Securities Holdings and Transactions
Release Date: October 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24)
Millions of dollars
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Transaction, and area or country | 2019 | 2020 | Jan.-Aug.2021 | Feb.2021 | Mar.2021 | Apr.2021 | May.2021 | Jun.2021 | Jul.2021 | Aug.2021/p | |||
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STOCKS | |||||||||||||
1 | Foreign purchases | 18,615,847 | 24,457,835 | 19,797,936 | 2,337,447 | 3,086,996 | 2,288,636 | 2,363,698 | 2,792,029 | 2,304,579 | 2,315,240 | ||
2 | Foreign sales | 18,615,343 | 24,090,042 | 19,756,087 | 2,323,282 | 3,055,119 | 2,301,688 | 2,366,054 | 2,766,828 | 2,338,886 | 2,306,561 | ||
3 | Net purchases, or sales (-) | 504 | 367,793 | 41,849 | 14,165 | 31,877 | -13,052 | -2,356 | 25,201 | -34,307 | 8,679 | ||
4 | Foreign countries | 866 | 367,678 | 41,870 | 14,225 | 31,882 | -13,076 | -2,378 | 25,208 | -34,321 | 8,657 | ||
5 | Of which: by foreign official institutions | 16,766 | 12,101 | -6,350 | -36 | 3,749 | 1,891 | -4,739 | -5,387 | -5,365 | 644 | ||
6 | Europe | 224 | 124,317 | 34,568 | 998 | 7,534 | -1,466 | -3,340 | 13,754 | -12,306 | 3,656 | ||
7 | Belgium | 1,874 | 1,804 | 1,450 | 744 | 174 | 19 | -33 | -119 | 132 | 267 | ||
8 | France | -301 | 15,820 | 32,056 | -1,566 | -2,260 | 7,574 | 506 | 7,886 | 4,893 | -558 | ||
9 | Germany | 8,273 | 33,581 | 37,171 | 3,899 | 3,801 | 3,080 | 4,554 | 4,824 | 4,758 | 2,940 | ||
10 | Ireland | 4,000 | 15,709 | -2,485 | 243 | -1,581 | -2,857 | -987 | 771 | 949 | 597 | ||
11 | Luxembourg | 2,795 | 14,827 | 11,255 | 1,161 | 4,738 | 147 | 1,322 | 3,328 | -2,981 | 1,401 | ||
12 | Netherlands | -2,696 | 4,575 | -2,685 | 1,463 | 260 | -3,885 | -1,865 | 182 | -874 | -508 | ||
13 | Switzerland | -4,362 | 27,181 | 4,701 | 3,716 | 1,030 | 640 | 431 | 692 | -4,727 | 154 | ||
14 | United Kingdom | -15,729 | -20,194 | -45,603 | -7,129 | 1,367 | -6,864 | -3,555 | -4,129 | -15,720 | 245 | ||
15 | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | -1,054 | 2,936 | -1,433 | -9 | -563 | -5 | -11 | -529 | -831 | 9 | ||
16 | Canada | 21,091 | 72,818 | 31,557 | 9,779 | 11,251 | -1,881 | 7,827 | 18,481 | -2,408 | 4,217 | ||
17 | Latin America | -4,714 | 8,726 | 386 | 698 | 454 | -426 | -721 | 590 | 28 | 118 | ||
18 | Caribbean | -50,556 | 67,299 | -41,709 | -3,891 | -7,104 | -14,252 | 2,456 | 945 | -8,537 | -1,582 | ||
19 | Middle East Oil Exporters1 | 2,651 | 19,712 | 6,277 | -2,303 | 3,013 | 3,175 | -1,935 | -1,180 | -2,076 | 4,987 | ||
20 | Other Asia | 28,802 | 76,411 | 1,898 | 5,893 | 15,176 | -931 | -7,507 | -7,660 | -8,211 | -4,387 | ||
21 | China, Mainland | -3,465 | 549 | -6,425 | 176 | -356 | -1,982 | -1,724 | -1,713 | -971 | -216 | ||
22 | Hong Kong | 6,983 | 23,525 | -10,254 | 3,132 | -1,598 | -2,537 | -7,454 | -1,115 | -1,036 | -584 | ||
