Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: August 2020
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2018 2019/r Jan.-Jun.2020/r Dec.2019/r Jan.2020/r Feb.2020/r Mar.2020/r Apr.2020/r May.2020 Jun.2020/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,081,825 18,615,847 12,458,589 1,747,189 1,792,186 1,898,750 3,076,534 1,757,365 1,749,668 2,184,086
2 Foreign sales 18,211,550 18,615,343 12,335,823 1,721,029 1,786,460 1,887,076 3,073,898 1,762,870 1,669,955 2,155,564
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -129,725 504 122,766 26,160 5,726 11,674 2,636 -5,505 79,713 28,522
 
4 Foreign countries -129,801 866 122,772 26,137 5,748 11,688 2,652 -5,510 79,697 28,497
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -7,038 16,766 -1,678 -1,666 2,839 482 3,297 -10,020 4,354 -2,630
 
6 Europe -106,649 224 37,857 9,276 11,712 5,356 -24,967 -19,027 44,863 19,920
7 Belgium 1,044 1,874 247 -79 577 -131 -329 -92 89 133
8 France 7,632 -301 -3,794 -3,733 8,440 4,169 -26,743 3,083 3,837 3,420
9 Germany 2,679 8,273 9,442 1,487 2,123 113 -2,793 2,348 3,826 3,825
10 Ireland -4,082 4,000 175 -133 -1,890 -2,280 62 -340 819 3,804
11 Luxembourg -4,707 2,795 8,746 4,582 13 1,245 -1,672 833 3,100 5,227
12 Netherlands -3,229 -2,696 1,869 -916 1,027 -1,040 84 711 68 1,019
13 Switzerland -3,174 -4,362 18,147 97 1,368 -468 15,891 3,219 535 -2,398
14 United Kingdom -106,386 -15,729 -7,599 7,474 -1,116 2,619 -7,553 -31,003 28,945 509
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 805 -1,054 1,230 95 -31 -168 284 502 128 515
16 Canada 788 21,091 -7,598 15,952 -8,759 3,667 -20,658 2,279 9,784 6,089
17 Latin America 7,563 -4,714 7,001 -377 2,530 1,273 -270 1,548 279 1,641
18 Caribbean -19,108 -50,556 34,689 3,452 -7,499 -1,439 28,574 2,591 5,784 6,678
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,248 2,651 17,171 -24 260 639 8,657 8,435 2,592 -3,412
20 Other Asia -17,614 28,802 41,652 -1,231 8,470 2,623 15,168 994 17,481 -3,084
21 China, Mainland 1,993 -3,465 3,604 -176 466 -110 2,555 648 351 -306
22 Hong Kong -28,902 6,983 19,963 1,645 1,453 2,984 10,295 4,984 608 -361
23 Japan 5,900 6 9,201 -1,096 -534 -1,468 2,816 2,453 9,578 -3,644
24 Africa -1,902 -1,458 -75 -1,870 28 -167 -19 -67 -6 156
25 Other countries 2,873 4,826 -7,925 959 -994 -264 -3,833 -2,263 -1,080 509
 
26 International and regional organizations2 76 -362 -6 23 -22 -14 -16 5 16 25
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,938,449 2,581,076 1,667,375 234,389 235,201 267,551 357,281 310,197 270,156 226,989
28 Foreign sales 1,708,365 2,280,971 1,472,602 218,507 202,939 228,122 295,793 289,054 267,725 188,969
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 230,084 300,105 194,773 15,882 32,262 39,429 61,488 21,143 2,431 38,020
 
30 Foreign countries 230,470 299,887 195,916 15,961 32,237 39,634 61,715 21,367 2,463 38,500
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 89,932 108,431 94,747 4,468 17,500 21,463 22,767 9,005 14,524 9,488
 
32 Europe 20,782 58,319 46,285 -5,472 8,111 7,929 2,776 6,024 5,696 15,749
33 Belgium -357 -27 -30 0 39 -42 -25 -1 -2 1
34 France 4,310 1,886 917 -158 6 68 82 436 -11 336
35 Germany 1,437 2,630 -173 162 -57 78 -224 44 -31 17
36 Ireland 6,762 14,404 5,140 2,373 1,273 -60 -2,488 2,197 952 3,266
37 Luxembourg -7,268 10,504 14,094 693 755 2,516 -2,452 159 5,339 7,777
38 Netherlands -2,464 -5,055 196 -5,430 -190 -170 100 4 -180 632
39 Switzerland -5,110 -1,726 363 23 59 68 230 -97 99 4
40 United Kingdom 23,168 34,792 25,226 -3,474 6,229 5,377 7,371 3,495 -545 3,299
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 136 62 -38 3 -15 67 -8 -320 61 177
42 Canada 11,986 11,508 9,051 941 1,011 1,783 2,875 371 955 2,056
43 Latin America 4,807 662 1,983 314 138 71 859 693 -251 473
44 Caribbean 22,401 9,875 15,428 6,827 1,041 4,003 -2,780 11,341 -2,376 4,199
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,649 1,337 -1,282 216 -119 3 252 -429 -1,107 118
46 Other Asia 168,093 215,958 123,236 12,699 21,946 25,336 58,180 3,224 -891 15,441
47 China, Mainland 47,339 88,452 49,645 250 13,021 14,197 14,987 707 6,129 604
48 Hong Kong 1,743 3,698 -2,138 678 86 528 -66 -172 -1,095 -1,419
49 Japan 58,659 80,276 41,281 7,025 4,109 6,059 36,615 -2,155 -12,154 8,807
50 Africa 157 31 215 7 65 65 28 21 43 -7
51 Other countries 595 2,197 1,000 429 44 444 -475 122 394 471
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -386 218 -1,143 -79 25 -205 -227 -224 -32 -480
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,417,868 1,750,380 1,369,841 127,400 157,764 179,213 271,501 264,953 253,514 242,896
54 Foreign sales 1,360,984 1,734,649 1,408,454 145,560 189,316 199,499 266,587 253,648 239,906 259,498
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 56,884 15,731 -38,613 -18,160 -31,552 -20,286 4,914 11,305 13,608 -16,602
 
