Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: November 2019
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2017 2018/r Jan.-Sep.2019/r Mar.2019/r Apr.2019/r May.2019/r Jun.2019/r Jul.2019/r Aug.2019/r Sep.2019/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 13,356,598 18,081,825 13,642,107 1,562,951 1,415,983 1,691,778 1,516,552 1,477,596 1,721,288 1,525,850
2 Foreign sales 13,237,758 18,211,550 13,672,045 1,586,590 1,417,010 1,693,223 1,490,195 1,453,395 1,742,275 1,517,025
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 118,840 -129,725 -29,938 -23,639 -1,027 -1,445 26,357 24,201 -20,987 8,825
 
4 Foreign countries 119,434 -129,801 -29,461 -23,650 -1,033 -1,197 26,475 24,185 -20,971 8,834
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 530 -7,038 17,226 836 -373 2,598 3,806 4,857 2,462 3,983
 
6 Europe 45,795 -106,649 -16,328 -14,252 3,841 -8,337 8,275 14,201 -24,266 11,634
7 Belgium 667 1,044 2,141 247 82 -78 427 130 76 220
8 France 3,326 7,632 5,186 2,029 198 1,699 -3,678 10,139 -9,501 383
9 Germany -481 2,679 4,167 977 -673 -273 557 651 -265 2,131
10 Ireland -8,224 -4,082 3,975 304 278 -376 688 1,444 1,342 -405
11 Luxembourg 2,481 -4,707 -3,636 -1,828 677 -489 -1,267 -159 596 59
12 Netherlands -1,051 -3,229 -1,608 -1,420 -279 -241 589 1,649 -242 571
13 Switzerland 8,258 -3,174 -4,929 -4,323 -893 -1,206 -704 -837 788 435
14 United Kingdom 33,507 -106,386 -28,191 -10,907 3,299 -7,362 12,846 401 -16,015 2,562
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -198 805 -1,414 -158 -21 -232 -446 -60 -455 -102
16 Canada 53,008 788 4,375 2,104 -1,352 1,494 5,681 6,135 1,541 -1,018
17 Latin America 73 7,563 -4,288 -1,443 62 -1,740 947 -1,609 -2,190 403
18 Caribbean 25,958 -19,108 -42,150 -8,803 -3,119 3,313 4,498 -2,603 -4,220 -6,032
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -8,333 4,248 4,054 354 133 74 62 645 807 -866
20 Other Asia -3,059 -17,614 22,446 -2,133 499 3,198 6,396 8,335 7,375 3,895
21 China, Mainland 2,069 1,993 -3,508 -1,782 -330 285 -1,344 -180 382 -73
22 Hong Kong -4,588 -28,902 2,900 -1,724 693 661 646 1,171 1,406 86
23 Japan 3,005 5,900 1,310 -702 -1,894 1,440 786 523 1,655 43
24 Africa -657 -1,902 -819 -125 -59 -37 50 -94 34 -106
25 Other countries 6,649 2,873 3,249 648 -1,038 838 566 -825 -52 924
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -594 76 -477 11 6 -248 -118 16 -16 -9
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,814,514 1,938,449 1,886,154 161,122 200,368 163,910 212,494 211,050 208,291 230,957
28 Foreign sales 1,679,454 1,708,366 1,661,620 156,382 175,167 148,799 174,853 171,242 177,762 204,927
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 135,060 230,083 224,534 4,740 25,201 15,111 37,641 39,808 30,529 26,030
 
30 Foreign countries 136,356 230,469 224,372 5,038 25,329 14,788 37,528 39,369 30,402 25,971
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 42,041 89,932 76,760 3,102 10,520 2,819 12,010 16,068 3,208 6,785
 
32 Europe 21,534 20,781 51,133 3,336 7,204 6,007 5,194 9,637 10,241 4,093
33 Belgium -124 -357 -2 2 -3 33 -32 4 24 -33
34 France 3,869 4,310 870 -293 57 304 523 149 51 -273
35 Germany 3,242 1,437 2,029 678 152 229 497 343 23 51
36 Ireland 4,465 6,762 10,329 228 290 376 5,625 -46 2,875 538
37 Luxembourg 3,883 -7,268 8,136 -912 2,530 2,231 2 2,642 739 539
38 Netherlands 1,785 -2,464 358 -234 -104 186 181 84 -156 27
39 Switzerland -11,068 -5,110 -2,162 -393 -327 -354 -375 -444 -403 369
40 United Kingdom 15,164 23,167 31,296 4,296 4,598 2,969 -1,089 6,818 6,887 2,769
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -208 136 125 15 -40 29 -35 13 81 22
42 Canada 5,155 11,986 8,546 1,044 2,088 255 1,052 59 -417 946
43 Latin America -14,118 4,807 682 693 26 169 246 -204 911 -1,300
44 Caribbean 3,590 22,401 1,912 -5,810 -487 -1,265 -3,747 -608 6,711 3,099
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,293 1,649 869 155 31 72 116 20 201 -34
46 Other Asia 122,261 168,093 159,965 5,367 16,730 9,552 34,583 30,321 12,608 19,071
47 China, Mainland 19,237 47,339 71,354 2,372 7,843 1,572 16,528 13,482 5,460 3,893
48 Hong Kong -1,193 1,743 2,767 207 101 406 749 486 377 389
49 Japan 46,227 58,659 57,540 583 5,878 4,274 14,271 12,541 2,760 9,307
50 Africa -323 157 8 -10 -53 -2 -1 3 30 15
51 Other countries 550 595 1,257 263 -210 0 85 141 117 81
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,296 -386 162 -298 -128 323 113 439 127 59
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,551,045 1,415,630 1,337,896 164,529 137,779 150,001 149,858 135,017 149,363 158,030
54 Foreign sales 1,419,572 1,361,011 1,308,412 160,629 142,789 135,418 140,627 137,723 170,432 143,129
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 131,473 54,619 29,484 3,900 -5,010 14,583 9,231 -2,706 -21,069 14,901
 