23 | Japan | 6 | 14,002 | -2,779 | -3,499 | 9,979 | 1,093 | -2,097 | 1,728 | -3,309 | -7,780 | ||
24 | Africa | -1,458 | 269 | -116 | -42 | 178 | 154 | -25 | 94 | 53 | -513 | ||
25 | Other countries | 4,826 | -1,874 | 9,009 | 3,093 | 1,380 | 2,551 | 867 | 184 | -864 | 2,161 | ||
26 | International and regional organizations2 | -362 | 115 | -21 | -60 | -5 | 24 | 22 | -7 | 14 | 22 | ||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS | |||||||||||||
27 | Foreign purchases | 2,581,076 | 3,509,287 | 3,407,318 | 376,214 | 441,854 | 439,931 | 415,012 | 469,193 | 425,832 | 438,618 | ||
28 | Foreign sales | 2,280,971 | 3,042,508 | 3,165,903 | 346,566 | 428,062 | 393,144 | 377,194 | 446,451 | 405,089 | 420,909 | ||
29 | Net purchases, or sales (-) | 300,105 | 466,779 | 241,415 | 29,648 | 13,792 | 46,787 | 37,818 | 22,742 | 20,743 | 17,709 | ||
30 | Foreign countries | 299,887 | 469,620 | 241,320 | 29,680 | 13,787 | 46,796 | 37,795 | 22,603 | 20,771 | 17,715 | ||
31 | Of which: by foreign official institutions | 108,431 | 202,556 | 140,948 | 11,185 | 10,874 | 28,518 | 22,136 | 15,808 | 14,791 | 11,531 | ||
32 | Europe | 58,319 | 101,578 | 39,094 | 5,314 | 7,096 | 7,874 | 3,343 | 949 | 4,903 | 4,173 | ||
33 | Belgium | -27 | -27 | -252 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 54 | -307 | -1 | 0 | ||
34 | France | 1,886 | 2,090 | 2,854 | 803 | 333 | 330 | 720 | 203 | -12 | 172 | ||
35 | Germany | 2,630 | 1,008 | 170 | 41 | -47 | 154 | -25 | 82 | -23 | 7 | ||
36 | Ireland | 14,404 | 9,164 | -1,536 | -4,014 | 3,158 | 1,934 | -452 | -2,562 | 1,109 | 54 | ||
37 | Luxembourg | 10,504 | 48,268 | 19,391 | 3,833 | 2,801 | 2,513 | 1,552 | 1,331 | 926 | 2,444 | ||
38 | Netherlands | -5,055 | 972 | 1,269 | 174 | -353 | 187 | -137 | 368 | 456 | 196 | ||
39 | Switzerland | -1,726 | -937 | -1,610 | -290 | -229 | -48 | -169 | -554 | -203 | -201 | ||
40 | United Kingdom | 34,792 | 39,621 | 19,349 | 6,109 | 1,357 | 2,562 | 1,689 | 2,365 | 2,622 | 1,510 | ||
41 | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | 62 | 122 | -1,608 | -1,408 | -122 | 119 | 18 | -32 | 84 | -44 | ||
42 | Canada | 11,508 | 32,306 | 6,730 | 1,001 | 3,803 | -1,656 | 1,946 | 590 | -76 | 300 | ||
43 | Latin America | 662 | 5,560 | -1,205 | -240 | 532 | 141 | -210 | -258 | -724 | -139 | ||
44 | Caribbean | 9,875 | 57,205 | -3,050 | 689 | -6,510 | 764 | 1,326 | 684 | 3,788 | -926 | ||
45 | Middle East Oil Exporters1 | 1,337 | -1,540 | 106 | 17 | 98 | 114 | 88 | 2 | -78 | -254 | ||
46 | Other Asia | 215,958 | 272,551 | 198,942 | 22,090 | 8,690 | 39,561 | 31,553 | 20,660 | 12,801 | 14,558 | ||
47 | China, Mainland | 88,452 | 88,280 | 71,525 | 307 | 1,140 | 19,710 | 12,114 | 9,256 | 7,213 | 6,372 | ||
48 | Hong Kong | 3,698 | -2,135 | 863 | 52 | 539 | 160 | 427 | -622 | -81 | 310 | ||
49 | Japan | 80,276 | 99,430 | 72,197 | 13,694 | 54 | 11,996 | 11,738 | 4,048 | 1,637 | 2,464 | ||
50 | Africa | 31 | 710 | 211 | 155 | 14 | 65 | 5 | -16 | 5 | -42 | ||
