Securities loaned
Morgan Stanley Securities loaned increased by 1.7% to $771.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 201.2%, from $256.00M to $771.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Securities loaned shows an upward trend with a 66.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Rising costs may signal increased difficulty or expense in sourcing securities for trading, while falling costs suggest improved market liquidity or reduced short-selling activity.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the specific interest expense associated with the firm's securities lending activities where the fi...
Peer comparison
Common in institutional securities divisions; comparable to securities lending fees at other global investment banks.
other_interest_expense_securities_loanedHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $90.00M | $112.00M | $122.00M | $93.00M | $111.00M | $135.00M | $163.00M | $164.00M | $203.00M | $208.00M | $209.00M | $224.00M | $269.00M | $274.00M | $269.00M | $256.00M | $1.20B | $864.00M | $758.00M | $771.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +24.4% | +8.9% | -23.8% | +19.4% | +21.6% | +20.7% | +0.6% | +23.8% | +2.5% | +0.5% | +7.2% | +20.1% | +1.9% | -1.8% | -4.8% | +368.0% | -27.9% | -12.3% | +1.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.3% | +20.5% | +33.6% | +76.3% | +82.9% | +54.1% | +28.2% | +36.6% | +32.5% | +31.7% | +28.7% | +14.3% | +345.4% | +215.3% | +181.8% | +201.2% |
Securities loaned at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's securities loaned?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported securities loaned of $771.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Morgan Stanley's securities loaned changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's securities loaned increased by 201.2% year-over-year, from $256.00M to $771.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's securities loaned?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's securities loaned has grown at a 66.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $401.00M to $3.08B.
- What does securities loaned mean?
- The interest expense incurred from borrowing securities from other market participants.