Investing
Investment Purchases
Bank of New York Mellon Investment Purchases decreased by 8.0% to $9.02B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 37.1%, from $6.58B to $9.02B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -8.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
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cf_purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $13.57B | $12.38B | $16.04B | $10.90B | $9.62B | $5.49B | $6.33B | $8.92B | $4.01B | $2.86B | $7.64B | $18.77B | $7.36B | $10.91B | $6.58B | $12.72B | $6.01B | $9.80B | $9.02B |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.8% | +29.5% | -32.0% | -11.8% | -43.0% | +15.4% | +40.9% | -55.1% | -28.7% | +167.5% | +145.6% | -60.8% | +48.3% | -39.7% | +93.4% | -52.7% | +63.0% | -8.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -29.1% | -55.7% | -60.5% | -18.2% | -58.4% | -47.9% | +20.8% | +110.5% | +83.8% | +282.0% | -13.9% | -32.2% | -18.3% | -10.2% | +37.1% |
Range$2.86B – $18.77B
CAGR-8.7%
Avg YoY Growth+12.6%
Median YoY Growth-18.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases?
- Bank of New York Mellon (BK) reported investment purchases of $9.02B in Q4 2025.
- How has Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases increased by 37.1% year-over-year, from $6.58B to $9.02B.
- What is the long-term trend for Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases has grown at a -8.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $54.24B to $37.55B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.