Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: January 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2018 2019 Jan.-Nov.2020 May.2020 Jun.2020 Jul.2020 Aug.2020 Sep.2020 Oct.2020 Nov.2020/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,081,825 18,615,847 22,058,233 1,749,668 2,184,086 1,821,076 1,734,928 2,087,150 1,869,011 2,087,479
2 Foreign sales 18,211,550 18,615,343 21,768,222 1,669,955 2,155,564 1,804,577 1,708,352 2,048,986 1,844,937 2,025,547
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -129,725 504 290,011 79,713 28,522 16,499 26,576 38,164 24,074 61,932
 
4 Foreign countries -129,801 866 289,916 79,697 28,497 16,468 26,554 38,166 24,061 61,895
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -7,038 16,766 11,807 4,354 -2,630 1,227 7,245 745 2,555 1,713
 
6 Europe -106,649 224 100,869 44,863 19,920 1,996 15,290 15,078 5,327 25,321
7 Belgium 1,044 1,874 1,276 89 133 247 75 36 181 490
8 France 7,632 -301 8,473 3,837 3,420 2,209 3,079 1,635 2,422 2,922
9 Germany 2,679 8,273 27,898 3,826 3,825 3,001 3,855 3,626 3,528 4,446
10 Ireland -4,082 4,000 11,582 819 3,804 1,202 2,443 2,976 2,294 2,492
11 Luxembourg -4,707 2,795 11,733 3,100 5,227 -467 1,737 504 -248 1,461
12 Netherlands -3,229 -2,696 4,648 68 1,019 224 2,295 324 -657 593
13 Switzerland -3,174 -4,362 27,447 535 -2,398 1,605 3,678 1,538 -273 2,752
14 United Kingdom -106,386 -15,729 -21,598 28,945 509 -11,608 -4,672 1,038 -1,751 2,994
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 805 -1,054 3,072 128 515 785 739 1,313 -775 -220
16 Canada 788 21,091 39,369 9,784 6,089 1,430 7,523 5,047 8,234 24,733
17 Latin America 7,563 -4,714 8,925 279 1,641 -830 1,282 2,121 -26 -623
18 Caribbean -19,108 -50,556 59,719 5,784 6,678 694 1,860 10,869 4,649 6,958
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,248 2,651 11,627 2,592 -3,412 -1,124 -6,738 -1,633 -917 4,868
20 Other Asia -17,614 28,802 73,119 17,481 -3,084 14,142 6,695 5,693 6,884 -1,947
21 China, Mainland 1,993 -3,465 471 351 -306 -427 401 -873 -2,053 -181
22 Hong Kong -28,902 6,983 19,225 608 -361 -1,545 -1,862 401 2,316 -48
23 Japan 5,900 6 18,103 9,578 -3,644 11,348 -1,001 -248 1,222 -2,419
24 Africa -1,902 -1,458 364 -6 156 203 73 -83 142 104
25 Other countries 2,873 4,826 -4,076 -1,080 509 -43 569 1,074 -232 2,481
 
26 International and regional organizations2 76 -362 95 16 25 31 22 -2 13 37
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,938,449 2,581,076 3,123,160 270,156 226,989 235,298 261,696 270,221 315,739 372,831
28 Foreign sales 1,708,365 2,280,971 2,707,618 267,725 188,969 200,856 223,956 223,973 266,791 319,440
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 230,084 300,105 415,542 2,431 38,020 34,442 37,740 46,248 48,948 53,391
 
30 Foreign countries 230,470 299,887 418,565 2,463 38,500 35,289 38,377 46,419 48,949 53,615
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 89,932 108,431 190,302 14,524 9,488 12,226 13,397 11,572 28,257 30,103
 
32 Europe 20,782 58,319 92,337 5,696 15,749 7,631 12,392 11,722 6,469 7,838
33 Belgium -357 -27 -26 -2 1 0 0 -1 10 -5
34 France 4,310 1,886 1,986 -11 336 36 -19 980 6 66
35 Germany 1,437 2,630 790 -31 17 50 397 83 350 83
36 Ireland 6,762 14,404 8,143 952 3,266 615 -59 1,639 206 602
37 Luxembourg -7,268 10,504 44,403 5,339 7,777 7,258 7,978 6,974 3,403 4,696
38 Netherlands -2,464 -5,055 584 -180 632 -169 35 414 -78 186
39 Switzerland -5,110 -1,726 -806 99 4 -51 -39 -261 -349 -469
40 United Kingdom 23,168 34,792 36,194 -545 3,299 -99 3,881 1,849 2,844 2,493
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 136 62 28 61 177 -6 -7 -13 47 45
42 Canada 11,986 11,508 23,149 955 2,056 1,763 2,381 4,062 3,701 2,191
43 Latin America 4,807 662 5,280 -251 473 1,636 1,005 -100 463 293
44 Caribbean 22,401 9,875 48,699 -2,376 4,199 8,226 5,073 10,395 8,364 1,213
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,649 1,337 -1,252 -1,107 118 -278 183 -140 6 259
46 Other Asia 168,093 215,958 248,500 -891 15,441 16,553 17,290 19,936 29,814 41,671
47 China, Mainland 47,339 88,452 88,626 6,129 604 -1,058 5,489 -356 15,405 19,501
48 Hong Kong 1,743 3,698 -2,225 -1,095 -1,419 -138 -411 -25 122 365
49 Japan 58,659 80,276 85,365 -12,154 8,807 10,033 4,611 12,000 5,472 11,968
50 Africa 157 31 722 43 -7 23 173 -13 94 230
51 Other countries 595 2,197 1,130 394 471 -265 -120 557 38 -80
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -386 218 -3,023 -32 -480 -847 -637 -171 -1 -224
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,417,868 1,750,380 2,361,718 253,514 242,896 168,746 205,197 193,657 213,069 211,208
54 Foreign sales 1,360,984 1,734,649 2,501,749 239,906 259,498 223,095 202,896 222,383 234,580 210,341
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 56,884 15,731 -140,031 13,608 -16,602 -54,349 2,301 -28,726 -21,511 867
 
