Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: September 2020
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2018 2019 Jan.-Jul.2020/r Jan.2020 Feb.2020 Mar.2020/r Apr.2020 May.2020 Jun.2020 Jul.2020/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,081,825 18,615,847 14,279,165 1,792,186 1,898,750 3,076,534 1,757,365 1,749,668 2,184,086 1,820,576
2 Foreign sales 18,211,550 18,615,343 14,140,400 1,786,460 1,887,076 3,073,898 1,762,870 1,669,955 2,155,564 1,804,577
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -129,725 504 138,765 5,726 11,674 2,636 -5,505 79,713 28,522 15,999
 
4 Foreign countries -129,801 866 138,740 5,748 11,688 2,652 -5,510 79,697 28,497 15,968
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -7,038 16,766 -451 2,839 482 3,297 -10,020 4,354 -2,630 1,227
 
6 Europe -106,649 224 39,853 11,712 5,356 -24,967 -19,027 44,863 19,920 1,996
7 Belgium 1,044 1,874 494 577 -131 -329 -92 89 133 247
8 France 7,632 -301 -1,585 8,440 4,169 -26,743 3,083 3,837 3,420 2,209
9 Germany 2,679 8,273 12,443 2,123 113 -2,793 2,348 3,826 3,825 3,001
10 Ireland -4,082 4,000 1,377 -1,890 -2,280 62 -340 819 3,804 1,202
11 Luxembourg -4,707 2,795 8,279 13 1,245 -1,672 833 3,100 5,227 -467
12 Netherlands -3,229 -2,696 2,093 1,027 -1,040 84 711 68 1,019 224
13 Switzerland -3,174 -4,362 19,752 1,368 -468 15,891 3,219 535 -2,398 1,605
14 United Kingdom -106,386 -15,729 -19,207 -1,116 2,619 -7,553 -31,003 28,945 509 -11,608
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 805 -1,054 2,015 -31 -168 284 502 128 515 785
16 Canada 788 21,091 -6,168 -8,759 3,667 -20,658 2,279 9,784 6,089 1,430
17 Latin America 7,563 -4,714 6,171 2,530 1,273 -270 1,548 279 1,641 -830
18 Caribbean -19,108 -50,556 35,383 -7,499 -1,439 28,574 2,591 5,784 6,678 694
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,248 2,651 16,047 260 639 8,657 8,435 2,592 -3,412 -1,124
20 Other Asia -17,614 28,802 55,294 8,470 2,623 15,168 994 17,481 -3,084 13,642
21 China, Mainland 1,993 -3,465 3,177 466 -110 2,555 648 351 -306 -427
22 Hong Kong -28,902 6,983 18,418 1,453 2,984 10,295 4,984 608 -361 -1,545
23 Japan 5,900 6 20,549 -534 -1,468 2,816 2,453 9,578 -3,644 11,348
24 Africa -1,902 -1,458 128 28 -167 -19 -67 -6 156 203
25 Other countries 2,873 4,826 -7,968 -994 -264 -3,833 -2,263 -1,080 509 -43
 
26 International and regional organizations2 76 -362 25 -22 -14 -16 5 16 25 31
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,938,449 2,581,076 1,902,673 235,201 267,551 357,281 310,197 270,156 226,989 235,298
28 Foreign sales 1,708,365 2,280,971 1,673,458 202,939 228,122 295,793 289,054 267,725 188,969 200,856
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 230,084 300,105 229,215 32,262 39,429 61,488 21,143 2,431 38,020 34,442
 
30 Foreign countries 230,470 299,887 231,205 32,237 39,634 61,715 21,367 2,463 38,500 35,289
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 89,932 108,431 106,973 17,500 21,463 22,767 9,005 14,524 9,488 12,226
 
32 Europe 20,782 58,319 53,916 8,111 7,929 2,776 6,024 5,696 15,749 7,631
33 Belgium -357 -27 -30 39 -42 -25 -1 -2 1 0
34 France 4,310 1,886 953 6 68 82 436 -11 336 36
35 Germany 1,437 2,630 -123 -57 78 -224 44 -31 17 50
36 Ireland 6,762 14,404 5,755 1,273 -60 -2,488 2,197 952 3,266 615
37 Luxembourg -7,268 10,504 21,352 755 2,516 -2,452 159 5,339 7,777 7,258
38 Netherlands -2,464 -5,055 27 -190 -170 100 4 -180 632 -169
39 Switzerland -5,110 -1,726 312 59 68 230 -97 99 4 -51
40 United Kingdom 23,168 34,792 25,127 6,229 5,377 7,371 3,495 -545 3,299 -99
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 136 62 -44 -15 67 -8 -320 61 177 -6
42 Canada 11,986 11,508 10,814 1,011 1,783 2,875 371 955 2,056 1,763
43 Latin America 4,807 662 3,619 138 71 859 693 -251 473 1,636
44 Caribbean 22,401 9,875 23,654 1,041 4,003 -2,780 11,341 -2,376 4,199 8,226
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,649 1,337 -1,560 -119 3 252 -429 -1,107 118 -278
46 Other Asia 168,093 215,958 139,789 21,946 25,336 58,180 3,224 -891 15,441 16,553
47 China, Mainland 47,339 88,452 48,587 13,021 14,197 14,987 707 6,129 604 -1,058
48 Hong Kong 1,743 3,698 -2,276 86 528 -66 -172 -1,095 -1,419 -138
49 Japan 58,659 80,276 51,314 4,109 6,059 36,615 -2,155 -12,154 8,807 10,033
50 Africa 157 31 238 65 65 28 21 43 -7 23
51 Other countries 595 2,197 735 44 444 -475 122 394 471 -265
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -386 218 -1,990 25 -205 -227 -224 -32 -480 -847
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,417,868 1,750,380 1,538,587 157,764 179,213 271,501 264,953 253,514 242,896 168,746
54 Foreign sales 1,360,984 1,734,649 1,631,549 189,316 199,499 266,587 253,648 239,906 259,498 223,095
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 56,884 15,731 -92,962 -31,552 -20,286 4,914 11,305 13,608 -16,602 -54,349
 
