Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: May 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020 Jan.-Mar.2021/r Sep.2020 Oct.2020 Nov.2020 Dec.2020 Jan.2021 Feb.2021/r Mar.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,461,336 7,738,315 2,087,150 1,869,011 2,087,479 2,403,103 2,311,554 2,339,586 3,087,175
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,093,024 7,680,191 2,048,986 1,844,937 2,025,547 2,324,802 2,299,686 2,325,590 3,054,915
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 368,312 58,124 38,164 24,074 61,932 78,301 11,868 13,996 32,260
 
4 Foreign countries 866 368,197 58,220 38,166 24,061 61,895 78,281 11,899 14,056 32,265
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 6,606 745 2,555 1,713 294 2,893 -36 3,749
 
6 Europe 224 124,246 34,284 15,078 5,327 25,321 23,377 25,738 998 7,548
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 1,184 36 181 490 528 266 744 174
8 France -301 15,815 11,755 1,635 2,422 2,922 7,342 15,581 -1,566 -2,260
9 Germany 8,273 33,580 17,015 3,626 3,528 4,446 5,682 9,315 3,899 3,801
10 Ireland 4,000 15,691 -958 2,976 2,294 2,492 4,109 380 243 -1,581
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 8,039 504 -248 1,461 3,094 2,139 1,161 4,739
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,580 4,272 324 -657 593 -68 2,542 1,463 267
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 7,511 1,538 -273 2,752 -266 2,765 3,716 1,030
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,247 -15,575 1,038 -1,751 2,994 1,351 -9,818 -7,129 1,372
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 -66 1,313 -775 -220 -136 506 -9 -563
16 Canada 21,091 73,353 5,339 5,047 8,234 24,733 33,984 -15,483 9,610 11,212
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 808 2,121 -26 -623 -199 -355 698 465
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -20,437 10,869 4,649 6,958 7,580 -9,744 -3,891 -6,802
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 3,306 -1,633 -917 4,868 8,085 2,596 -2,303 3,013
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,466 30,655 5,693 6,884 -1,947 3,347 9,525 5,893 15,237
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 223 -873 -2,053 -181 78 361 176 -314
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,543 2,473 401 2,316 -48 4,318 938 3,132 -1,597
23 Japan 6 14,000 7,587 -248 1,222 -2,419 -4,103 1,106 -3,499 9,980
24 Africa -1,458 269 121 -83 142 104 -95 -15 -42 178
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 4,144 1,074 -232 2,481 2,202 -363 3,093 1,414
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -96 -2 13 37 20 -31 -60 -5
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 1,218,732 270,221 315,739 372,831 386,127 400,664 376,214 441,854
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,509 1,123,116 223,973 266,791 319,440 334,891 348,488 346,566 428,062
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,778 95,616 46,248 48,948 53,391 51,236 52,176 29,648 13,792
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,619 95,640 46,419 48,949 53,615 51,054 52,173 29,680 13,787
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 48,164 11,572 28,257 30,103 12,254 26,105 11,185 10,874
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,577 17,852 11,722 6,469 7,838 9,240 5,442 5,314 7,096
33 Belgium -27 -27 -1 -1 10 -5 -1 -1 -2 2
34 France 1,886 2,090 1,441 980 6 66 104 305 803 333
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 -25 83 350 83 218 -19 41 -47
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -1,619 1,639 206 602 1,021 -763 -4,014 3,158
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 10,625 6,974 3,403 4,696 3,865 3,991 3,833 2,801
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 199 414 -78 186 388 378 174 -353
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 -435 -261 -349 -469 -131 84 -290 -229
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,620 8,601 1,849 2,844 2,493 3,426 1,135 6,109 1,357
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -1,753 -13 47 45 94 -223 -1,408 -122
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 5,626 4,062 3,701 2,191 9,157 822 1,001 3,803
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -15 -100 463 293 280 -307 -240 532
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -8,686 10,395 8,364 1,213 8,506 -2,865 689 -6,510
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 234 -140 6 259 -288 119 17 98
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 79,809 19,936 29,814 41,671 24,051 49,029 22,090 8,690
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 16,860 -356 15,405 19,501 -346 15,413 307 1,140
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 669 -25 122 365 90 78 52 539
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 40,314 12,000 5,472 11,968 14,065 26,566 13,694 54
