Economy · Money market funds and savings

Money Market Funds vs Mutual Funds vs ETFs

Total financial assets of the three kinds of U.S. funds, quarterly (Federal Reserve Financial Accounts), on a log scale.

YearAverageYear close
1945$0.00T$0.00T
1946$0.00T$0.00T
1947$0.00T$0.00T
1948$0.00T$0.00T
1949$0.00T$0.00T
1950$0.00T$0.00T
1951$0.00T$0.00T
1952$0.00T$0.00T
1953$0.00T$0.00T
1954$0.01T$0.01T
1955$0.01T$0.01T
1956$0.01T$0.01T

Source: FRED BOGZ1LM654090000Q (Mutual Funds; Total Financial Assets, Market Value Levels); FRED MMMFFAQ027S (Money Market Funds; Total Financial Assets, Level); FRED BOGZ1FL564090005Q (Exchange-Traded Funds; Total Financial Assets, Level). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).

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