Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: August 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020 Jan.-Jun.2021/r Dec.2020 Jan.2021 Feb.2021 Mar.2021/r Apr.2021/r May.2021/r Jun.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,457,835 15,178,117 2,401,383 2,309,311 2,337,447 3,086,996 2,288,636 2,363,698 2,792,029
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,090,042 15,110,640 2,322,786 2,297,669 2,323,282 3,055,119 2,301,688 2,366,054 2,766,828
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 367,793 67,477 78,597 11,642 14,165 31,877 -13,052 -2,356 25,201
 
4 Foreign countries 866 367,678 67,534 78,577 11,673 14,225 31,882 -13,076 -2,378 25,208
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 -1,629 294 2,893 -36 3,749 1,891 -4,739 -5,387
 
6 Europe 224 124,317 43,218 23,377 25,738 998 7,534 -1,466 -3,340 13,754
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 1,051 528 266 744 174 19 -33 -119
8 France -301 15,820 27,721 7,342 15,581 -1,566 -2,260 7,574 506 7,886
9 Germany 8,273 33,581 29,473 5,682 9,315 3,899 3,801 3,080 4,554 4,824
10 Ireland 4,000 15,709 -4,031 4,109 380 243 -1,581 -2,857 -987 771
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 12,835 3,094 2,139 1,161 4,738 147 1,322 3,328
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,575 -1,303 -68 2,542 1,463 260 -3,885 -1,865 182
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 9,274 -266 2,765 3,716 1,030 640 431 692
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,194 -30,128 1,351 -9,818 -7,129 1,367 -6,864 -3,555 -4,129
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 -611 -136 506 -9 -563 -5 -11 -529
16 Canada 21,091 72,818 29,748 34,280 -15,709 9,779 11,251 -1,881 7,827 18,481
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 240 -199 -355 698 454 -426 -721 590
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -31,590 7,580 -9,744 -3,891 -7,104 -14,252 2,456 945
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 3,366 8,085 2,596 -2,303 3,013 3,175 -1,935 -1,180
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,411 14,496 3,347 9,525 5,893 15,176 -931 -7,507 -7,660
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 -5,238 78 361 176 -356 -1,982 -1,724 -1,713
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,525 -8,634 4,318 938 3,132 -1,598 -2,537 -7,454 -1,115
23 Japan 6 14,002 8,310 -4,103 1,106 -3,499 9,979 1,093 -2,097 1,728
24 Africa -1,458 269 344 -95 -15 -42 178 154 -25 94
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 7,712 2,202 -363 3,093 1,380 2,551 867 184
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -57 20 -31 -60 -5 24 22 -7
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 2,542,868 386,127 400,664 376,214 441,854 439,931 415,012 469,193
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,508 2,339,905 334,891 348,488 346,566 428,062 393,144 377,194 446,451
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,779 202,963 51,236 52,176 29,648 13,792 46,787 37,818 22,742
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,620 202,834 51,054 52,173 29,680 13,787 46,796 37,795 22,603
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 114,626 12,254 26,105 11,185 10,874 28,518 22,136 15,808
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,578 30,018 9,240 5,442 5,314 7,096 7,874 3,343 949
33 Belgium -27 -27 -251 -1 -1 -2 2 3 54 -307
34 France 1,886 2,090 2,694 104 305 803 333 330 720 203
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 186 218 -19 41 -47 154 -25 82
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -2,699 1,021 -763 -4,014 3,158 1,934 -452 -2,562
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 16,021 3,865 3,991 3,833 2,801 2,513 1,552 1,331
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 617 388 378 174 -353 187 -137 368
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 -1,206 -131 84 -290 -229 -48 -169 -554
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,621 15,217 3,426 1,135 6,109 1,357 2,562 1,689 2,365
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -1,648 94 -223 -1,408 -122 119 18 -32
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 6,506 9,157 822 1,001 3,803 -1,656 1,946 590
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -342 280 -307 -240 532 141 -210 -258
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -5,912 8,506 -2,865 689 -6,510 764 1,326 684
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 438 -288 119 17 98 114 88 2
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 171,583 24,051 49,029 22,090 8,690 39,561 31,553 20,660
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 57,940 -346 15,413 307 1,140 19,710 12,114 9,256
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 634 90 78 52 539 160 427 -622
