Money market funds provided record returns to investors in October.
In October 2026, investors' income from money market funds amounted to ₽29.13 billion. This is the maximum monthly figure in the entire history of such funds. The previous record was set in December 2025 - 29.08 billion rubles.
The total net asset value of money market funds reached 2.8 trillion rubles in early November, up 68% over the year. The total income of investors in January-October exceeded 237 billion ₽.
"We see a high interest from private investors in the money market funds, which have become an important part of the investment portfolios of private individuals. The profitability of such funds is as close as possible to the key rate, and in terms of immediate liquidity they are superior to other instruments, for example deposits," said Anton Nikitin, Director General of the Money and Foreign Exchange Market of the Moscow Exchange.
At the end of September, funds traded on the money market took the second place among the instruments in terms of total ruble return for 12 months - 15.61%, second only to AA corporate bonds.
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