MONEY FUND YIELDS
Highest seven-day compound yields for period ended June 5. Yields represent compounded rate of return to shareholders for past seven days. Past returns are not necessarily indicative of future yields. Investment quality and maturity may vary among funds.
GOVERNMENT ONLY
Average: 7.76%
1 Fidelity Spartan US Govt MMF k: 8.59 2 Benham Govt Agency Fund k: 8.47 3 Dreyfus US Guar MM Acct LP k: 8.39 4 Fidelity US Treasury MM LP k: 8.29 5 Kemper Money Market Govt Port: 8.24 6 Vanguard MMR Federal: 8.23 7 UST Master Govt MF: 8.16 8 Transamerica US Govt Cash Res k: 8.15 9 Prudential-Bache Govt Sec Trust: 8.13 10 Vanguard US Treasury: 8.10 GENERAL PURPOSE
Average: 7.96%
1 Harbor Money Market Fund: 8.97 2 Alger Money Market Portfolio k: 8.90 3 Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar MMF k: 8.88 4 Summit Cash Reserves: 8.75 5 Merrill Lynch Ready: 8.62 6 Laurel Prime MM I Port k: 8.58 7 Fidelity Spartan MMF k: 8.53 8 Vista Premier Global MM k h: 8.53 9 Merrill Lynch CMA MF: 8.52 10 Invesco Treas. MM Res k h: 8.48 TAX-FREE
Average: 5.49%
1 Templeton T-F Money Fund k: 6.40 2 Strong Municipal MMF: 6.36 3 Spartan PA Municipal MMP k: 6.16 4 Evergreen Tax-Exempt MMF k: 6.10 5 USAA Tax-Exempt MMF: 6.08 6 Calvert T-F Reserves MM: 6.05 7 Calvert T-F Reserve CA Port k: 6.01 8 Spartan CA Municipal MMP k: 6.01 9 General CA Municipal MMF k: 5.98 10 Helmsman Tax-Free Oblig Port k: 5.96 k - Manager absorbs a portion of fund’s expenses. h - fund requires minimum initial investmentof $50,000 or more.
Source: Donoghue’s Moneyletter, Holliston, Mass. 01746
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