt to withdraw funds too quickly. Since inception, the first incident of breaking the buck occurred in 1994 when the Community Bankers Government Money Market Fund was liquidated because of large losses in derivatives. The Investment Company Institute noted that, while this was the very first case of a fund breaking the buck, investors still received 96 cents of every dollar invested. This result generally appeased the public in terms of acceptable additional incidents occurred until 2008, and the very first money market fund was gravely impacted. Investors in the Reserve Primary Fund were rattled to learn that the fund had $785 million in Lehman Brothers commercial paper. While this only represented about of their total holdings, the intense media coverage of Lehman's corporate bankruptcy created conditions causing the fund's NAV to fall to 97 cents per share. As the financial markets melted down, fund managers announced that customers might lose money. This created a significant run on assets, which ultimately caused regulators to force the venerable fund to close its MMFs have grown significantly in size and importance in retirement plans, institutional investors and corporations make up the bulk of investors. This is because the slightly higher rate offered, especially in prime MMF funds, can represent millions of dollars to large investors. Additionally, MMFs tend to have fewer restrictions on withdrawals, adding to their liquidity 2020, short-term interest rates were driven to nearly zero to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic. This caused many MMFs to change strategy in order to avoid closing down, which they accomplished through strategies like waiving fees in order to hold yields above zero. The most controversial action taken was to offer negative yields, where investors actually paid for the privilege of the fund holding their money. Unfortunately, some funds still had to close their and ProtectionsIt is important to understand that money market funds are generally considered to be safe investments, but safe does not mean that they are risk-free. Therefore, understanding the pros and cons of any investment takes on a special importance with money market savings accounts offered by banks, MMFs do not offer Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., or FDIC, protection. Thus investors, while they can typically expect a slightly higher return, are taking an additional risk, since funds are not insured against money market funds are no longer legally required to keep their NAV share prices at or above a dollar. They also do not have to immediately redeem investor shares. Prime MMFs may charge liquidity fees and redemption fees for withdrawals. Additionally, when a money market fund waives fees in order to keep yields high, they are entitled to recoup these losses at a future date. In 2010, the SEC issued a series of new rules to provide more stability and resilience to managing risks. In 2016, the SEC allowed the NAV to float, meaning that it was allowed to go both above and below $1 per share. This gave funds more latitude to deal with adverse conditions without generating a run on funds. However, retail and government MMFs are still required to maintain the $1 per share NAV standard. The SEC continues to weigh additional provisions that would require, among many proposals, that stable NAV funds could convert to a floating NAV if future market conditions warranted it to avoid negative fund GrowthMoney market funds will continue to be in the news, both due to their popularity in the current market environment, but also because the Biden administration is actively promoting environmental, social and governance, or ESG, factors in these is a framework of criteria that corporations can use to evaluate their sustainability. While most ESG efforts are focused on long-term measures such as climate change, executive compensation and diversity initiatives, ESG is finding additional space within the short-term horizons embraced by claim that companies with better ESG characteristics correspond to better credit ratings, which can mitigate risk in the underlying MMF investments. Additionally, ESG-linked commercial paper is becoming more available, which will create new opportunities for socially minded investors and fund Understanding Is KeyMoney market funds' chief competitive advantage is to offer what is historically considered a short-term haven for liquid assets to combat market volatility and generate steady income. It is possible to lose money in these investments and those losses are not backstopped by FDIC all investors should be sure to read the fine print. Additionally, many people would find the services of a professional financial planner invaluable to avoid emotional investment decisions, especially when the markets are moving quickly in response to global Best Financial Tools for You
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Investors with a focus on the preservation of capital often seek out fixed-income solutions such as government or low-risk municipal bonds, preferred stocks, traditional bank savings products, or money market mutual funds. Each of these investment vehicles provides a degree of safety from otherwise volatile securities markets in addition to a potential stream of fixed income. Although each strategy has its own merits and drawbacks, a money market fund is a popular choice among risk-averse investors. Read on to find out more about this kind of investment and how you can benefit from these putting your money into this product. Key Takeaways Money market funds invest in highly liquid securities like cash, cash equivalents, and high-rated debt-based funds offer investors liquidity because they're invested in securities with short-term maturities—usually 