Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Purchase of AFS Securities (2009 - 2026)
Wells Fargo & Company's Purchase of AFS Securities was $38.22 billion in Q2 2026, up 155.4% from $14.97 billion a year earlier and up 45.9% from the prior quarter.
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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Purchase of AFS Securities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Wells Fargo & Company's Purchase of AFS Securities was $103.9 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 16.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $72.13 billion, down 24.4% from FY2024.
- Purchase of AFS Securities shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Purchase of AFS Securities was $95.46 billion in FY2024 (+266.5%), $26.05 billion in FY2023 (-35.0%), $40.1 billion in FY2022 (-63.7%) and $110.43 billion in FY2021 (+20.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Purchase of AFS Securities since Q4 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Purchase of AFS Securities was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 139.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Purchase of AFS Securities over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 609.7%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 95.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, WFC's Purchase of AFS Securities in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $26.19 billion (Q1 2026), $14.23 billion (Q4 2025) and $25.25 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Purchase of AFS Securities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 920.14 Bn | 897.90 Bn | - | 73.61 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 407.42 Bn | -7,109.68 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 353.20 Bn | -2,022.91 Bn | - | -69.51 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 307.88 Bn | -2,967.28 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 298.41 Bn | -244.41 Bn | - | 7.20 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.46 Bn | -546.54 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 264.45 Bn | -3,478.99 Bn | - | 25.10 Bn |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 259.19 Bn | -159.36 Bn | 5.24 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 258.28 Bn | 93.72 Bn | - | 32.96 Bn |
| 10 | American Express | 215.12 Bn | 14.60 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 32.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.86 Bn |
API Access
Wells Fargo & Company Purchase of AFS Securities API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-afs-securities&ticker=WFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-afs-securities", "ticker": "WFC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-afs-securities&ticker=WFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();