Fidelity’s Largest Money Market Fund Waives $247 Million of Fees

  • Fidelity Government fund’s waivers grew along with assets
  • Fund firm took the step to avoid negative yields for investors

The financial fallout from the pandemic has led to surging assets for Fidelity Government.

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Fidelity Investments has waived nearly $250 million in fees and expenses for its largest money market fund, a sign of how low yields pressured the products in an unprecedented year.

The Fidelity Government Money Market Fund reported the figure for the six months ended Oct. 31 in a filing last week. Without the waivers, investors in the $212 billion fund would have faced negative yields on their holdings.