13 months or they only invest in highly rated securities, money market funds offer a high degree of market funds also offer investors higher yields than traditional savings accounts. What Is a Money Market Fund? A money market fund is a type of mutual fund. It invests in highly liquid vehicles such as cash, cash equivalents, and high-rated debt-based securities. These securities tend to have short-term maturities—usually less than 13 months. Many money market funds hold securities like commercial paper and Treasury bills. Investors purchase units or shares of a money market fund from a mutual fund company or through a broker. Just like other mutual funds, there may be a minimum initial investment amount required to take part in a money market fund. They also come with an expense ratio. This fee is calculated as a total percentage of the fund's asset which covers its administrative and operating expenses. Don't confuse money market funds with money market accounts MMAs. Although they may sound alike, they are different. A money market account is a savings account offered by traditional financial institutions, allowing the account holder to earn interest on the average balance. Because they are intended to act as a savings vehicle, MMAs allow investors limited withdrawals. These accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC, while money market funds are not. Types of Money Market Funds Money market funds are divided into different categories depending on their attributes including their maturities and the classes of securities. For instance, government money market funds invest the majority of their assets in cash and government securities. Treasury funds invest in Treasury bills, bonds, and notes. Another type of money market fund is the tax-exempt fund. These types of funds invest primarily in vehicles that are exempt from federal taxes such as municipal bonds. Benefits of Money Market Funds A money market fund provides investors with an array of benefits that you may not find with other investments. The most common are noted below. Liquidity Money market mutual funds provide investors with liquidity. That's because these funds are invested in securities that mature in short periods of time and can be liquidated for cash. Fund managers invest pooled investor dollars into money market securities including bank certificates of deposit CDs, federal agency notes, high-grade commercial paper, or government treasury issues such as T-bills. Safety Investors who want to park their money in a relatively safe investment may want to consider money market funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC mandates that only securities with the highest credit ratings are available to purchase in money market funds, creating a degree of safety for investors not found in other fixed-income investments. This also helps set them apart from other investments such as stocks which are characterized by a higher degree of volatility. Higher Yields In addition to safety and liquidity, money market funds offer the potential for higher yields than conventional cash equivalents such as savings or money market accounts from a bank or credit union. The objective of a money market fund it to keep its net asset value NAV steadily at $1, resulting in no growth of principal. Despite this, money market funds provide investors slightly higher yields than conventional cash equivalents over time because fund managers can diversify the underlying investments. Although they're considered relatively safe investments, money market funds also come with inherent risks including inflation, credit, and interest rate risks. A Word on Risks Even though they're considered a primarily safe place to put your cash, money market funds do come with their own inherent risks—just like any other investment. A few things investors may want to consider are Inflation Risk This risk occurs when the cash flows from a money market fund drop because of inflation. In other words, inflation cuts down how the money market fund performs. Credit Risk Because they aren't insured by the FDIC like savings accounts and CDs, there's no guarantee that you won't lose your money. Interest Rate Risk This is the risk associated with fluctuating interest rates. Yields share an inverse relationship with interest rates, so when interest rates rise, yields drop and vice versa.
MMFsare a type of open-ended investment fund, considered to be a low-risk investment that gives investors credit risk diversification and a place to hold, rather than grow, their assets. In March 2020, financial markets reacted to the Covid pandemic with increased selling pressure, volatility and illiquidity. FILE PHOTO Flags of participating countries are pictured ahead of the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed BenmansourReutersBy Julie Zhu and Aziz El YaakoubiHONG KONG/RIYADH Reuters - Chinese entrepreneurs and investors are flocking to Riyadh this week to attend a business conference, which will bring together business and government leaders aiming to explore expansion and fundraising opportunities, amid warming diplomatic Arabia will be hosting the 10th Arab-China Business Conference, the first such forum since Chinese President Xi Jinping's 'epoch-making' visit to the Gulf state, which Beijing described as the biggest diplomatic initiative in the Arab gathering on Sunday and Monday will take place two days after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia as Washington works to mend frayed ties with its closest ally in the Middle cooperation between Riyadh and Beijing in security and sensitive high-tech has been a major business conference will draw about 2,000 attendees from Greater China, in what will be one of the region's biggest-yet business delegation