56 Foreign countries 56,871 16,068 -89,747 -31,157 -20,314 6,417 11,863 14,002 -16,545 -54,013
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,082 -5,818 15,731 -319 1,317 5,686 2,180 4,709 749 1,409
 
58 Europe 1,724 -27,478 -147,995 -26,232 -25,150 -18,350 -16,533 -6,933 -16,684 -38,113
59 Belgium -16,199 -17,219 -7,916 476 -3,445 2,455 -276 -3,395 -1,920 -1,811
60 France 3,382 -13,861 -133,430 -20,969 -17,473 -24,505 -27,539 -17,428 -15,457 -10,059
61 Germany -2,979 1,137 -25,545 -1,443 -5,454 -4,485 -4,642 -832 -3,169 -5,520
62 Ireland -32,096 -66,691 -58,348 -2,080 -5,050 -11,496 -5,621 -9,396 -12,182 -12,523
63 Luxembourg -6,113 -195 11,906 992 2,509 -4,887 4,117 4,359 4,846 -30
64 Netherlands -8,073 -3,369 -10,572 -1,448 -3,908 -2,190 -13 588 -860 -2,741
65 Switzerland 559 3,515 3,382 689 150 -660 1,511 1,246 471 -25
66 United Kingdom 64,047 71,817 70,218 -622 6,858 23,307 14,992 17,713 11,840 -3,870
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -752 -1,103 -295 -67 50 -63 -37 9 -38 -149
68 Canada 3,356 -10,545 16,865 -2,733 2,380 6,621 6,586 4,394 2,102 -2,485
69 Latin America 3,406 4,866 7,027 905 1,146 461 55 1,696 898 1,866
70 Caribbean 33,719 31,281 535 -3,722 -745 10,164 14,159 4,018 -6,732 -16,607
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,175 935 516 316 -144 86 181 606 -161 -368
72 Other Asia 17,962 19,991 35,272 189 1,902 9,748 7,309 9,513 4,936 1,675
73 China, Mainland -826 651 5,959 116 662 2,116 1,270 1,615 387 -207
74 Hong Kong 5,304 6,310 5,257 -21 -597 1,745 1,854 1,827 575 -126
75 Japan 11,602 9,499 9,776 632 -485 2,337 2,387 3,058 1,876 -29
76 Africa 312 -38 175 38 36 -29 44 26 65 -5
77 Other countries -1,433 -2,944 -2,142 82 261 -2,284 62 682 -969 24
 
78 International and regional organizations2 13 -337 -3,215 -395 28 -1,503 -558 -394 -57 -336
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 43,880 50,114 70,764 -19,872 3,151 541 16,501 25,975 19,386 25,082
80 Foreign purchases 5,976,403 5,566,875 4,260,624 502,431 522,205 854,655 550,354 567,240 677,585 586,154
81 Foreign sales 5,932,523 5,516,761 4,189,860 522,303 519,054 854,114 533,853 541,265 658,199 561,072
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 324,769 156,039 199,130 7,495 9,196 113,019 9,222 33,038 14,775 12,385
 
83 Foreign purchases 11,150,906 13,059,064 9,244,889 1,195,706 965,532 1,578,002 1,397,809 1,312,645 1,380,296 1,414,899
84 Foreign sales 10,826,137 12,903,025 9,045,759 1,188,211 956,336 1,464,983 1,388,587 1,279,607 1,365,521 1,402,514
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 368,649 206,153 269,894 -12,377 12,347 113,560 25,723 59,013 34,161 37,467
 
86 Foreign countries 335,636 163,622 222,030 -19,016 8,263 102,934 21,679 49,155 26,683 32,332
87 Europe 73,210 -25,394 18,308 -20,068 -25,852 11,050 7,876 24,122 1,221 19,959
88 Euro Area5 -91,691 -41,460 6,513 -5,443 -2,216 -2,657 4,885 4,086 3,045 4,813
89 United Kingdom 102,043 -18,290 2,236 -13,925 -25,093 7,650 8,795 11,842 -2,869 15,836
90 Canada 81,296 72,432 54,973 9,966 6,588 1,701 2,565 6,248 14,771 13,134
91 Latin America 5,699 4,987 24,504 -10,153 3,829 20,769 1,573 792 3,764 3,930
92 Caribbean 140,681 73,812 15,470 -5,942 16,912 20,590 3,272 -875 -7,950 -10,537
93 Asia 33,853 53,977 122,288 10,772 10,216 46,640 11,038 16,968 14,944 11,710
94 Japan 40,610 28,094 29,884 258 -3,448 18,846 1,560 3,151 9,359 158
95 Africa -7,807 -7,639 -7,283 -448 -908 960 -1,228 -1,743 -3,431 -485
96 Other countries 8,704 -8,553 -6,230 -3,143 -2,522 1,224 -3,417 3,643 3,364 -5,379
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 33,013 42,531 47,864 6,639 4,084 10,626 4,044 9,858 7,478 5,135
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally the Bank for International Settlements, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Also includes African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Excludes "holdings of dollars" of the International Monetary Fund.   Return to table
  3. Includes state and local securities. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investment abroad.   Return to table
  4. Net foreign sales (-) of foreign securities are equivalent to net U.S. purchases of foreign securities.   Return to table
  5. Includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia. For data as of January 2014, also includes Latvia.   Return to table
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Last Update: September 25, 2020