Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: November 2020
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2018 2019 Jan.-Sep.2020/r Mar.2020 Apr.2020 May.2020 Jun.2020 Jul.2020 Aug.2020/r Sep.2020/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,081,825 18,615,847 18,101,743 3,076,534 1,757,365 1,749,668 2,184,086 1,821,076 1,734,928 2,087,150
2 Foreign sales 18,211,550 18,615,343 17,897,738 3,073,898 1,762,870 1,669,955 2,155,564 1,804,577 1,708,352 2,048,986
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -129,725 504 204,005 2,636 -5,505 79,713 28,522 16,499 26,576 38,164
 
4 Foreign countries -129,801 866 203,960 2,652 -5,510 79,697 28,497 16,468 26,554 38,166
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -7,038 16,766 7,539 3,297 -10,020 4,354 -2,630 1,227 7,245 745
 
6 Europe -106,649 224 70,221 -24,967 -19,027 44,863 19,920 1,996 15,290 15,078
7 Belgium 1,044 1,874 605 -329 -92 89 133 247 75 36
8 France 7,632 -301 3,129 -26,743 3,083 3,837 3,420 2,209 3,079 1,635
9 Germany 2,679 8,273 19,924 -2,793 2,348 3,826 3,825 3,001 3,855 3,626
10 Ireland -4,082 4,000 6,796 62 -340 819 3,804 1,202 2,443 2,976
11 Luxembourg -4,707 2,795 10,520 -1,672 833 3,100 5,227 -467 1,737 504
12 Netherlands -3,229 -2,696 4,712 84 711 68 1,019 224 2,295 324
13 Switzerland -3,174 -4,362 24,968 15,891 3,219 535 -2,398 1,605 3,678 1,538
14 United Kingdom -106,386 -15,729 -22,841 -7,553 -31,003 28,945 509 -11,608 -4,672 1,038
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 805 -1,054 4,067 284 502 128 515 785 739 1,313
16 Canada 788 21,091 6,402 -20,658 2,279 9,784 6,089 1,430 7,523 5,047
17 Latin America 7,563 -4,714 9,574 -270 1,548 279 1,641 -830 1,282 2,121
18 Caribbean -19,108 -50,556 48,112 28,574 2,591 5,784 6,678 694 1,860 10,869
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,248 2,651 7,676 8,657 8,435 2,592 -3,412 -1,124 -6,738 -1,633
20 Other Asia -17,614 28,802 68,182 15,168 994 17,481 -3,084 14,142 6,695 5,693
21 China, Mainland 1,993 -3,465 2,705 2,555 648 351 -306 -427 401 -873
22 Hong Kong -28,902 6,983 16,957 10,295 4,984 608 -361 -1,545 -1,862 401
23 Japan 5,900 6 19,300 2,816 2,453 9,578 -3,644 11,348 -1,001 -248
24 Africa -1,902 -1,458 118 -19 -67 -6 156 203 73 -83
25 Other countries 2,873 4,826 -6,325 -3,833 -2,263 -1,080 509 -43 569 1,074
 
26 International and regional organizations2 76 -362 45 -16 5 16 25 31 22 -2
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,938,449 2,581,076 2,434,590 357,281 310,197 270,156 226,989 235,298 261,696 270,221
28 Foreign sales 1,708,365 2,280,971 2,121,387 295,793 289,054 267,725 188,969 200,856 223,956 223,973
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 230,084 300,105 313,203 61,488 21,143 2,431 38,020 34,442 37,740 46,248
 
30 Foreign countries 230,470 299,887 316,001 61,715 21,367 2,463 38,500 35,289 38,377 46,419
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 89,932 108,431 131,942 22,767 9,005 14,524 9,488 12,226 13,397 11,572
 
32 Europe 20,782 58,319 78,030 2,776 6,024 5,696 15,749 7,631 12,392 11,722
33 Belgium -357 -27 -31 -25 -1 -2 1 0 0 -1
34 France 4,310 1,886 1,914 82 436 -11 336 36 -19 980
35 Germany 1,437 2,630 357 -224 44 -31 17 50 397 83
36 Ireland 6,762 14,404 7,335 -2,488 2,197 952 3,266 615 -59 1,639
37 Luxembourg -7,268 10,504 36,304 -2,452 159 5,339 7,777 7,258 7,978 6,974
38 Netherlands -2,464 -5,055 476 100 4 -180 632 -169 35 414
39 Switzerland -5,110 -1,726 12 230 -97 99 4 -51 -39 -261
40 United Kingdom 23,168 34,792 30,857 7,371 3,495 -545 3,299 -99 3,881 1,849
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 136 62 -64 -8 -320 61 177 -6 -7 -13
42 Canada 11,986 11,508 17,257 2,875 371 955 2,056 1,763 2,381 4,062
43 Latin America 4,807 662 4,524 859 693 -251 473 1,636 1,005 -100
44 Caribbean 22,401 9,875 39,122 -2,780 11,341 -2,376 4,199 8,226 5,073 10,395
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,649 1,337 -1,517 252 -429 -1,107 118 -278 183 -140
46 Other Asia 168,093 215,958 177,015 58,180 3,224 -891 15,441 16,553 17,290 19,936
47 China, Mainland 47,339 88,452 53,720 14,987 707 6,129 604 -1,058 5,489 -356
48 Hong Kong 1,743 3,698 -2,712 -66 -172 -1,095 -1,419 -138 -411 -25
49 Japan 58,659 80,276 67,925 36,615 -2,155 -12,154 8,807 10,033 4,611 12,000
50 Africa 157 31 398 28 21 43 -7 23 173 -13
51 Other countries 595 2,197 1,172 -475 122 394 471 -265 -120 557
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -386 218 -2,798 -227 -224 -32 -480 -847 -637 -171
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,417,868 1,750,380 1,937,441 271,501 264,953 253,514 242,896 168,746 205,197 193,657
54 Foreign sales 1,360,984 1,734,649 2,056,828 266,587 253,648 239,906 259,498 223,095 202,896 222,383
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 56,884 15,731 -119,387 4,914 11,305 13,608 -16,602 -54,349 2,301 -28,726
 
