Discontinued — last reported Q4 '14
Wells Fargo & Company Investment Purchases decreased by 43.7% to $14.23B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 37.7%, from $22.85B to $14.23B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -10.1% CAGR.
High volume indicates the company has significant excess cash from operations that it is parking in interest-bearing or liquid instruments.
The total cash spent on purchasing liquid financial instruments, such as corporate bonds, government securities, or othe...
Cash-rich companies like Microsoft and Apple frequently move billions between cash and short-term investment accounts.
cf_purchases_of_investments| 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 | $35.79B | $12.58B | $25.86B | $19.20B | $12.10B | $7.54B | $1.27B | $12.39B | $4.37B | $4.72B | $4.57B | $19.67B | $19.44B | $33.51B | $22.85B | $17.68B | $14.97B | $25.25B | $14.23B |
| QoQ Change | — | -64.9% | +105.5% | -25.8% | -37.0% | -37.7% | -83.2% | +875.8% | -64.8% | +8.1% | -3.2% | +330.4% | -1.2% | +72.4% | -31.8% | -22.6% | -15.3% | +68.8% | -43.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -66.2% | -40.0% | -95.1% | -35.4% | -63.9% | -37.4% | +259.9% | +58.7% | +345.2% | +609.7% | +399.8% | -10.1% | -23.0% | -24.6% | -37.7% |
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