to Saudi Arabia, according to one person with direct knowledge of the gathering between the world's second-largest economy and Gulf energy giants comes as economic slowdown and geopolitical tensions have made fundraising and expansion challenging for many Chinese funds and companies."From the perspective of both capital and new market, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia are really good new choices for Chinese companies and investors," said Henry Zhang, president of Hong Kong-based private equity firm Hermitage who will travel to Riyadh and attend the conference for the first time along with a number of portfolio companies, said he hopes the trip can help his investees explore the local market and help himself understand the real demands of Middle Eastern investors for Chinese funds."Since late last year, a large number of Chinese funds have rushed to the Middle East looking for new investors. In light of this, what we have to think about is what the potential investors want and how we can differentiate ourselves."The event also comes as Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter and largest Arab economy, aims to cut oil dependence and modernise the country with new industries under its economic agenda - Vision 2030 while deepening ties with Beijing.'MORE COOPERATION'China is Saudi Arabia's top trading partner globally with bilateral trade worth $ billion in 2021. While economic ties remain anchored by energy interests, bilateral relations have expanded under the latter's infrastructure and technology Mogielnicki, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, said one key reason for Saudi-Chinese linkages strengthening is that the Arab country is looking for major growth areas via international partnerships."The calculation here is that there is much to gain from more cooperation with China," he said."Chinese technology firms have read the writing on the wall and see the Saudi Vision 2030 transformation agenda as an invitation for longer-term commercial engagement with Saudi customers."For the upcoming conference, Chinese entrepreneurs in attendance represent a range of industries - from renewable energy and artificial intelligence to biotech, finance and to Edison Gao, China-based group vice president of Saudi conglomerate Ajlan & Brothers, the attitude of Chinese enterprises towards expanding in the Gulf state has also undergone "tremendous changes"."I've never seen Chinese companies being so interested in and committed to the Saudi market," said Gao, who joined Ajlan in 2017 and has since been helping attract Chinese firms to expand locally."Previously, I had to actively pitch Chinese companies to consider Saudi Arabia as their destination of outbound investment and overseas expansion. But it's the other way around recently, I've received many business proposals from them."Reporting by Julie Zhu in Hong Kong, Aziz El Yaakoubi in Riyadh and Rachna Uppal in Dubai; Editing by Sumeet Chatterjee and Michael PerryCopyright 2023 Thomson Reuters. JPMorgan Funds U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market - Capital Shares 4812C2239 JP Morgan Funds U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market - IM Shares 4812C2262 JPMorgan Funds 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market - Agency Shares 4812A2843 JPMorgan Funds 100% US Treasury Securities Money Market - Capital Class 4812A0375

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Moneymarket funds are fixed income mutual funds that invest in debt securities characterized by short maturities and minimal credit risk. Money market mutual funds are among the lowest-volatility types of investments. Income generated by a money market fund is either taxable or tax-exempt, depending on the types of securities the fund invests
What Is a Money Market Fund? A money market fund is a kind of mutual fund that invests in highly liquid, near-term instruments. These instruments include cash, cash equivalent securities, and high-credit-rating, debt-based securities with a short-term maturity such as Treasuries. Money market funds are intended to offer investors high liquidity with a very low level of risk. Money market funds are also called money market mutual funds. While they sound similar in name, a money market fund is not the same as a money market account MMA. A money market fund is an investment that is sponsored by an investment fund company. Therefore, it carries no guarantee of principal. A money market account is a type of interest-earning savings account. Money market accounts are offered by financial institutions. They are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC, and they typically have limited transaction privileges. Key Takeaways A money market fund is a type of mutual fund that invests in high-quality, short-term debt instruments, cash, and cash not quite as safe as cash, money market funds are considered extremely low-risk on the investment spectrum. A money market fund generates income taxable or tax-free, depending on its portfolio, but little capital market funds should be used as a place to park money temporarily before investing elsewhere or making an anticipated cash outlay; they are not suitable as long-term investments. How a Money Market Fund Works Money market funds work like a typical mutual fund. They issue redeemable units or shares to investors, and they are mandated to follow the guidelines drafted by financial regulators for example, those set by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A money market fund may invest in the following types of debt-based financial instruments Bankers' Acceptances BA—short-term debt guaranteed by a commercial bank Certificates of deposit CDs—bank-issued savings certificate with short-term maturity Commercial