Morgan Stanley Securities Borrowed Collateral Obligation to Return increased by 3.3% to $151.61B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.7%, from $133.35B to $151.61B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Securities Borrowed Collateral Obligation to Return shows an upward trend with a 4.3% CAGR.
An increase suggests higher activity in securities lending markets or increased short-covering needs, while a decrease indicates reduced borrowing volume.
This represents the liability arising from cash or non-cash collateral received from counterparties in securities borrow...
Standard across large financial institutions engaged in prime brokerage and market-making activities.
securities_borrowed_collateral_obligation_return| 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 | |
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| Value | $124.03B | $143.49B | $132.19B | $130.58B | $128.07B | $142.78B | $135.15B | $116.82B | $115.97B | $128.66B | $118.22B | $125.11B | $117.57B | $133.35B | $136.04B | $125.49B | $146.73B | $151.61B |
| QoQ Change | — | +15.7% | -7.9% | -1.2% | -1.9% | +11.5% | -5.3% | -13.6% | -0.7% | +10.9% | -8.1% | +5.8% | -6.0% | +13.4% | +2.0% | -7.8% | +16.9% | +3.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.3% | -0.5% | +2.2% | -10.5% | -9.5% | -9.9% | -12.5% | +7.1% | +1.4% | +3.6% | +15.1% | +0.3% | +24.8% | +13.7% |