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Highest seven-day compound yields for period ended July 2. 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: 7.80% 1 Fidelity Spartan US Govt MMF k: 8.67 2 Benham Govt Agency Fund k: 8.43 3 Fidelity US Treasury MMF k: 8.39 4 Dreyfus US Guar MM Acct LP k: 8.33 5 Transamerica US Govt Cash Res k: 8.29 6 Kemper Money Market Govt Port: 8.23 7 Vanguard MMR Federal: 8.23 8 UST Master Govt MF: 8.23 9 Mariner Government Fund: 8.18 10 The Galaxy Funds Govt Fund: 8.18 GENERAL PURPOSE Average: 7.97% 1 Alger Money Market Portfolio k: 8.88 2 Merrill Lynch Ready: 8.83 3 Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar MMF k: 8.82 4 Merrill Lynch CMA MF: 8.71 5 Fidelity Spartan MMF k: 8.56 6 INVESCO Treasurer’s MM Res k h: 8.54 7 Vista Premier Global MM k h: 8.52 8 Laurel Prime MM I Port k: 8.47 9 Evergreen MM Trust k: 8.41 10 Vanguard MMR Prime: 8.41 TAX-FREE Average: 5.46% 1 Strong Municipal MMF: 6.30 2 INVESCO Treasurer’s T-E Res h: 6.21 3 Centennial NY T-E Trust k: 6.15 4 General NY Municipal MMF k: 6.15 5 Evergreen Tax-Exempt MMF k: 6.13 6 Reich & Tang/MI Daily T-F k: 6.11 7 General CA Municipal MMF k: 6.07 8 Spartan NY Municipal MMP k: 6.04 9 Dean Witter/Sears NY Muni MMT k: 6.04 10 Calvert T-F Reserves MM: 6.02
k - Manager absorbs a portion of fund’s expenses. h - fund requires minimum initial investment of $50,000 or more.
Source: Donoghue’s Moneyletter, Holliston, Mass. 01746
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