paper—unsecured short-term corporate debt Repurchase agreements Repo—short-term government securities Treasuries—short-term government debt issues Returns from these instruments are dependent on the applicable market interest rates, and therefore, the overall returns from the money market funds are also dependent on interest rates. Types of Money Market Funds Money market funds are classified into various types depending upon the class of invested assets, the maturity period, and other attributes. Prime Money Fund A prime money fund invests in floating-rate debt and commercial paper of non-Treasury assets, like those issued by corporations, government agencies, and government-sponsored enterprises GSEs. Government Money Fund A government money fund invests at least of its total assets in cash, government securities, and repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by cash or government securities. Treasury Fund A Treasury fund invests in standard Treasury-issued debt securities, such as Treasury bills, Treasury bonds, and Treasury notes. Tax-Exempt Money Fund A tax-exempt money fund offers earnings that are free from federal income tax. Depending on the exact securities it invests in, a tax-exempt money fund may also have an exemption from state income taxes. Municipal bonds and other debt securities primarily constitute such types of money market funds. Some money market funds are targeted to attract institutional money with a high minimum investment amount oftentimes $1 million. Still, other money market funds are retail money funds and are accessible to individual investors as a result of their small minimums. Special Considerations The Net Asset Value NAV Standard All the features of a standard mutual fund apply to a money market fund, with one key difference. A money market fund aims to maintain a net asset value NAV of $1 per share. Any excess earnings that get generated through interest on the portfolio holdings are distributed to the investors in the form of dividend payments. Investors can purchase or redeem shares of money market funds through investment fund companies, brokerage firms, and banks. One of the primary reasons for the popularity of money market funds is their maintenance of the $1 NAV. This requirement forces the fund managers to make regular payments to investors, providing a regular flow of income for them. It also allows easy calculations and tracking of the net gains the fund generates. Breaking the Buck Occasionally, a money market fund may fall below the $1 NAV. This creates a condition that is sometimes referred to with the colloquial term "breaking the buck." When this condition occurs, it may be attributed to temporary price fluctuations in the money markets. However, if it persists, the condition may trigger a moment when the investment income of the money market fund fails to exceed its operating expenses or investment losses. For example, if the fund used excess leverage in purchasing instruments—or overall interest rates dropped to very low levels nearing zero—and the fund broke the buck, then one of these scenarios could lead to a condition where the fund cannot meet redemption requests. If this happens, regulators may jump in and force the fund's liquidation. However, instances of breaking the buck are very rare. In 1994, the first instance of breaking the buck occurred. The Community Bankers Government Money Market Fund was liquidated at $ per share. This was the result of large losses that the fund incurred following a period of heavy investment in derivatives. In 2008, following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the venerable Reserve Primary Fund also broke the buck. The fund held millions of the Lehman Brothers debt obligations, and panicked redemptions by its investors caused its NAV to fall to $ per share. The pullout of money caused the Reserve Primary Fund to liquidate. This event triggered mayhem throughout the money markets. To prevent this from happening again, in 2010—in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis—the SEC issued new rules to better manage money market funds. These rules were intended to provide more stability and resilience by placing tighter restrictions on portfolio holdings and introducing provisions for imposing liquidity fees and suspending redemptions. Regulation of Money Market Funds In the money market funds are under the purview of the SEC. This regulatory body defines the necessary guidelines for the characteristics, maturity, and variety of allowable investments in a money market fund. Under the provisions, a money fund mainly invests in the top-rated debt instruments, and they should have a maturity period under 13 months. The money market fund portfolio is required to maintain a weighted average maturity WAM period of 60 days or less. This WAM requirement means that the average maturity period of all the invested instruments—taken in proportion to their weights in the fund portfolio—should not be more than 60 days. This maturity limitation is done to ensure that only highly liquid instruments qualify for investments, and the investor’s money is not locked into long-maturity instruments that can mar the liquidity. A money market fund is not allowed to invest more than 5% in any one issuer in order to avoid issuer-specific risk. However, government-issued securities and repurchase agreements provide an exception to this rule. Advantages and Disadvantages of Money Market Funds Money market funds compete against similar investment options, such as bank money market accounts, ultrashort bond funds, and enhanced cash funds. These investment options may invest in a wider variety of assets, as well as aim for higher returns. The primary purpose of a money market fund is to provide investors with a safe