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 68,096 14,065 26,566 13,694 54 11,996 11,738 4,048
50 Africa 31 710 248 -12 25 155 14 65 5 -16
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 295 120 -92 654 64 -67 -256 -8
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 129 182 3 -32 5 -9 23 139
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,073 1,391,527 179,363 208,995 236,124 295,533 210,528 200,411 239,936
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,487 1,273,709 190,758 190,119 221,618 252,390 200,380 183,101 226,101
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,414 117,818 -11,395 18,876 14,506 43,143 10,148 17,310 13,835
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,278 123,438 -11,367 23,210 15,124 43,363 10,414 17,333 13,994
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 5,135 1,157 360 1,304 3,496 -10 -579 564
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,357 63,961 -9,203 2,637 9,052 21,703 9,844 11,255 9,470
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 3,864 -764 807 -1,011 1,963 3,077 -1,194 222
60 France -13,861 -204,405 5,865 -9,496 797 3,273 594 929 90 182
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 8,957 -3,131 2,197 1,649 2,553 1,361 361 836
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -6,879 -4,961 -1,389 -768 -510 -1,500 -1,376 -1,336
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 -1,938 941 -850 -1,976 -305 825 494 -126
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -716 -752 -179 339 -431 -250 -566 371
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 6,007 779 1,063 2,145 1,402 672 488 237
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,779 45,519 8,493 -620 5,369 15,183 4,203 12,490 8,894
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 -406 2 35 -37 -478 44 80 -50
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 11,401 1,566 -1,056 1,805 7,083 2,482 646 441
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 -445 1,109 -180 491 -8 275 -1,386 363
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 34,438 -7,846 19,658 3,815 9,290 -3,352 3,675 1,352
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -1,240 149 -432 -24 -161 -399 -211 -13
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 14,695 2,846 2,593 -166 4,582 2,159 3,418 2,109
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 2,372 217 521 268 538 -132 891 286
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 2,980 342 972 -590 1,148 46 988 416
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 1,761 649 -114 -35 -60 909 595 466
76 Africa -38 421 23 38 -33 27 7 4 19 -1
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 605 -26 23 124 867 -599 -83 273
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -5,620 -28 -4,334 -618 -220 -266 -23 -159
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 109,188 -21,267 10,293 22,234 3,087 -8,848 -29,489 -15,713 7,462
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,273,661 4,531,913 724,256 743,357 772,870 956,297 680,833 649,179 729,377
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,164,473 4,553,180 713,963 721,123 769,783 965,145 710,322 664,892 721,915
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 200,690 13,359 34,955 8,582 63,084 37,057 26,265 30,747
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,179 9,125,283 1,025,083 1,268,951 1,398,621 1,659,322 1,661,285 1,520,757 1,616,347
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,009 8,924,593 1,011,724 1,233,996 1,390,039 1,596,238 1,624,228 1,494,492 1,585,600
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,358 179,423 23,652 57,189 11,669 54,236 7,568 10,552 38,209
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 277,959 150,177 17,122 52,431 6,760 42,714 6,499 19,992 21,781
87 Europe -25,394 44,122 -52,099 2,313 -7,395 -23,142 -984 -16,915 -14,384 10,721
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,793 -21,001 2,876 -980 4,634 -3,801 -7,485 -15,439 2,070
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,884 -46,408 -5,696 -6,047 -24,492 -3,266 -15,134 -2,049 4,580
90 Canada 72,432 65,180 56,113 -4,254 19,461 5,777 11,261 3,484 7,737 8,393
91 Latin America 4,987 32,790 4,151 4,278 -3,035 112 5,791 1,813 -3,781 3,251
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,067 86,628 923 15,367 18,949 14,555 20,637 6,509 10,611
93 Asia 53,977 178,975 54,093 15,136 28,343 7,719 12,323 -3,513 6,158 3,063
94 Japan 28,094 43,465 11,381 4,589 -3,655 2,013 12,041 2,847 -1,712 -153
95 Africa -7,639 -12,504 -4,174 -961 535 -1,920 -998 -346 -288 -1,157
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -5,603 -313 -845 -735 704 -1,321 2,229 -5,635
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 40,314 6,530 4,758 4,909 11,584 3,729 6,372 8,962
  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 27, 2021