Investment Management — Total
Business Segments · TotalMorgan Stanley Investment Management — Total increased by 0.1% to $17.70B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.5%, from $17.62B to $17.70B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Management — Total shows relatively stable performance with a -0.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase in segment performance typically signals successful asset gathering, strong investment performance, or improved fee structures, while a decrease may indicate market volatility, net outflows, or margin compression.
Detailed definition
This segment represents the Investment Management business, which provides a broad range of investment strategies and pr...
Peer comparison
This is comparable to Asset and Wealth Management segments at other global investment banks and diversified financial institutions, where performance is measured by AUM growth and operating margins.
ms_segment_im_totalHistorical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $18.41B | $17.59B | $17.57B | $17.49B | $17.97B | $17.18B | $17.09B | $17.30B | $17.50B | $17.34B | $18.02B | $17.89B | $17.74B | $17.73B | $17.62B | $17.60B | $17.78B | $17.68B | $17.70B |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.5% | -0.1% | -0.4% | +2.7% | -4.4% | -0.5% | +1.3% | +1.1% | -0.9% | +3.9% | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.1% | -0.6% | -0.1% | +1.0% | -0.5% | +0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.4% | -2.3% | -2.7% | -1.1% | -2.6% | +1.0% | +5.4% | +3.4% | +1.4% | +2.2% | -2.2% | -1.6% | +0.2% | -0.3% | +0.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's investment management — total?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported investment management — total of $17.70B in Q4 2025.
- How has Morgan Stanley's investment management — total changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's investment management — total increased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $17.62B to $17.70B.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's investment management — total?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's investment management — total has grown at a -0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $72.11B to $70.76B.
- What does investment management — total mean?
- The Investment Management segment captures the revenue and profitability generated from managing client assets and providing investment advisory services.