avenue for investing in secure and highly liquid, cash-equivalent, debt-based assets using smaller investment amounts. In the realm of mutual-fund-like investments, money market funds are characterized as low-risk, low-return investments. Many investors prefer to park substantial amounts of cash in such funds for the short term. However, money market funds are not suitable for long term investment goals, like retirement planning. This is because they don’t offer much capital appreciation. Money market funds appear attractive to investors as they come with no loads—no entry charges or exit charges. Many funds also provide investors with tax-advantaged gains by investing in municipal securities that are tax-exempt at the federal tax level and in some instances at the state level, too. Pros Very low-risk Highly liquid Better returns than bank accounts Cons Not FDIC-insured No capital appreciation Sensitive to interest rate fluctuations, monetary policy It's important to keep in mind that money market funds are not covered by the FDIC's federal deposit insurance, while money market deposit accounts, online savings accounts, and certificates of deposit, are covered by this type of insurance. Like other investment securities, money market funds are regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. An active investor who has time and knowledge to hunt around for the best possible short-term debt instruments—offering the best possible interest rates at their preferred levels of risk—may prefer investing on their own in the various available instruments. On the other hand, a less-savvy investor may prefer taking the money market fund route by delegating the money management task to the fund operators. Fund shareholders can typically withdraw their money at any time, but they may have a limit on the number of times they can withdraw within a certain period. History of Money Market Funds Money market funds were designed and launched during the early 1970s in the They gained rapid popularity because they were an easy way for investors to purchase a pool of securities that, in general, offered better returns than those available from a standard interest-bearing bank account. Commercial paper has become a common component of many money market funds. Previously, money market funds held only government bonds. However, this transition away from only government bonds resulted in higher yields. At the same time, it was this reliance on commercial paper that led to the Reserve Primary Fund crisis. In addition to the reforms that the SEC introduced in 2010, the SEC also implemented some fundamental structural changes to the way they regulate money market funds in 2016. These changes required prime institutional money market funds to float their NAV and no longer maintain a stable price. Retail and government money market funds were allowed to maintain the stable $1 per share policy. The regulations also provided non-government money market fund boards with new tools to address runs. Money Market Funds Today Today, money market funds have become one of the core pillars of the present-day capital markets. For investors, they offer a diversified, professionally-managed portfolio with high daily liquidity. Many investors use money market funds as a place to park their cash until they decide on other investments or for funding needs that may arise in the short-term. The interest rates that are available on the various instruments that constitute the portfolio of a money market fund are the key factors that determine the return from a given money market fund. Looking at historical data is enough to provide sufficient details on how money market returns have fared. During the decade spanning from 2000 to 2010, the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Bank led to short-term interest rates—the rates banks pay to borrow money from one another—hovering around 0%. These near-zero rates meant money market fund investors saw returns that were significantly lower, compared to those in the prior decades. Further, with the tightening of regulations after the 2008 financial crisis, the number of investable securities grew smaller. Another economic policy in recent years that has had an adverse impact on money market funds is quantitative easing QE. QE is an unconventional monetary policy where a central bank purchases government securities or other securities from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase the money supply. As major economies across the globe—including the QE measures in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, a good portion of the QE money made its way into money market mutual funds as a haven. This migration of funds led to interest rates remaining low for a long duration, and the diminishing of returns from money market funds. Are Money Market Funds Safe? Yes. For the most part, money market funds are among the safest of all investments, with a target value of $1 per share. Money market funds have only dipped below this value "broken the buck" on a small number of occasions associated with financial crises and have quickly bounced back, What Was the First Money Market Fund? The first money market mutual fund appeared in 1971 and was called "The Reserve Fund." Is a Money Market Account the Same as a Money Market Fund? No. A money market fund is a mutual fund investment that holds short-term treasuries and other money market instruments. A money market account is a bank product that credits depositors a rate of interest.
TheAdviser invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities, and repurchase agreements. The Adviser also may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the fund. Investing more than 25% of its total assets in the financial services industries.
