Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: December 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020 Jan.-Oct.2021/r Apr.2021 May.2021 Jun.2021 Jul.2021 Aug.2021 Sep.2021/r Oct.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,457,835 24,731,909 2,288,636 2,363,698 2,792,029 2,304,579 2,315,240 2,611,532 2,322,441
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,090,042 24,722,838 2,301,688 2,366,054 2,766,828 2,338,886 2,306,561 2,622,483 2,344,268
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 367,793 9,071 -13,052 -2,356 25,201 -34,307 8,679 -10,951 -21,827
 
4 Foreign countries 866 367,678 9,092 -13,076 -2,378 25,208 -34,321 8,657 -10,935 -21,843
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 -4,036 1,891 -4,739 -5,387 -5,365 644 1,763 551
 
6 Europe 224 124,317 24,228 -1,466 -3,340 13,754 -12,306 3,656 2,386 -12,726
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 852 19 -33 -119 132 267 -815 217
8 France -301 15,820 27,898 7,574 506 7,886 4,893 -558 2,067 -6,225
9 Germany 8,273 33,581 40,739 3,080 4,554 4,824 4,758 2,940 1,323 2,245
10 Ireland 4,000 15,709 910 -2,857 -987 771 949 597 1,174 2,221
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 9,665 147 1,322 3,328 -2,981 1,401 -313 -1,277
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,575 -5,646 -3,885 -1,865 182 -874 -508 -1,316 -1,645
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 4,328 640 431 692 -4,727 154 -140 -233
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,194 -51,157 -6,864 -3,555 -4,129 -15,720 245 1,682 -7,236
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 -2,331 -5 -11 -529 -831 9 -501 -397
16 Canada 21,091 72,818 43,045 -1,881 7,827 18,481 -2,408 4,217 6,900 4,588
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 845 -426 -721 590 28 118 -709 1,168
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -60,152 -14,252 2,456 945 -8,537 -1,582 -7,373 -11,070
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 9,099 3,175 -1,935 -1,180 -2,076 4,987 911 1,911
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,411 -17,714 -931 -7,507 -7,660 -8,211 -4,387 -12,125 -7,487
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 -7,771 -1,982 -1,724 -1,713 -971 -216 144 -1,490
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,525 -13,514 -2,537 -7,454 -1,115 -1,036 -584 -3,748 488
23 Japan 6 14,002 -22,146 1,093 -2,097 1,728 -3,309 -7,780 -11,423 -7,944
24 Africa -1,458 269 -652 154 -25 94 53 -513 -397 -139
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 10,393 2,551 867 184 -864 2,161 -528 1,912
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -21 24 22 -7 14 22 -16 16
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 4,278,596 439,931 415,012 469,193 425,832 438,618 464,027 407,251
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,508 3,983,195 393,144 377,194 446,451 405,089 420,909 441,301 375,991
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,779 295,401 46,787 37,818 22,742 20,743 17,709 22,726 31,260
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,620 295,430 46,796 37,795 22,603 20,771 17,715 22,910 31,200
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 162,768 28,518 22,136 15,808 14,791 11,531 5,860 15,960
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,578 50,119 7,874 3,343 949 4,903 4,173 6,759 4,266
33 Belgium -27 -27 -188 3 54 -307 -1 0 0 64
34 France 1,886 2,090 3,169 330 720 203 -12 172 121 194
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 276 154 -25 82 -23 7 150 -44
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -132 1,934 -452 -2,562 1,109 54 583 821
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 21,126 2,513 1,552 1,331 926 2,444 1,059 676
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 1,928 187 -137 368 456 196 624 35
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 -1,682 -48 -169 -554 -203 -201 -79 7
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,621 26,113 2,562 1,689 2,365 2,622 1,510 4,472 2,292
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -1,716 119 18 -32 84 -44 -239 131
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 7,669 -1,656 1,946 590 -76 300 383 556
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -872 141 -210 -258 -724 -139 412 -79
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -5,273 764 1,326 684 3,788 -926 585 -2,808
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 -24 114 88 2 -78 -254 -110 -20
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 243,091 39,561 31,553 20,660 12,801 14,558 15,128 29,021
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 80,172 19,710 12,114 9,256 7,213 6,372 -510 9,157
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 1,542 160 427 -622 -81 310 -230 909
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 94,493 11,996 11,738 4,048 1,637 2,464 9,708 12,588
