MUTUAL FUND CASH LEVEL
Percentage of a mutual fund’s total assets that are presently held as cash or cash equivalents. While it can pertain to the cash level of a single fund, it oftentime denotes to the sum level of cash held across a broad demographic of mutual funds, which is used to measure the buying power and market sentiment. A high level signifies bigger buying power but a low one means a smaller buying power.
To compute, divide the value of mutual fund cash and equivalents by the total value of mutual fund assets.
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