The 10 Best Money Market Funds of June 2023 Fidelity Money Market Fund SPRXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It The Fidelity Money Market Fund is one of three funds on our list that require a minimum initial investment of only one dollar. Still, it is not the cheapest option—seven of the other funds herein levy even lower expense ratios. The bulk of SPRXX’s holdings are various forms of repurchase agreements. Repos, as they’re also known, are overnight loans to the Federal Reserve, backed by Treasurys. The Fed buys them back the next day at a slightly higher price. That price premium is their implicit interest rate. “These are the safest things in the world,” Crane Data President and Publisher Peter Crane told Forbes Advisor. In addition, SPRXX’s holdings include other types of repos, commercial debt and certificates of deposit Schwab Value Advantage Money Fund Investor SWVXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It The Schwab Value Advantage Money Fund was the world’s fastest growing money market fund last year, thanks to Schwab and other brokerages shifting their so-called sweep money out of low-yield bank deposits, into higher-yield money funds, Crane says. SWVXX now holds more than $120 billion of shareholders’ assets. Treasury and other government agency repurchase agreements are SWVXX’s largest single type of holding. CDs and commercial paper are its second and third largest types of holdings. T. Rowe Price Treasury Money Fund Z PRTXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It Its expense ratio puts T. Rowe Price Treasury Money Fund in the middle of the pack in terms of annual cost on our list of best money market mutual funds for 2023. PRTXX is yet another money market fund in which Treasury repurchase agreements account for the vast majority of fund holdings. Treasury bills are the fund’s second biggest category of holdings. Currently, all securities held by the fund will mature in 397 days or less, and PRTXX’s weighted average maturity of holdings will not exceed 60 days. Invesco Premier Portfolio Institutional IPPXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It Invesco Premier Institutional has the highest yield of all funds on our list. That’s due to a portfolio that consists mainly of short-term, high-credit-quality money market instruments. The securities are obligations, and they include primarily commercial paper, certificates of deposits, master and promissory notes, municipal securities and repurchase agreements. JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund MJLXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It One distinctive feature of JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund is that it considers financially material environmental, social and governance ESG factors in investment decisions. MJLXX managers consider those factors with the goal of enhancing long-term, risk-adjusted financial returns. But fund literature makes clear that MJLXX’s consideration of ESG factors does not alter the fund’s strategic goal, which is to invest in high-quality, short-term money market instruments. These include corporate notes, commercial paper, funding agreements, repurchase agreements, CDs and bank obligations. Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund VMFXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It With roughly $245 billion of assets, Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund is the largest portfolio on our list of the best money market funds of 2023. It is the third largest such fund industrywide—one of the larger funds requires an initial investment of at least $10 million, while the other larger fund is Fidelity Government Money Market SPAXX, the next fund on our list. VMFXX invests largely in securities issued by the government or its agencies. It also invests in repurchase agreements with collateral backing of Treasuries or to a lesser extent mortgage-backed securities. VMFXX maintains an average maturity of 60 days or less. Fidelity Government Money Market Fund SPAXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It True to its name, the Fidelity Government Money Market Fund normally has nearly all of its shareholders’ money at work in cash, government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized by cash or government securities. Hypersafe as SPAXX holdings are, they are not entirely risk free. SPAXX literature points out that certain issuers of Government securities are sponsored or chartered by Congress but their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the Treasury. Offsetting that negligible chink in SPAXX’s armor is its massive size, now exceeding $260 billion. Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund VUSXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It The Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund is a stablemate of VFMXX. VUSXX follows a slightly different strategy in constructing its portfolio. VUSXX invests solely in Treasury obligations and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by Treasury securities. Like its larger sister fund, VUSXX maintains an average maturity of 60 days or less. Its expense ratio is the lowest on our list. T. Rowe Price Government Money Fund PRRXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It T. Rowe Price Government Money Fund invests only in dollar-denominated money market securities. All of PRRXX’s securities mature in 397 days or less. The fund’s weighted average maturity will not exceed 60 days. Roughly three-quarters of fund holdings consist of repurchase agreements. PRRXX’s second largest category of holdings is made up of debt issued by the government and its agencies. BlackRock Wealth Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund Investor PINXX Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Minimum Investment Expense Ratio 7-Day Yield Why We Picked It BlackRock Wealth Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund, also known as BlackRock Wealth LEAF, is another socially conscious fund in our list of the best money market funds for 2023. PINXX considers environmental, social and governance ESG factors in its investment decisions, but is not ruled by such factors, according to fund literature. The fund invests in a broad array of securities. Roughly 40% of its holdings are government agency repurchase agreements. About another 15% are CDs. An almost equal amount are commercial paper–that is, short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by companies. Nearly 10% are asset-backed commercial paper. The rest is a mix of fixed income securities. *Asset weights are sourced from fund