56 Foreign countries 56,871 16,068 -133,923 14,002 -16,545 -54,013 3,289 -26,989 -21,348 872
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,082 -5,818 20,488 4,709 749 1,409 932 1,211 -43 2,657
 
58 Europe 1,724 -27,478 -208,166 -6,933 -16,684 -38,113 -9,338 -28,671 -14,840 -7,322
59 Belgium -16,199 -17,219 -16,807 -3,395 -1,920 -1,811 -3,091 -2,380 -1,552 -1,868
60 France 3,382 -13,861 -194,909 -17,428 -15,457 -10,059 -18,324 -18,715 -13,429 -11,011
61 Germany -2,979 1,137 -37,503 -832 -3,169 -5,520 -2,353 -4,648 -3,436 -1,521
62 Ireland -32,096 -66,691 -84,948 -9,396 -12,182 -12,523 -5,975 -8,914 -7,030 -4,681
63 Luxembourg -6,113 -195 19,930 4,359 4,846 -30 3,121 2,141 647 2,115
64 Netherlands -8,073 -3,369 -14,137 588 -860 -2,741 -135 -1,840 -395 -1,195
65 Switzerland 559 3,515 3,099 1,246 471 -25 130 311 -499 -225
66 United Kingdom 64,047 71,817 114,274 17,713 11,840 -3,870 17,287 5,388 11,239 10,142
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -752 -1,103 -396 9 -38 -149 11 -56 0 -56
68 Canada 3,356 -10,545 20,518 4,394 2,102 -2,485 2,640 -590 12 1,591
69 Latin America 3,406 4,866 12,239 1,696 898 1,866 1,580 1,769 1,104 759
70 Caribbean 33,719 31,281 -3,790 4,018 -6,732 -16,607 4,452 -2,373 -9,044 2,640
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,175 935 417 606 -161 -368 -88 5 -738 722
72 Other Asia 17,962 19,991 46,504 9,513 4,936 1,675 4,285 2,682 1,807 2,458
73 China, Mainland -826 651 8,360 1,615 387 -207 810 403 339 849
74 Hong Kong 5,304 6,310 4,554 1,827 575 -126 422 520 -1,006 -639
75 Japan 11,602 9,499 11,178 3,058 1,876 -29 1,218 -85 -238 507
76 Africa 312 -38 383 26 65 -5 48 -33 192 1
77 Other countries -1,433 -2,944 -2,028 682 -969 24 -290 222 159 23
 
78 International and regional organizations2 13 -337 -6,108 -394 -57 -336 -988 -1,737 -163 -5
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 43,880 50,114 98,752 25,975 19,386 25,082 -154 7,109 10,891 10,142
80 Foreign purchases 5,976,403 5,566,875 6,548,427 567,240 677,585 586,154 507,120 555,263 538,722 686,698
81 Foreign sales 5,932,523 5,516,761 6,449,675 541,265 658,199 561,072 507,274 548,154 527,831 676,556
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 324,769 156,039 239,811 33,038 14,775 12,385 -5,596 23,543 9,540 13,194
 
83 Foreign purchases 11,150,906 13,059,064 14,956,094 1,312,645 1,380,296 1,414,899 1,194,481 1,486,313 1,577,224 1,453,187
84 Foreign sales 10,826,137 12,903,025 14,716,283 1,279,607 1,365,521 1,402,514 1,200,077 1,462,770 1,567,684 1,439,993
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 368,649 206,153 338,563 59,013 34,161 37,467 -5,750 30,652 20,431 23,336
 
86 Foreign countries 335,636 163,622 269,937 49,155 26,683 32,332 -14,687 24,832 18,627 19,135
87 Europe 73,210 -25,394 41,835 24,122 1,221 19,959 1,120 12,639 2,411 7,357
88 Euro Area5 -91,691 -41,460 15,928 4,086 3,045 4,813 -359 7,571 2,133 70
89 United Kingdom 102,043 -18,290 2,759 11,842 -2,869 15,836 361 1,128 -4,765 3,799
90 Canada 81,296 72,432 69,400 6,248 14,771 13,134 -823 7,313 7,744 193
91 Latin America 5,699 4,987 28,531 792 3,764 3,930 1,263 1,494 558 712
92 Caribbean 140,681 73,812 -5,040 -875 -7,950 -10,537 -11,632 -480 -211 -8,187
93 Asia 33,853 53,977 163,742 16,968 14,944 11,710 5,894 6,145 10,727 18,688
94 Japan 40,610 28,094 38,833 3,151 9,359 158 2,872 761 2,312 3,004
95 Africa -7,807 -7,639 -11,550 -1,743 -3,431 -485 -2,105 -494 -372 -1,296
96 Other countries 8,704 -8,553 -16,981 3,643 3,364 -5,379 -8,404 -1,785 -2,230 1,668
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 33,013 42,531 68,626 9,858 7,478 5,135 8,937 5,820 1,804 4,201
  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: January 29, 2021