Securities Holdings and Transactions

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These tables will be discontinued with the final table released in April 2022.

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Data were previously published in the Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, which ceased publication in December 2008.

Release Date: March 2022
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2020/r 2021/r Jan.-Jan.2022 Jul.2021 Aug.2021/r Sep.2021 Oct.2021 Nov.2021/r Dec.2021 Jan.2022/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 24,458,068 30,615,319 2,839,953 2,304,579 2,315,323 2,611,532 2,322,441 2,690,540 3,192,787 2,839,953
2 Foreign sales 24,091,071 30,567,492 2,890,649 2,338,886 2,306,690 2,622,483 2,344,268 2,682,188 3,162,337 2,890,649
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 366,997 47,827 -50,696 -34,307 8,633 -10,951 -21,827 8,352 30,450 -50,696
 
4 Foreign countries 366,882 47,833 -50,667 -34,321 8,611 -10,935 -21,843 8,340 30,447 -50,667
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 12,101 -3,906 -5,962 -5,365 644 1,763 551 -821 951 -5,962
 
6 Europe 123,973 -8,542 26,997 -12,306 3,644 2,386 -12,726 -16,208 -16,550 26,997
7 Belgium 1,783 2,228 -193 132 267 -815 217 -16 1,392 -193
8 France 15,807 10,716 17,550 4,893 -558 2,067 -6,225 -4,621 -12,561 17,550
9 Germany 33,512 41,000 2,184 4,758 2,940 1,323 2,245 -785 1,046 2,184
10 Ireland 15,680 4,588 -1,071 949 597 1,174 2,221 1,417 2,261 -1,071
11 Luxembourg 14,827 11,595 1,235 -2,981 1,401 -313 -1,277 423 1,507 1,235
12 Netherlands 4,567 -9,745 -1,094 -874 -508 -1,316 -1,645 -1,544 -2,555 -1,094
13 Switzerland 27,141 -349 5,028 -4,727 154 -140 -233 107 -4,784 5,028
14 United Kingdom -20,332 -64,486 -886 -15,720 233 1,682 -7,236 -10,575 -2,742 -886
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2,935 -2,500 346 -831 9 -501 -397 -49 -120 346
16 Canada 72,785 76,635 -21,971 -2,408 4,262 6,900 4,588 19,185 14,360 -21,971
17 Latin America 8,704 4,959 3,763 28 118 -709 1,168 1,781 2,333 3,763
18 Caribbean 67,302 -40,072 -42,655 -8,537 -1,582 -7,373 -11,070 -331 20,411 -42,655
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 19,702 10,873 -2,931 -2,076 4,987 911 1,911 1,276 498 -2,931
20 Other Asia 76,037 -10,281 -11,296 -8,211 -4,464 -12,125 -7,487 1,654 5,856 -11,296
21 China, Mainland 441 -6,980 28 -971 -258 144 -1,490 -52 885 28
22 Hong Kong 23,559 -4,183 -4,423 -1,036 -584 -3,748 488 5,408 3,923 -4,423
23 Japan 13,973 -24,167 -5,374 -3,309 -7,780 -11,423 -7,944 -4,152 2,131 -5,374
24 Africa 269 -518 16 53 -513 -397 -139 87 47 16
25 Other countries -1,890 14,779 -2,590 -864 2,159 -528 1,912 896 3,492 -2,590
 
26 International and regional organizations2 115 -6 -29 14 22 -16 16 12 3 -29
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 3,509,287 5,055,926 397,570 425,832 457,141 464,027 407,251 390,276 368,531 397,570
28 Foreign sales 3,042,508 4,734,397 374,938 405,089 439,105 441,301 375,991 370,725 362,281 374,938
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 466,779 321,529 22,632 20,743 18,036 22,726 31,260 19,551 6,250 22,632
 
30 Foreign countries 469,620 321,527 22,595 20,771 18,028 22,910 31,200 19,566 6,218 22,595
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 202,556 177,001 16,683 14,791 11,531 5,860 15,960 7,789 6,444 16,683
 
32 Europe 101,578 57,481 4,744 4,903 4,434 6,759 4,266 4,631 2,470 4,744
33 Belgium -27 -189 -6 -1 0 0 64 0 -1 -6
34 France 2,090 3,382 -76 -12 172 121 194 135 78 -76
35 Germany 1,008 500 50 -23 7 150 -44 153 71 50
36 Ireland 9,164 -280 86 1,109 54 583 821 -132 -16 86
37 Luxembourg 48,268 25,362 1,783 926 2,444 1,059 676 2,301 1,935 1,783
38 Netherlands 972 1,680 319 456 196 624 35 -250 2 319
39 Switzerland -937 -1,517 144 -203 -234 -79 7 116 82 144
40 United Kingdom 39,621 28,640 2,531 2,622 1,804 4,472 2,292 2,067 166 2,531
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 122 -1,629 -59 84 -44 -239 131 77 10 -59
42 Canada 32,306 9,608 2,880 -76 352 383 556 1,385 502 2,880
43 Latin America 5,560 -414 -436 -724 -139 412 -79 11 447 -436
44 Caribbean 57,205 -4,715 -1,809 3,788 -926 585 -2,808 1,390 -832 -1,809
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,540 386 -9 -78 -254 -110 -20 360 50 -9
46 Other Asia 272,551 257,863 17,182 12,801 14,558 15,128 29,021 11,274 3,498 17,182
47 China, Mainland 88,280 79,773 10,497 7,213 6,372 -510 9,157 68 -467 10,497
48 Hong Kong -2,135 1,794 603 -81 310 -230 909 -56 308 603
49 Japan 99,430 95,117 972 1,637 2,464 9,708 12,588 3,741 -3,117 972
50 Africa 710 463 -1 5 -42 -13 92 172 1 -1
51 Other countries 1,250 855 44 152 45 -234 172 343 82 44
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -2,841 2 37 -28 8 -184 60 -15 32 37
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 2,541,073 2,623,134 179,404 199,936 213,470 221,513 230,478 205,040 161,170 179,404
54 Foreign sales 2,692,487 2,482,633 171,783 210,953 198,667 220,421 218,483 195,215 165,185 171,783
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -151,414 140,501 7,621 -11,017 14,803 1,092 11,995 9,825 -4,015 7,621
 