56 Foreign countries 132,311 54,606 30,099 3,882 -4,925 14,524 9,094 -2,524 -20,807 15,018
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 1,664 -4,082 -4,119 -1,111 40 836 -678 -1,385 977 1,202
 
58 Europe 63,501 -542 -14,757 -760 -4,536 6,936 7,396 -8,093 -24,268 4,450
59 Belgium -18,543 -16,199 -7,951 -1,233 -2,384 -3,432 1,461 -1,750 1,127 991
60 France 2,304 3,382 -3,794 758 -1,480 -359 -58 -848 -302 -2,180
61 Germany 5,655 -2,980 1,941 -28 45 1,006 1,163 -410 298 -1,202
62 Ireland -9,959 -32,094 -57,863 -3,716 -3,816 -2,255 -2,144 -2,863 -35,612 -3,040
63 Luxembourg 4,736 -6,113 -382 821 -593 -232 1,600 215 -237 -3,007
64 Netherlands -2,208 -8,070 -479 -287 -69 -191 -207 31 -67 66
65 Switzerland 3,046 559 2,975 370 39 -527 549 253 126 523
66 United Kingdom 70,552 61,777 51,439 2,733 2,721 12,765 4,506 -2,006 11,061 11,379
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 808 -752 -614 -138 128 -171 -46 -7 -30 -37
68 Canada -15,568 3,356 -4,870 -654 -1,518 458 -1,312 -86 -960 1,048
69 Latin America 3,082 3,406 3,986 616 720 283 327 825 319 440
70 Caribbean 69,449 33,719 30,003 3,765 -546 3,730 273 2,365 2,661 6,496
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,386 -2,178 -25 -301 -173 231 453 199 306 -55
72 Other Asia 13,957 17,962 17,952 626 1,664 2,683 1,985 1,891 3,844 2,832
73 China, Mainland 741 -826 1,294 -303 575 125 324 16 836 85
74 Hong Kong 4,884 5,304 5,425 157 361 214 522 831 714 1,149
75 Japan -2,188 11,602 9,395 725 70 1,153 1,682 637 1,011 863
76 Africa -219 316 -9 -14 13 75 -27 25 -37 8
77 Other countries -505 -1,433 -2,181 604 -549 128 -1 350 -2,672 -201
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -838 13 -615 18 -85 59 137 -182 -262 -117
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -106,284 43,880 28,533 -4,971 -238 -1,654 21,613 -1,956 6,311 9,490
80 Foreign purchases 4,846,453 5,976,403 4,113,095 470,364 454,502 502,376 453,561 443,684 475,768 461,178
81 Foreign sales 4,952,737 5,932,523 4,084,562 475,335 454,740 504,030 431,948 445,640 469,457 451,688
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 233,188 324,697 96,737 6,862 10,730 10,860 13,656 13,501 -5,467 24,552
 
83 Foreign purchases 8,864,558 11,151,266 9,918,656 1,137,102 1,008,766 1,014,493 1,114,908 1,247,829 1,058,872 1,281,542
84 Foreign sales 8,631,370 10,826,569 9,821,919 1,130,240 998,036 1,003,633 1,101,252 1,234,328 1,064,339 1,256,990
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 126,904 368,577 125,270 1,891 10,492 9,206 35,269 11,545 844 34,042
 
86 Foreign countries 111,458 335,564 98,512 -1,906 8,925 4,792 33,396 9,099 -5,902 29,235
87 Europe -99,456 73,215 -20,790 -20,534 -10,453 -13,984 12,379 -1,622 -16,601 11,693
88 Euro Area5 -67,767 -91,686 -43,275 -13,931 -14,096 -10,411 -8,670 -3,494 -1,601 13,768
89 United Kingdom -38,323 102,043 -2,348 -10,819 -1,394 -5,624 16,907 -3,180 -17,065 1,498
90 Canada 28,964 81,264 53,377 1,122 6,973 5,673 4,186 7,221 -944 9,135
91 Latin America -275 5,699 -7,959 2,110 3,708 3,198 1,203 4,475 3,944 -7,143
92 Caribbean 171,114 140,642 66,284 6,366 8,260 2,261 16,430 7,488 5,089 16,449
93 Asia 16,295 33,853 30,209 10,510 2,063 10,867 -532 -5,743 6,279 6,278
94 Japan 18,314 40,610 21,554 9,756 2,983 1,107 4,437 -5,104 2,739 5,166
95 Africa -17,789 -7,814 -6,779 -756 -1,052 1,315 470 45 -155 -5,607
96 Other countries 12,605 8,705 -15,830 -724 -574 -4,538 -740 -2,765 -3,514 -1,570
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,446 33,013 26,758 3,797 1,567 4,414 1,873 2,446 6,746 4,807
  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: November 29, 2019