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Equity Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Equity Securities
Note 6:  Equity Securities
Table 6.1 provides a summary of our equity securities by business purpose and accounting method.
Table 6.1: Equity Securities
(in millions)Mar 31,
2022
Dec 31,
2021
Held for trading at fair value:
Marketable equity securities (1)$23,739 27,476 
Nonmarketable equity securities (2)(3)10,464 — 
Total equity securities held for trading34,203 27,476 
Not held for trading:
Fair value:
Marketable equity securities2,027 2,578 
Nonmarketable equity securities (2)132 9,044 
Total equity securities not held for trading at fair value2,159 11,622 
Equity method:
Private equity2,972 3,077 
Tax-advantaged renewable energy5,018 4,740 
New market tax credit and other369 379 
Total equity method8,359 8,196 
Other methods:
Low-income housing tax credit investments12,199 12,314 
Private equity (4)10,251 9,694 
Federal Reserve Bank stock and other at cost (5)3,584 3,584 
Total equity securities not held for trading36,552 45,410 
Total equity securities$70,755 72,886 
(1)    Represents securities held as part of our customer accommodation trading activities. For additional information on these activities, see Note 2 (Trading Activities).
(2)    In first quarter 2022, we prospectively reclassified certain equity securities and related economic hedge derivatives from “not held for trading activities” to “held for trading activities” to better reflect the business activity of those financial instruments. For additional information on Trading Activities, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) in our 2021 Form 10-K.
(3)    Represents securities economically hedged with equity derivatives.
(4)    Represents nonmarketable equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative, which were predominantly securities associated with our affiliated venture capital business.
(5)    Substantially all relates to investments in Federal Reserve Bank stock at both March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021.
Realized Gains and Losses Not Held for Trading
Table 6.2 provides a summary of the net gains and losses from equity securities not held for trading, which excludes equity method adjustments for our share of the investee’s earnings or
losses that are recognized in other noninterest income. Gains and losses for securities held for trading are reported in net gains from trading and securities.
Table 6.2: Net Gains (Losses) from Equity Securities Not Held for Trading
Quarter ended March 31,
(in millions)20222021
Net gains (losses) from equity securities carried at fair value:
Marketable equity securities$(2)60 
Nonmarketable equity securities (1)(22)(358)
Total equity securities carried at fair value(24)(298)
Net gains (losses) from nonmarketable equity securities not carried at fair value (2):
Impairment write-downs (438)(15)
Net unrealized gains (3)690 225 
Net realized gains on sale348 55 
Total nonmarketable equity securities not carried at fair value600 265 
Net gains from economic hedge derivatives (1) 425 
Total net gains (losses) from equity securities not held for trading$576 392 
(1)In first quarter 2022, we prospectively reclassified certain equity securities and related economic hedge derivatives from “not held for trading activities” to “held for trading activities” to better reflect the business activity of those financial instruments. For additional information on Trading Activities, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) in our 2021 Form 10-K.
(2)Includes amounts related to private equity and venture capital investments in consolidated portfolio companies, which are not reported in equity securities on our consolidated balance sheet.
(3)Includes unrealized gains (losses) due to observable price changes from equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative.
Measurement Alternative
Table 6.3 provides additional information about the impairment write-downs and observable price changes from nonmarketable
equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative. Gains and losses related to these adjustments are also included in Table 6.2.
Table 6.3: Net Gains (Losses) from Measurement Alternative Equity Securities
Quarter ended March 31,
(in millions)20222021
Net gains (losses) recognized in earnings during the period:
Gross unrealized gains from observable price changes$690 225 
Impairment write-downs
(395)(12)
Realized net gains from sale
33 — 
Total net gains recognized during the period
$328 213 
Table 6.4 presents cumulative carrying value adjustments to nonmarketable equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative that were still held at the end of each reporting period presented.
Table 6.4: Measurement Alternative Cumulative Gains (Losses)
(in millions)Mar 31,
2022
Dec 31,
2021
Cumulative gains (losses):
Gross unrealized gains from observable price changes$6,957 6,278 
Gross unrealized losses from observable price changes(3)(3)
Impairment write-downs(1,216)(821)