50 Africa 31 710 194 -13 94 230 -12 25 155 14
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 626 557 38 -80 120 -92 654 64
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 -24 -171 -1 -224 182 3 -32 5
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,081 740,637 193,657 213,069 211,208 179,363 208,995 236,109 295,533
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,507 664,127 222,383 234,580 210,341 190,758 190,119 221,618 252,390
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,426 76,510 -28,726 -21,511 867 -11,395 18,876 14,491 43,143
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,290 81,682 -26,989 -21,348 872 -11,367 23,210 15,109 43,363
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 5,160 1,211 -43 2,657 1,157 360 1,304 3,496
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,369 33,392 -28,671 -14,840 -7,322 -9,203 2,637 9,052 21,703
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 1,759 -2,380 -1,552 -1,868 -764 807 -1,011 1,963
60 France -13,861 -204,405 4,664 -18,715 -13,429 -11,011 -9,496 797 3,273 594
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 6,399 -4,648 -3,436 -1,521 -3,131 2,197 1,649 2,553
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -2,667 -8,914 -7,030 -4,681 -4,961 -1,389 -768 -510
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 -3,131 2,141 647 2,115 941 -850 -1,976 -305
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -271 -1,840 -395 -1,195 -752 -179 339 -431
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 4,610 311 -499 -225 779 1,063 2,145 1,402
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,767 19,932 5,388 11,239 10,142 8,493 -620 5,369 15,183
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 -480 -56 0 -56 2 35 -37 -478
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 7,832 -590 12 1,591 1,566 -1,056 1,805 7,083
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 303 1,769 1,104 759 1,109 -180 491 -8
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 32,763 -2,373 -9,044 2,640 -7,846 19,658 3,815 9,290
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -617 5 -738 722 149 -432 -24 -161
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 6,994 2,682 1,807 2,458 2,846 2,593 -181 4,582
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 1,327 403 339 849 217 521 268 538
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 1,530 520 -1,006 -639 342 972 -590 1,148
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 -209 -85 -238 507 649 -114 -35 -60
76 Africa -38 421 1 -33 192 1 38 -33 27 7
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 1,014 222 159 23 -26 23 124 867
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -5,172 -1,737 -163 -5 -28 -4,334 -618 -220
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 109,048 16,721 7,109 10,891 10,142 10,296 22,251 3,082 -8,612
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,272,704 2,471,727 555,263 538,722 686,698 724,277 743,377 772,874 955,476
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,163,656 2,455,006 548,154 527,831 676,556 713,981 721,126 769,792 964,088
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 106,267 23,543 9,540 13,194 13,359 34,955 8,582 62,730
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,177 4,326,534 1,486,313 1,577,224 1,453,187 1,025,083 1,268,951 1,398,621 1,658,962
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,007 4,220,267 1,462,770 1,567,684 1,439,993 1,011,724 1,233,996 1,390,039 1,596,232
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,218 122,988 30,652 20,431 23,336 23,655 57,206 11,664 54,118
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 287,062 101,737 24,832 18,627 19,135 17,125 52,448 6,755 42,534
87 Europe -25,394 44,148 -31,699 12,639 2,411 7,357 2,313 -7,395 -23,142 -1,162
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,804 -115 7,571 2,133 70 2,876 -980 4,634 -3,769
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,937 -34,029 1,128 -4,765 3,799 -5,696 -6,047 -24,492 -3,490
90 Canada 72,432 65,149 36,435 7,313 7,744 193 -4,251 19,478 5,772 11,185
91 Latin America 4,987 32,809 2,866 1,494 558 712 4,278 -3,035 112 5,789
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,117 49,284 -480 -211 -8,187 923 15,367 18,949 14,968
93 Asia 53,977 178,878 48,224 6,145 10,727 18,688 15,136 28,343 7,719 12,162
94 Japan 28,094 43,422 10,080 761 2,312 3,004 4,589 -3,655 2,013 11,722
95 Africa -7,639 -12,511 -2,380 -494 -372 -1,296 -961 535 -1,920 -995
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -993 -1,785 -2,230 1,668 -313 -845 -735 587
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 21,251 5,820 1,804 4,201 6,530 4,758 4,909 11,584
  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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