56 Foreign countries -145,278 146,745 7,973 -10,442 14,651 1,243 12,128 9,724 -3,997 7,973
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 21,645 7,902 1,769 -301 389 -250 506 738 1,685 1,769
 
58 Europe -217,357 53,799 5,031 -8,474 2,077 -1,044 6,214 498 -9,433 5,031
59 Belgium -17,571 -2,879 -2,136 -4,063 -819 549 -1,853 -225 -332 -2,136
60 France -204,405 -16,797 4 -3,819 -2,858 -4,213 -1,190 -3,723 -6,859 4
61 Germany -40,634 11,674 70 156 -159 -220 780 814 1,346 70
62 Ireland -89,909 -11,233 -1,154 -692 -379 -836 -175 -1,775 -497 -1,154
63 Luxembourg 20,871 1,274 -1,419 672 -231 -354 2,435 -45 735 -1,419
64 Netherlands -14,889 -923 -314 338 -144 -602 264 -142 79 -314
65 Switzerland 3,878 9,365 854 91 805 -656 908 1,149 1,061 854
66 United Kingdom 122,779 59,572 8,205 -887 5,423 5,958 4,234 4,529 -5,204 8,205
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -394 -62 83 -50 65 63 203 23 40 83
68 Canada 22,084 11,782 -1,261 -1,153 -68 -546 2,218 238 -308 -1,261
69 Latin America 13,348 -351 1,351 -42 287 68 -527 202 106 1,351
70 Caribbean -11,636 56,732 487 -746 9,960 1,299 2,226 6,289 3,266 487
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 566 -2,063 -350 -99 97 -229 -272 -41 -279 -350
72 Other Asia 49,350 30,017 3,158 693 2,868 2,830 2,113 2,464 4,354 3,158
73 China, Mainland 8,577 2,936 134 52 56 223 16 103 114 134
74 Hong Kong 4,896 6,116 1,142 -112 776 770 482 711 509 1,142
75 Japan 11,827 4,956 1,711 63 910 728 87 -606 2,013 1,711
76 Africa 421 -84 -33 -44 36 -26 -11 -63 1 -33
77 Other countries -2,054 -3,087 -410 -577 -606 -1,109 167 137 -1,704 -410
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -6,136 -6,244 -352 -575 152 -151 -133 101 -18 -352
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 109,104 -54,249 -18,300 -17,548 -13,110 -9,659 -4,136 6,245 5,121 -18,300
80 Foreign purchases 7,273,454 8,456,795 636,306 655,211 628,630 674,906 613,024 663,444 687,950 636,306
81 Foreign sales 7,164,350 8,511,044 654,606 672,759 641,740 684,565 617,160 657,199 682,829 654,606
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 253,170 368,713 23,208 33,792 18,656 22,078 33,297 27,878 32,506 23,208
 
83 Foreign purchases 15,981,179 18,124,328 1,273,417 1,626,006 1,424,571 1,637,201 1,582,306 1,676,551 1,052,617 1,273,417
84 Foreign sales 15,728,009 17,755,615 1,250,209 1,592,214 1,405,915 1,615,123 1,549,009 1,648,673 1,020,111 1,250,209
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 362,274 314,464 4,908 16,244 5,546 12,419 29,161 34,123 37,627 4,908
 
86 Foreign countries 287,118 245,178 -1,000 11,037 3,357 3,816 25,327 33,358 29,242 -1,000
87 Europe 44,053 -64,743 -12,731 -13,471 -1,829 15,583 -10,033 -3,465 333 -12,731
88 Euro Area5 18,799 -48,787 -14,744 -51 3,102 -7,481 -10,141 -12,739 -515 -14,744
89 United Kingdom -2,890 -21,146 132 -12,470 -3,018 21,490 -590 12,506 7,345 132
90 Canada 65,182 47,338 14,060 -83 -3,156 -7,105 -1,216 -4,144 6,961 14,060
91 Latin America 32,790 10,677 -12,116 -1,222 723 1,655 991 1,978 2,404 -12,116
92 Caribbean -4,068 168,990 -1,481 14,502 9,653 4,446 25,138 18,856 10,048 -1,481
93 Asia 178,960 101,254 9,761 13,415 -1,559 -4,744 13,166 20,316 6,555 9,761
94 Japan 43,463 28,178 536 8,220 -2,085 33 -5 6,003 4,632 536
95 Africa -12,505 -7,147 417 -385 385 -1,992 -758 -407 185 417
96 Other countries -17,294 -11,191 1,090 -1,719 -860 -4,027 -1,961 224 2,756 1,090
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 75,156 69,286 5,908 5,207 2,189 8,603 3,834 765 8,385 5,908
  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: March 25, 2022