What is Morgan Stanley's payments to acquire held-to-maturity securities?

Morgan Stanley (MS) reported payments to acquire held-to-maturity securities of $999.00M in Q1 2026.

What does payments to acquire held-to-maturity securities mean?

Cash spent on buying debt securities intended to be held until they mature.

StatementCash Flow Statement

SectionInvesting

CategoryLiquidity

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2025

Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026

Increased spending indicates a strategy to park excess cash in low-risk, long-term instruments.

This tracks cash outflows used to purchase debt securities that the company intends and has the ability to hold until th...

Common for companies with large cash reserves looking for stable, predictable returns.

Metric ID: investing_payments_to_acquire_held_to_maturity_securities

2 periods

	Q1 '25	Q1 '26
Value	$0.00	$999.00M

Range$0.00 – $999.00M

What is Morgan Stanley's payments to acquire held-to-maturity securities?: Morgan Stanley (MS) reported payments to acquire held-to-maturity securities of $999.00M in Q1 2026.
What does payments to acquire held-to-maturity securities mean?: Cash spent on buying debt securities intended to be held until they mature.