Money Market Funds: Tax-Frees Fall $2.19 Billion to $320 Billion

Tax-free money market fund assets fell $2.19 billion during the week ended Monday to $319.55 billion, due to outflows from institutions, according to iMoneyNet Inc. Institutional funds lost $2.27 billion in assets, while retail funds gained $79.6 million, the Westborough, Mass.-based fund tracker reported. The decline in assets followed a net gain of $4 billion the previous week.

The average yield offered by tax-free funds held steady during the most recent weekly reporting period at 2.23% on an annualized basis, after rising by just one basis point the previous week.

Taxable funds meanwhile suffered a $14 billion net outflow during the week ended Tuesday due to redemptions from both institutional and retail funds. The decline followed a $10.01 billion net inflow into the funds during the previous week. Assets in taxable funds now stand at $1.521 trillion.

The average taxable fund yield rose two basis points during the most recent week to 2.44%. (c) 2005 The Bond Buyer and SourceMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.bondbuyer.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

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