51 | Other countries | 2,197 | 1,250 | 492 | 654 | 64 | -67 | -256 | -8 | 152 | 45 | ||
52 | International and regional organzations2 | 218 | -2,841 | 95 | -32 | 5 | -9 | 23 | 139 | -28 | -6 | ||
CORPORATE BONDS3 | |||||||||||||
53 | Foreign purchases | 1,750,380 | 2,541,073 | 1,804,689 | 236,124 | 295,533 | 210,528 | 200,411 | 239,936 | 199,936 | 213,226 | ||
54 | Foreign sales | 1,734,649 | 2,692,487 | 1,683,161 | 221,618 | 252,390 | 200,380 | 183,101 | 226,101 | 210,953 | 198,499 | ||
55 | Net purchases, or sales (-) | 15,731 | -151,414 | 121,528 | 14,506 | 43,143 | 10,148 | 17,310 | 13,835 | -11,017 | 14,727 | ||
56 | Foreign countries | 16,068 | -145,278 | 127,576 | 15,124 | 43,363 | 10,414 | 17,333 | 13,994 | -10,442 | 14,580 | ||
57 | Of which: by foreign official institutions | -5,818 | 21,645 | 5,223 | 1,304 | 3,496 | -10 | -579 | 564 | -301 | 389 | ||
58 | Europe | -27,478 | -217,357 | 57,559 | 9,052 | 21,703 | 9,844 | 11,255 | 9,470 | -8,474 | 2,072 | ||
59 | Belgium | -17,219 | -17,571 | -1,018 | -1,011 | 1,963 | 3,077 | -1,194 | 222 | -4,063 | -819 | ||
60 | France | -13,861 | -204,405 | -812 | 3,273 | 594 | 929 | 90 | 182 | -3,819 | -2,858 | ||
61 | Germany | 1,137 | -40,634 | 8,954 | 1,649 | 2,553 | 1,361 | 361 | 836 | 156 | -159 | ||
62 | Ireland | -66,691 | -89,909 | -7,950 | -768 | -510 | -1,500 | -1,376 | -1,336 | -692 | -379 | ||
63 | Luxembourg | -195 | 20,871 | -1,497 | -1,976 | -305 | 825 | 494 | -126 | 672 | -231 | ||
64 | Netherlands | -3,369 | -14,889 | -522 | 339 | -431 | -250 | -566 | 371 | 338 | -144 | ||
65 | Switzerland | 3,515 | 3,878 | 6,903 | 2,145 | 1,402 | 672 | 488 | 237 | 91 | 805 | ||
66 | United Kingdom | 71,817 | 122,779 | 50,050 | 5,369 | 15,183 | 4,203 | 12,490 | 8,894 | -887 | 5,418 | ||
67 | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | -1,103 | -394 | -391 | -37 | -478 | 44 | 80 | -50 | -50 | 65 | ||
68 | Canada | -10,545 | 22,084 | 10,107 | 1,805 | 7,083 | 2,482 | 646 | 441 | -1,153 | -141 | ||
69 | Latin America | 4,866 | 13,348 | -200 | 491 | -8 | 275 | -1,386 | 363 | -42 | 287 | ||
70 | Caribbean | 31,281 | -11,636 | 43,659 | 3,815 | 9,290 | -3,352 | 3,675 | 1,352 | -746 | 9,967 | ||
71 | Middle East Oil Exporters1 | 935 | 566 | -1,242 | -24 | -161 | -399 | -211 | -13 | -99 | 97 | ||
72 | Other Asia | 19,991 | 49,350 | 18,256 | -166 | 4,582 | 2,159 | 3,418 | 2,109 | 693 | 2,868 | ||
73 | China, Mainland | 651 | 8,577 | 2,480 | 268 | 538 | -132 | 891 | 286 | 52 | 56 | ||
74 | Hong Kong | 6,310 | 4,896 | 3,644 | -590 | 1,148 | 46 | 988 | 416 | -112 | 776 | ||
75 | Japan | 9,499 | 11,827 | 2,734 | -35 | -60 | 909 | 595 | 466 | 63 | 910 | ||
76 | Africa | -38 | 421 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -1 | -44 | 36 | ||
77 | Other countries | -2,944 | -2,054 | -578 | 124 | 867 | -599 | -83 | 273 | -577 | -606 | ||
