Investor Composition of Money Market Funds and Its Implications for Flow Dynamics, Accessible Data

Figure 1. Composition of Investors in Institutional Prime MMFs
Date Investor Type Investor Share (%)
6/28/2024 Dealer 27.72518078
6/28/2024 Bank 35.14858716
6/28/2024 Firm 14.03550293
6/28/2024 Other 23.96874949
7/31/2024 Dealer 35.41247745
7/31/2024 Bank 37.77168513
7/31/2024 Firm 14.83668769
7/31/2024 Other 12.62194864
8/30/2024 Dealer 28.79014586
8/30/2024 Bank 32.17083413
8/30/2024 Firm 13.50109038
8/30/2024 Other 26.26231612
9/30/2024 Dealer 29.36080861
9/30/2024 Bank 33.49613277
9/30/2024 Firm 14.06969001
9/30/2024 Other 23.58462194
10/31/2024 Dealer 28.94244004
10/31/2024 Bank 33.20973465
10/31/2024 Firm 15.53794501
10/31/2024 Other 22.94677077
11/29/2024 Dealer 29.54323579
11/29/2024 Bank 34.31470326
11/29/2024 Firm 14.77401363
11/29/2024 Other 21.98599836
12/31/2024 Dealer 29.9590098
12/31/2024 Bank 32.98467073
12/31/2024 Firm 15.11334305
12/31/2024 Other 22.37911569
1/31/2025 Dealer 29.61288618
1/31/2025 Bank 34.00797263
1/31/2025 Firm 15.86724109
1/31/2025 Other 21.12043247
2/28/2025 Dealer 31.27276751
2/28/2025 Bank 33.64737834
2/28/2025 Firm 15.2938647
2/28/2025 Other 20.27769129
3/31/2025 Dealer 34.65530318
3/31/2025 Bank 32.86953307
3/31/2025 Firm 15.7785291
3/31/2025 Other 17.23967509
4/30/2025 Dealer 32.86329135
4/30/2025 Bank 34.2994874
4/30/2025 Firm 16.62196762
4/30/2025 Other 16.75133659
5/30/2025 Dealer 34.68100862
5/30/2025 Bank 30.6862575
5/30/2025 Firm 18.15835829
5/30/2025 Other 16.99530742
6/30/2025 Dealer 35.14925838
6/30/2025 Bank 29.95121441
6/30/2025 Firm 19.45041217
6/30/2025 Other 15.93256744
7/31/2025 Dealer 34.30286045
7/31/2025 Bank 30.24183646
7/31/2025 Firm 19.01873538
7/31/2025 Other 16.87417646
8/29/2025 Dealer 33.22386687
8/29/2025 Bank 31.98296769
8/29/2025 Firm 19.68425077
8/29/2025 Other 15.55387423

Note: “Bank” = depository institutions; “Dealer” = broker/dealers; “Firm” = nonfinancial firms; “Other” includes registered investment companies, insurance companies, municipalities, nonprofits, pension funds, private funds, sovereign funds, and “other investors” as reported in Form N-MFP. The legend identifies series in order from top to bottom.

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Figure 2. Principal-Investor Type and MMF Liquidity

Panel 1. Weekly Liquid Assets by Principal Investor Type

Investor Type WLA (%)
Dealer 54.93380952
Bank 74.92239669
Firm 56.02823529
Other 58.42397959
None 52.83224719

Panel 2. Weighted Average Maturity of Assets by Principal Investor Type

Investor Type WLA (Days)
Dealer 68.01687076
Bank 32.37882325
Firm 73.69265024
Other 59.93005972
None 59.96743886

Note: “Bank” is defined as the principal-investor type if banks account for more than 50% of a share class’s investments; other principal-investor types are defined analogously. “None” indicates that no single investor type accounts for more than half of total investments.

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Figure 3. Principal-Investor Type and Portfolio Riskiness

Panel 1. Yield Ranking by Principal Investor Type

Investor Type Yield Ranking (%)
Dealer 72.89664903
Bank 45.365779
Firm 83.76180102
Other 86.33333333
None 50.88389513

Panel 2. Share of Risky Assets by Principal Investor Type

Investor Type Risky Share (%)
Dealer 54.19861615
Bank 46.47157402
Firm 47.38929806
Other 53.60453732
None 69.21787907

Note: “Bank” is defined as the principal-investor type if banks account for more than 50% of a share class’s investments; other principal-investor types are defined analogously. “None” indicates that no single investor type accounts for more than half of total investments.

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Last Update: May 08, 2026