Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: July 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020/r Jan.-May.2021/r Nov.2020/r Dec.2020/r Jan.2021 Feb.2021 Mar.2021/r Apr.2021/r May.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,457,835 12,385,640 2,087,228 2,401,383 2,309,311 2,337,447 3,086,897 2,288,288 2,363,697
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,090,042 12,342,972 2,025,329 2,322,786 2,297,669 2,323,282 3,054,633 2,301,609 2,365,779
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 367,793 42,668 61,899 78,597 11,642 14,165 32,264 -13,321 -2,082
 
4 Foreign countries 866 367,678 42,718 61,862 78,577 11,673 14,225 32,269 -13,345 -2,104
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 3,813 1,713 294 2,893 -36 3,749 1,891 -4,684
 
6 Europe 224 124,317 29,486 25,321 23,377 25,738 998 7,548 -1,461 -3,337
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 1,170 490 528 266 744 174 19 -33
8 France -301 15,820 19,835 2,922 7,342 15,581 -1,566 -2,260 7,574 506
9 Germany 8,273 33,581 24,649 4,446 5,682 9,315 3,899 3,801 3,080 4,554
10 Ireland 4,000 15,709 -4,802 2,492 4,109 380 243 -1,581 -2,857 -987
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 9,508 1,461 3,094 2,139 1,161 4,739 147 1,322
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,575 -1,478 593 -68 2,542 1,463 267 -3,885 -1,865
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 8,582 2,752 -266 2,765 3,716 1,030 640 431
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,194 -25,986 2,994 1,351 -9,818 -7,129 1,372 -6,859 -3,552
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 -82 -220 -136 506 -9 -563 -5 -11
16 Canada 21,091 72,818 11,269 24,700 34,280 -15,709 9,779 11,252 -1,881 7,828
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 -328 -623 -199 -355 698 465 -426 -710
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -32,301 6,958 7,580 -9,744 -3,891 -6,802 -14,521 2,657
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 4,548 4,868 8,085 2,596 -2,303 3,013 3,177 -1,935
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,411 22,203 -1,947 3,347 9,525 5,893 15,201 -932 -7,484
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 -3,493 -181 78 361 176 -339 -1,982 -1,709
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,525 -7,517 -48 4,318 938 3,132 -1,597 -2,537 -7,453
23 Japan 6 14,002 6,584 -2,419 -4,103 1,106 -3,499 9,980 1,093 -2,096
24 Africa -1,458 269 250 104 -95 -15 -42 178 154 -25
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 7,591 2,481 2,202 -363 3,093 1,414 2,545 902
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -50 37 20 -31 -60 -5 24 22
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 2,073,675 372,831 386,127 400,664 376,214 441,854 439,931 415,012
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,508 1,893,454 319,440 334,891 348,488 346,566 428,062 393,144 377,194
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,779 180,221 53,391 51,236 52,176 29,648 13,792 46,787 37,818
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,620 180,231 53,615 51,054 52,173 29,680 13,787 46,796 37,795
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 98,818 30,103 12,254 26,105 11,185 10,874 28,518 22,136
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,578 29,069 7,838 9,240 5,442 5,314 7,096 7,874 3,343
33 Belgium -27 -27 56 -5 -1 -1 -2 2 3 54
34 France 1,886 2,090 2,491 66 104 305 803 333 330 720
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 104 83 218 -19 41 -47 154 -25
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -137 602 1,021 -763 -4,014 3,158 1,934 -452
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 14,690 4,696 3,865 3,991 3,833 2,801 2,513 1,552
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 249 186 388 378 174 -353 187 -137
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 -652 -469 -131 84 -290 -229 -48 -169
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,621 12,852 2,493 3,426 1,135 6,109 1,357 2,562 1,689
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -1,616 45 94 -223 -1,408 -122 119 18
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 5,916 2,191 9,157 822 1,001 3,803 -1,656 1,946
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -84 293 280 -307 -240 532 141 -210
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -6,596 1,213 8,506 -2,865 689 -6,510 764 1,326
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 436 259 -288 119 17 98 114 88
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 150,923 41,671 24,051 49,029 22,090 8,690 39,561 31,553
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 48,684 19,501 -346 15,413 307 1,140 19,710 12,114
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 1,256 365 90 78 52 539 160 427