50 Africa 31 710 290 65 5 -16 5 -42 -13 92
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 430 -67 -256 -8 152 45 -234 172
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 -29 -9 23 139 -28 -6 -184 60
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,073 2,256,680 210,528 200,411 239,936 199,936 213,226 221,513 230,478
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,487 2,122,065 200,380 183,101 226,101 210,953 198,499 220,421 218,483
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,414 134,615 10,148 17,310 13,835 -11,017 14,727 1,092 11,995
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,278 140,947 10,414 17,333 13,994 -10,442 14,580 1,243 12,128
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 5,479 -10 -579 564 -301 389 -250 506
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,357 62,729 9,844 11,255 9,470 -8,474 2,072 -1,044 6,214
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 -2,322 3,077 -1,194 222 -4,063 -819 549 -1,853
60 France -13,861 -204,405 -6,215 929 90 182 -3,819 -2,858 -4,213 -1,190
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 9,514 1,361 361 836 156 -159 -220 780
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -8,961 -1,500 -1,376 -1,336 -692 -379 -836 -175
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 584 825 494 -126 672 -231 -354 2,435
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -860 -250 -566 371 338 -144 -602 264
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 7,155 672 488 237 91 805 -656 908
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,779 60,242 4,203 12,490 8,894 -887 5,418 5,958 4,234
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 -125 44 80 -50 -50 65 63 203
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 11,779 2,482 646 441 -1,153 -141 -546 2,218
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 -659 275 -1,386 363 -42 287 68 -527
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 47,184 -3,352 3,675 1,352 -746 9,967 1,299 2,226
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -1,743 -399 -211 -13 -99 97 -229 -272
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 23,199 2,159 3,418 2,109 693 2,868 2,830 2,113
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 2,719 -132 891 286 52 56 223 16
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 4,896 46 988 416 -112 776 770 482
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 3,549 909 595 466 63 910 728 87
76 Africa -38 421 -22 4 19 -1 -44 36 -26 -11
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 -1,520 -599 -83 273 -577 -606 -1,109 167
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -6,332 -266 -23 -159 -575 147 -151 -133
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 109,188 -65,623 -29,650 -15,601 7,568 -17,548 -12,623 -9,640 -4,136
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,273,661 7,104,039 680,972 649,600 729,791 655,211 627,313 674,906 613,024
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,164,473 7,169,662 710,622 665,201 722,223 672,759 639,936 684,546 617,160
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 310,009 37,057 26,265 30,747 33,792 20,152 22,078 33,297
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,179 15,387,889 1,661,285 1,520,757 1,616,347 1,626,006 1,417,093 1,637,201 1,582,306
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,009 15,077,880 1,624,228 1,494,492 1,585,600 1,592,214 1,396,941 1,615,123 1,549,009
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,358 244,386 7,407 10,664 38,315 16,244 7,529 12,438 29,161
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 287,202 184,239 3,678 4,292 29,353 11,037 5,340 3,835 25,327
87 Europe -25,394 44,122 -61,762 -16,943 -14,392 10,759 -13,471 -1,923 15,602 -10,033
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,793 -35,520 -7,484 -15,510 2,076 -51 3,021 -7,462 -10,141
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,884 -40,926 -15,161 -2,028 4,580 -12,470 -2,975 21,490 -590
90 Canada 72,432 65,180 46,900 3,466 7,742 8,393 -83 -785 -7,105 -1,216
91 Latin America 4,987 32,790 6,301 1,813 -3,781 3,251 -1,222 726 1,655 991
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,067 139,567 20,508 6,624 10,688 14,502 9,404 4,446 25,138
93 Asia 53,977 178,975 74,324 -3,513 6,158 3,063 13,415 -1,606 -4,744 13,166
94 Japan 28,094 43,465 17,544 2,847 -1,712 -153 8,220 -2,085 33 -5
95 Africa -7,639 -12,504 -6,925 -346 -288 -1,157 -385 385 -1,992 -758
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -14,166 -1,307 2,229 -5,644 -1,719 -861 -4,027 -1,961
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 60,147 3,729 6,372 8,962 5,207 2,189 8,603 3,834
  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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