BlackRock's huge ETF business has expanded to a new trillion dollar category. On Wednesday, the asset manager launched two missions ETFs: ishares Prime Money Market ETF (PMMF) and ISHARES Government Money Money Market ETF (GMMF). According to the investment company, the money Money Market Fund, which is usually a sleepy corner in the investment world, has increased rapidly since the start of hiking interest rates in interest rates in early 2022. Research Institute. Of the total, about $ 5.6 trillion is the government fund, a prime fund of $ 1.1 trillion, and has invested more due to short -term corporate debt. Steve Laipping, a global joint head of Blackrock's ISHARES bond ETF, said: Both funds are similar to the conventional money market funds in that category. Government money markets, mostly, have short -term government debt, such as the Ministry of Finance's bill, but Prime Funds can hold, with a slightly risky item like commercial paper in addition to government debt. Prime funds usually have higher yields than government funds. BlackRock's funding is 0.2 %, respectively, and costs investors in the same stadium as the largest male market product. ETFs are too new to give the official yield, but if they are similar products and inline, they must be about 4 %. BLACKROCK is not the first company to try this concept. Texas Capital launched the government money market ETF (MMKT) in September. According to the factors, the fund has a wealth of about $ 50 million, lighter than other ETFs. The Texas Capital Fund has a 4.42 % 7 -day yield. Like the Texas Capital ETF, both black rock funds comply with SEC regulations 2A-7 and qualify as a money marker fund. It is still unknown which type of investor accepts the Money Market ETF. ETF offers an investor a fluidity of the day, but some financial advisors and their clients may prefer the long -term achievements and simplicity of the conventional moneymercock funds. Many of them are designed to trade for $ 1. Black rock enters a space, given the size and reputation of the company, can be a beacon for players in other industries to jump on their own funds. BLACKROCK supervised about $ 11.6 trillion assets as of December 31, 2024.