Money Market Mutual Funds

Money market funds invest in short-term, high-quality debt instruments — Treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit. They aim to maintain a stable $1.00 NAV and serve as capital preservation vehicles for emergency funds or cash awaiting deployment.

Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Common Inception
VMFXX (Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund Investor Shares) NA 1.92% 0.75% 1.21% 0.66% 0.44% 0.33%
SPRXX (Fidelity Hereford Street Trust – Fidelity Money Market Fund) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
SWVXX (Schwab Value Advantage Money Fund) NA 1.75% 0.72% 1.13% 0.64% 0.43% 0.32%
VUSXX NA 1.87% 0.74% 1.20% 0.69% 0.46% 0.35%
FDRXX (Fidelity Govt Cash Rsrvs) NA 1.26% 0.48% 0.51% 0.26% 0.17% 0.13%
SNOXX (Charles Schwab Family of Funds – Schwab Treasury Obligations Money Fund) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
FZDXX (Fidelity Money Market Fund) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
FSIXX (Fidelity Colchester Street Trust – Treasury Only Portfolio) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
PCOXX (Money Market Obligations Trust – Federated Prime Cash Obligations Fund) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
WMPXX (Wells Fargo Funds Trust – Money Market Fund) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Data as of 02/02/2023, Common starting date is 10/17/2024

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