56 Foreign countries 56,871 16,068 -35,734 -18,386 -31,157 -20,314 6,417 11,863 14,002 -16,545
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,082 -5,818 14,322 -1,326 -319 1,317 5,686 2,180 4,709 749
 
58 Europe 1,724 -27,478 -109,882 -11,895 -26,232 -25,150 -18,350 -16,533 -6,933 -16,684
59 Belgium -16,199 -17,219 -6,105 -3,128 476 -3,445 2,455 -276 -3,395 -1,920
60 France 3,382 -13,861 -123,371 -8,636 -20,969 -17,473 -24,505 -27,539 -17,428 -15,457
61 Germany -2,979 1,137 -20,025 -20 -1,443 -5,454 -4,485 -4,642 -832 -3,169
62 Ireland -32,096 -66,691 -45,825 -4,148 -2,080 -5,050 -11,496 -5,621 -9,396 -12,182
63 Luxembourg -6,113 -195 11,936 1,251 992 2,509 -4,887 4,117 4,359 4,846
64 Netherlands -8,073 -3,369 -7,831 -2,258 -1,448 -3,908 -2,190 -13 588 -860
65 Switzerland 559 3,515 3,407 -652 689 150 -660 1,511 1,246 471
66 United Kingdom 64,047 71,817 74,088 5,981 -622 6,858 23,307 14,992 17,713 11,840
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -752 -1,103 -146 8 -67 50 -63 -37 9 -38
68 Canada 3,356 -10,545 19,350 -682 -2,733 2,380 6,621 6,586 4,394 2,102
69 Latin America 3,406 4,866 5,161 439 905 1,146 461 55 1,696 898
70 Caribbean 33,719 31,281 17,142 -4,835 -3,722 -745 10,164 14,159 4,018 -6,732
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,175 935 884 296 316 -144 86 181 606 -161
72 Other Asia 17,962 19,991 33,597 -602 189 1,902 9,748 7,309 9,513 4,936
73 China, Mainland -826 651 6,166 -101 116 662 2,116 1,270 1,615 387
74 Hong Kong 5,304 6,310 5,383 -301 -21 -597 1,745 1,854 1,827 575
75 Japan 11,602 9,499 9,805 -77 632 -485 2,337 2,387 3,058 1,876
76 Africa 312 -38 180 -9 38 36 -29 44 26 65
77 Other countries -1,433 -2,944 -2,166 -1,098 82 261 -2,284 62 682 -969
 
78 International and regional organizations2 13 -337 -2,879 226 -395 28 -1,503 -558 -394 -57
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 43,880 50,114 45,682 3,251 -19,872 3,151 541 16,501 25,975 19,386
80 Foreign purchases 5,976,403 5,566,875 3,674,470 483,007 502,431 522,205 854,655 550,354 567,240 677,585
81 Foreign sales 5,932,523 5,516,761 3,628,788 479,756 522,303 519,054 854,114 533,853 541,265 658,199
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 324,769 156,039 186,722 20,380 7,495 9,196 112,996 9,222 33,038 14,775
 
83 Foreign purchases 11,150,906 13,059,064 7,829,967 851,019 1,195,706 965,532 1,577,979 1,397,809 1,312,645 1,380,296
84 Foreign sales 10,826,137 12,903,025 7,643,245 830,639 1,188,211 956,336 1,464,983 1,388,587 1,279,607 1,365,521
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 368,649 206,153 232,404 23,631 -12,377 12,347 113,537 25,723 59,013 34,161
 
86 Foreign countries 335,636 163,622 189,675 19,991 -19,016 8,263 102,911 21,679 49,155 26,683
87 Europe 73,210 -25,394 -1,674 -12,367 -20,068 -25,852 11,027 7,876 24,122 1,221
88 Euro Area5 -91,691 -41,460 1,700 2,767 -5,443 -2,216 -2,657 4,885 4,086 3,045
89 United Kingdom 102,043 -18,290 -13,600 -13,578 -13,925 -25,093 7,650 8,795 11,842 -2,869
90 Canada 81,296 72,432 41,839 9,037 9,966 6,588 1,701 2,565 6,248 14,771
91 Latin America 5,699 4,987 20,574 6,197 -10,153 3,829 20,769 1,573 792 3,764
92 Caribbean 140,681 73,812 26,007 7,789 -5,942 16,912 20,590 3,272 -875 -7,950
93 Asia 33,853 53,977 110,578 7,699 10,772 10,216 46,640 11,038 16,968 14,944
94 Japan 40,610 28,094 29,726 2,967 258 -3,448 18,846 1,560 3,151 9,359
95 Africa -7,807 -7,639 -6,798 163 -448 -908 960 -1,228 -1,743 -3,431
96 Other countries 8,704 -8,553 -851 1,473 -3,143 -2,522 1,224 -3,417 3,643 3,364
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 33,013 42,531 42,729 3,640 6,639 4,084 10,626 4,044 9,858 7,478
  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: August 28, 2020