78 | International and regional organizations2 | -337 | -6,136 | -6,048 | -618 | -220 | -266 | -23 | -159 | -575 | 147 | ||
FOREIGN SECURITIES | |||||||||||||
79 | Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 | 50,114 | 109,188 | -51,322 | 3,087 | -8,848 | -29,483 | -15,713 | 7,462 | -17,438 | -12,623 | ||
80 | Foreign purchases | 5,566,875 | 7,273,661 | 5,814,417 | 772,870 | 956,297 | 680,833 | 649,179 | 729,377 | 655,196 | 627,308 | ||
81 | Foreign sales | 5,516,761 | 7,164,473 | 5,865,739 | 769,783 | 965,145 | 710,316 | 664,892 | 721,915 | 672,634 | 639,931 | ||
82 | Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 | 156,039 | 253,170 | 254,634 | 8,582 | 63,084 | 37,057 | 26,265 | 30,747 | 33,792 | 20,152 | ||
83 | Foreign purchases | 13,059,064 | 15,981,179 | 12,168,382 | 1,398,621 | 1,659,322 | 1,661,285 | 1,520,757 | 1,616,347 | 1,626,006 | 1,417,093 | ||
84 | Foreign sales | 12,903,025 | 15,728,009 | 11,913,748 | 1,390,039 | 1,596,238 | 1,624,228 | 1,494,492 | 1,585,600 | 1,592,214 | 1,396,941 | ||
85 | Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 | 206,153 | 362,358 | 203,312 | 11,669 | 54,236 | 7,574 | 10,552 | 38,209 | 16,354 | 7,529 | ||
86 | Foreign countries | 163,622 | 287,202 | 155,602 | 6,760 | 42,652 | 3,845 | 4,180 | 29,247 | 11,147 | 5,340 | ||
87 | Europe | -25,394 | 44,122 | -67,492 | -23,142 | -984 | -16,914 | -14,384 | 10,721 | -13,471 | -1,923 | ||
88 | Euro Area5 | -41,460 | 18,793 | -18,030 | 4,634 | -3,801 | -7,484 | -15,439 | 2,070 | -51 | 3,021 | ||
89 | United Kingdom | -18,290 | -2,884 | -61,853 | -24,492 | -3,266 | -15,134 | -2,049 | 4,580 | -12,470 | -2,975 | ||
90 | Canada | 72,432 | 65,180 | 55,256 | 5,777 | 11,261 | 3,484 | 7,737 | 8,393 | -72 | -785 | ||
91 | Latin America | 4,987 | 32,790 | 3,655 | 112 | 5,791 | 1,813 | -3,781 | 3,251 | -1,222 | 726 | ||
92 | Caribbean | 73,812 | -4,067 | 110,638 | 18,949 | 14,555 | 20,642 | 6,509 | 10,611 | 14,601 | 9,404 | ||
93 | Asia | 53,977 | 178,975 | 65,902 | 7,719 | 12,323 | -3,513 | 6,158 | 3,063 | 13,415 | -1,606 | ||
94 | Japan | 28,094 | 43,465 | 17,516 | 2,013 | 12,041 | 2,847 | -1,712 | -153 | 8,220 | -2,085 | ||
95 | Africa | -7,639 | -12,504 | -4,174 | -1,920 | -998 | -346 | -288 | -1,157 | -385 | 385 | ||
96 | Other countries | -8,553 | -17,294 | -8,183 | -735 | 704 | -1,321 | 2,229 | -5,635 | -1,719 | -861 | ||
97 | Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 | 42,531 | 75,156 | 47,710 | 4,909 | 11,584 | 3,729 | 6,372 | 8,962 | 5,207 | 2,189 |
- Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States). Return to table
- 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
- 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
- Net foreign sales (-) of foreign securities are equivalent to net U.S. purchases of foreign securities. Return to table
- 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
Last Update:
October 29, 2021