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 64,048 11,968 14,065 26,566 13,694 54 11,996 11,738
50 Africa 31 710 264 230 -12 25 155 14 65 5
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 303 -80 120 -92 654 64 -67 -256
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 -10 -224 182 3 -32 5 -9 23
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,073 1,151,591 211,208 179,363 208,995 236,124 295,533 210,528 200,411
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,487 1,047,608 210,341 190,758 190,119 221,618 252,390 200,380 183,101
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,414 103,983 867 -11,395 18,876 14,506 43,143 10,148 17,310
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,278 109,444 872 -11,367 23,210 15,124 43,363 10,414 17,333
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 4,571 2,657 1,157 360 1,304 3,496 -10 -579
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,357 54,491 -7,322 -9,203 2,637 9,052 21,703 9,844 11,255
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 3,642 -1,868 -764 807 -1,011 1,963 3,077 -1,194
60 France -13,861 -204,405 5,683 -11,011 -9,496 797 3,273 594 929 90
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 8,121 -1,521 -3,131 2,197 1,649 2,553 1,361 361
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -5,543 -4,681 -4,961 -1,389 -768 -510 -1,500 -1,376
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 -1,812 2,115 941 -850 -1,976 -305 825 494
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -1,087 -1,195 -752 -179 339 -431 -250 -566
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 5,770 -225 779 1,063 2,145 1,402 672 488
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,779 36,625 10,142 8,493 -620 5,369 15,183 4,203 12,490
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 -356 -56 2 35 -37 -478 44 80
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 10,960 1,591 1,566 -1,056 1,805 7,083 2,482 646
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 -808 759 1,109 -180 491 -8 275 -1,386
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 33,086 2,640 -7,846 19,658 3,815 9,290 -3,352 3,675
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -1,227 722 149 -432 -24 -161 -399 -211
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 12,586 2,458 2,846 2,593 -166 4,582 2,159 3,418
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 2,086 849 217 521 268 538 -132 891
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 2,564 -639 342 972 -590 1,148 46 988
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 1,295 507 649 -114 -35 -60 909 595
76 Africa -38 421 24 1 38 -33 27 7 4 19
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 332 23 -26 23 124 867 -599 -83
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -5,461 -5 -28 -4,334 -618 -220 -266 -23
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 109,188 -29,530 10,130 10,293 22,234 3,087 -9,146 -29,560 -16,145
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,273,661 3,801,461 686,684 724,256 743,357 772,870 955,873 680,658 648,703
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,164,473 3,830,991 676,554 713,963 721,123 769,783 965,019 710,218 664,848
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 169,943 13,194 13,359 34,955 8,582 63,084 37,057 26,265
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,179 7,508,936 1,453,187 1,025,083 1,268,951 1,398,621 1,659,322 1,661,285 1,520,757
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,009 7,338,993 1,439,993 1,011,724 1,233,996 1,390,039 1,596,238 1,624,228 1,494,492
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,358 140,413 23,324 23,652 57,189 11,669 53,938 7,497 10,120
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 277,959 128,396 19,123 17,122 52,431 6,760 42,714 6,499 19,992
87 Europe -25,394 44,122 -63,477 7,357 2,313 -7,395 -23,142 -1,229 -16,991 -14,720
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,793 -23,175 70 2,876 -980 4,634 -3,803 -7,504 -15,522
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,884 -51,468 3,799 -5,696 -6,047 -24,492 -3,509 -15,153 -2,267
90 Canada 72,432 65,180 47,727 181 -4,254 19,461 5,777 11,260 3,491 7,738
91 Latin America 4,987 32,790 900 712 4,278 -3,035 112 5,791 1,813 -3,781
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,067 75,939 -8,187 923 15,367 18,949 14,561 20,636 6,426
93 Asia 53,977 178,975 51,030 18,688 15,136 28,343 7,719 12,323 -3,513 6,158
94 Japan 28,094 43,465 11,534 3,004 4,589 -3,655 2,013 12,041 2,847 -1,712
95 Africa -7,639 -12,504 -3,028 -1,296 -961 535 -1,920 -998 -348 -297
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -30 1,668 -313 -845 -735 646 -1,320 2,224
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 31,352 4,201 6,530 4,758 4,909 11,584 3,729 6,372
  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: July 30, 2021