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Money Market Mutual Funds

Highly liquid cash management solution

What is a money market mutual fund?

A money market mutual fund offers investors a safer and highly liquid investment. It invests in short-term, higher quality securities with minimal credit risk.

Who benefits from a money market mutual fund?

Money market mutual funds benefit individual novice and veteran investors, institutions, and financial intermediaries by offering a safer, highly liquid place to earn money.

Explore today's money market mutual fund yields

Merrill offers access to a variety of third-party managed money market mutual funds designed to provide liquidity, relative safety, and yields for your cash management needs.
4.89%
Average 7-day SEC yield as of 10/04/2024
BlackRock Liquidity Funds: TempCash Fund Go to third-party website (TMCXX) popupFootnotes **, 1,2
4.83%
Average 7-day SEC yield as of 10/04/2024
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Go to third-party website (FIGXX) popupFootnotes *,1,2
2.91%
Average 7-day SEC yield as of 10/04/2024
Federated Hermes Institutional Tax-Free Cash Trust Go to third-party website (FFTXX) popupFootnotes **,1,2

Benefits of Money Market Mutual Funds

Money market mutual funds are designed to offer the stability of capital, liquidity, and income.

Stability

More stable compared to other investments
Money market funds are considered one of the most stable mutual funds. Typically, these funds are placed in short-term, low-risk securities, making them relatively stable compared to other investments.

Income

You can choose between taxable or tax-exempt
Income generated by a money market fund can be either taxable or tax-exempt, depending on the types of securities in which the fund invests.

Liquidity

Money market funds are managed to provide liquidity.
Money market funds are managed to provide liquidity to meet redemptions. They invest only in short-term and high-quality investments as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Money market mutual funds are different from bank deposits and savings accounts, and the principal invested in a money market mutual fund is not guaranteed. They are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). While money market mutual funds are generally considered to be low risk, they are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and inflation risk. For more information, refer to each Fund's prospectus.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Money Market Mutual Fund performance data quoted represents past performance, and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data for the most recent month-end may be obtained by contacting us.

Footnote *You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund's sponsor is not required to reimburse the Fund for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time, including during periods of market stress.

Footnote **You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares. The Fund generally must impose a fee when net sales of Fund shares exceed certain levels. An investment in the Fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund's sponsor is not required to reimburse the Fund for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time, including during periods of market stress.

Footnote 1 $1.00 minimum initial investment.

Footnote 2 This is a non-sweep fund — an order must be entered for all transactions (purchases and sales). Please contact your representative for additional information.

Seven-day yields are obtained from a Money Market Mutual Fund service provider. The seven-day current yield is based on the average net income per share for the seven days ended on the date specified above, and the offering price on that date. The current yield reflects any voluntary waivers or reimbursement of fund expenses by the advisor or its affiliates. Absent of these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance would have been lower. Please contact your Merrill advisor for current yield information. The seven-day yield shown more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than the total return performance information. Taxable equivalent yields are for illustrative purposes only. The taxable equivalent yield assumes a 37.0% federal tax rate and will vary based on your federal tax rate.

Dividends from the tax-exempt money market mutual funds and the state-specific money market mutual funds are exempt from federal income tax; dividends from state-specific funds are exempt from the respective state's income tax as well. A portion of these funds' income, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT).

Other Information

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