56 Foreign countries 56,871 16,068 -113,447 6,417 11,863 14,002 -16,545 -54,013 3,289 -26,989
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,082 -5,818 17,874 5,686 2,180 4,709 749 1,409 932 1,211
 
58 Europe 1,724 -27,478 -186,004 -18,350 -16,533 -6,933 -16,684 -38,113 -9,338 -28,671
59 Belgium -16,199 -17,219 -13,387 2,455 -276 -3,395 -1,920 -1,811 -3,091 -2,380
60 France 3,382 -13,861 -170,469 -24,505 -27,539 -17,428 -15,457 -10,059 -18,324 -18,715
61 Germany -2,979 1,137 -32,546 -4,485 -4,642 -832 -3,169 -5,520 -2,353 -4,648
62 Ireland -32,096 -66,691 -73,237 -11,496 -5,621 -9,396 -12,182 -12,523 -5,975 -8,914
63 Luxembourg -6,113 -195 17,168 -4,887 4,117 4,359 4,846 -30 3,121 2,141
64 Netherlands -8,073 -3,369 -12,547 -2,190 -13 588 -860 -2,741 -135 -1,840
65 Switzerland 559 3,515 3,823 -660 1,511 1,246 471 -25 130 311
66 United Kingdom 64,047 71,817 92,893 23,307 14,992 17,713 11,840 -3,870 17,287 5,388
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -752 -1,103 -340 -63 -37 9 -38 -149 11 -56
68 Canada 3,356 -10,545 18,915 6,621 6,586 4,394 2,102 -2,485 2,640 -590
69 Latin America 3,406 4,866 10,376 461 55 1,696 898 1,866 1,580 1,769
70 Caribbean 33,719 31,281 2,614 10,164 14,159 4,018 -6,732 -16,607 4,452 -2,373
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,175 935 433 86 181 606 -161 -368 -88 5
72 Other Asia 17,962 19,991 42,239 9,748 7,309 9,513 4,936 1,675 4,285 2,682
73 China, Mainland -826 651 7,172 2,116 1,270 1,615 387 -207 810 403
74 Hong Kong 5,304 6,310 6,199 1,745 1,854 1,827 575 -126 422 520
75 Japan 11,602 9,499 10,909 2,337 2,387 3,058 1,876 -29 1,218 -85
76 Africa 312 -38 190 -29 44 26 65 -5 48 -33
77 Other countries -1,433 -2,944 -2,210 -2,284 62 682 -969 24 -290 222
 
78 International and regional organizations2 13 -337 -5,940 -1,503 -558 -394 -57 -336 -988 -1,737
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 43,880 50,114 77,719 541 16,501 25,975 19,386 25,082 -154 7,109
80 Foreign purchases 5,976,403 5,566,875 5,323,007 854,655 550,354 567,240 677,585 586,154 507,120 555,263
81 Foreign sales 5,932,523 5,516,761 5,245,288 854,114 533,853 541,265 658,199 561,072 507,274 548,154
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 324,769 156,039 217,077 113,019 9,222 33,038 14,775 12,385 -5,596 23,543
 
83 Foreign purchases 11,150,906 13,059,064 11,925,683 1,578,002 1,397,809 1,312,645 1,380,296 1,414,899 1,194,481 1,486,313
84 Foreign sales 10,826,137 12,903,025 11,708,606 1,464,983 1,388,587 1,279,607 1,365,521 1,402,514 1,200,077 1,462,770
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 368,649 206,153 294,796 113,560 25,723 59,013 34,161 37,467 -5,750 30,652
 
86 Foreign countries 335,636 163,622 232,175 102,934 21,679 49,155 26,683 32,332 -14,687 24,832
87 Europe 73,210 -25,394 32,067 11,050 7,876 24,122 1,221 19,959 1,120 12,639
88 Euro Area5 -91,691 -41,460 13,725 -2,657 4,885 4,086 3,045 4,813 -359 7,571
89 United Kingdom 102,043 -18,290 3,725 7,650 8,795 11,842 -2,869 15,836 361 1,128
90 Canada 81,296 72,432 61,463 1,701 2,565 6,248 14,771 13,134 -823 7,313
91 Latin America 5,699 4,987 27,261 20,769 1,573 792 3,764 3,930 1,263 1,494
92 Caribbean 140,681 73,812 3,358 20,590 3,272 -875 -7,950 -10,537 -11,632 -480
93 Asia 33,853 53,977 134,327 46,640 11,038 16,968 14,944 11,710 5,894 6,145
94 Japan 40,610 28,094 33,517 18,846 1,560 3,151 9,359 158 2,872 761
95 Africa -7,807 -7,639 -9,882 960 -1,228 -1,743 -3,431 -485 -2,105 -494
96 Other countries 8,704 -8,553 -16,419 1,224 -3,417 3,643 3,364 -5,379 -8,404 -1,785
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 33,013 42,531 62,621 10,626 4,044 9,858 7,478 5,135 8,937 5,820
  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 27, 2020