filings, all other data is sourced from Crane Data, current as of June 1, 2023, unless noted otherwise. Methodology To compile our list of the best money market mutual funds, we searched for funds with a winning combinations of some key traits Wide availability. Many funds offer high yields and charge investors low fees, but the funds are available only through certain brokerages, advisors or workplace retirement plans. Instead, we generally only let funds through our screening process if Crane Data classifies them as retail funds. Likewise, we tried to steer clear of funds that charge liquidity fees or impose limits on redemptions. Low minimums and fees. We screened out all funds that demand initial investments of more than $3,000. And we screened for funds with the lowest expense ratios—all of our picks levy expense ratios of or less. Highest possible yields. We screened out funds with 7-day yields of less than Seven-day yield is the industry standard for making comparisons among funds. It considers fund distributions plus appreciation, minus average fees over seven days—and then projects this average forward over the next 12 months. Large portfolios. We screened out funds with low asset levels. Only one has as little as just over $1 billion in assets. Six have roughly $3 billion to $50 billion in assets. Three have roughly $110 billion to more than $250 billion. Finding funds with all of those attributes is a balancing act. A fund may excel in one or two or even three categories, but it may be a laggard in others or even be an outright failure in some categories. Why does asset level matter? Because money market funds are not bank deposits. They are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC. If a financial crisis arises, the funds that stand the best chance of preserving your principal are the biggest funds. First, they have the deepest pockets. “It takes ample resources to withstand tough times,” Crane said. Second, more assets means more shareholders. And in a financial emergency, you’ll want as many allies as possible to sway regulators and politicians trying to decide which funds and fund complexes to help. “Having 10-to-50 million shareholders on your side doesn’t hurt if you’ve got to call on Washington for emergency support,” Crane said. Size also matters during ordinary times as well. “The bigger the fund, generally the better its service,” Crane said. “In general, I don’t like funds at small financial firms. And I don’t want to think about limitations on access and extra fees charged by funds with weird share class letters at the end of the To learn more about our rating and review methodology and editorial process, check out our guide on how Forbes Advisor rates investing products. The author owned shares of the Fidelity Money Market Fund when this article was published. He held no positions in the other securities discussed in the post at the original time of What is a Money Market Mutual Fund? Money market funds are fixed income mutual funds that invest in debt securities with short maturities and very low credit risk. They offer ultra-low volatility and extremely good liquidity and may invest in taxable or tax-exempt government securities. Money market funds are open-ended funds, meaning they may sell unlimited shares to customers. The fund sells and redeems the shares at a price equivalent to the net asset value NAV, which is calculated daily. The managers of money market funds always aim to keep their NAV fixed at $1 per share using special pricing and valuation conventions. Some allow their NAV to float based on the current market value of the securities in their portfolios. Types of Money Market Funds Money market mutual funds are defined by their type of investments, typically labeled as government, prime or municipal funds. Prime and municipal funds are further classified as retail or institutional, depending upon the type of investors in the fund. Government funds must invest of their assets in government-issued securities and consequently are extremely safe. Municipal money market funds invest in municipal bonds issued by municipalities and municipal agencies, which pay interest exempt from federal income tax. Prime money market funds invest in corporate commercial paper, repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit, and other bank debt securities. Which Is Better Money Market Fund or Savings Account? A savings account with a financial institution is the safest, most liquid option for holding cash. That’s because the FDIC insures savings account deposits for up to $250,000, and funds are instantly available at the ATM or counter. That same insurance coverage applies to money market accounts MMAs, which are available at banks and credit unions, but are not the same thing as similarly named money market mutual funds. Money market mutual funds, often referred to simply as money market funds, are investment securities, not bank accounts. As such, they have no FDIC insurance. Still, money market funds are also very low risk given that they invest in cash and securities guaranteed by the US government, such as Treasury bills, Treasury notes and repurchase agreements based on government-backed obligations. Both accounts are extremely liquid, although some funds impose liquidity fees on redemption and certain limitations on redemption periods. Money Market Funds in the Current Environment Money market funds offered negligible yields in the low-rate environment that persisted over the past several years. Now that interest rates are rising, seven-day yields have climbed. Still, inflation remains high. Rising interest rates are enabling savers to trim the gap between the value of their savings in money market funds and the pace at which inflation is eroding that money’s purchasing power. Investors are responding, big time. Assets in money market funds have hit all-time record levels four weeks in a row, according to Investors poured a net $ billion into money market funds just in the latest week, which ended April 5, says the Investment Company Institute ICI, an industry trade group. That put money market fund assets at $ trillion. That’s a leap of over the past 52 weeks. It’s a surge this year alone. Keeping up with inflation and out-earning savings and checking accounts are not the only catalysts for inflows. “The failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the cryptocurrency collapse have spooked investors, who are leery about leaving money in bank deposit accounts in excess of the FDIC-insured amount of $250,000–and even amounts smaller than that,” Crane said. 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