L.213 Corporate and Foreign Bonds
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted

Description Series code 2015 2016 2017 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 Line
All sectors; corporate and foreign bonds; liability FL893163005 11697.4 12060.3 12722 12155.9 12060.3 12237.6 12405.4 12627.2 12722 1
Nonfinancial corporate business; corporate bonds; liability FL103163003 4812.6 5090.1 5349.5 5105.5 5090.1 5196.7 5250 5333.8 5349.5 2
Domestic financial sectors; corporate and foreign bonds; liability FL793163005 4576.3 4517.9 4574.2 4565.6 4517.9 4483.6 4516.9 4595 4574.2 3
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; corporate and foreign bonds; liability FL763163005 200.6 183.7 170.1 193.6 183.7 180.4 176.5 177.6 170.1 4
Issuers of asset-backed securities; corporate and foreign bonds; liability (1) FL673163005 1289.3 1150 1097.3 1175.3 1150 1123.9 1131.6 1128.1 1097.3 5
Finance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; liability FL613163005 886.6 814.9 778.2 830.6 814.9 791 779.6 785.6 778.2 6
Real estate investment trusts; corporate and foreign bonds; liability FL643163005 395.5 416.7 437.8 420.8 416.7 421.9 425.3 428.8 437.8 7
Security brokers and dealers; corporate and foreign bonds; liability FL663163003 131.3 129.1 184.1 125.6 129.1 129.7 165.8 175.5 184.1 8
Holding companies; corporate and foreign bonds; liability FL733163003 1051.6 1166.2 1270.7 1167.4 1166.2 1171.6 1200.6 1263.3 1270.7 9
Funding corporations; corporate and foreign bonds where the proceeds are down-streamed to broker-dealer subsidiaries by investment banks that are holding-company parents; liability FL503163005 621.4 657.2 636 652.3 657.2 665.1 637.4 636.1 636 10
Rest of the world; bonds; liability (2) LM263163005 2308.6 2452.2 2798.3 2484.9 2452.2 2557.3 2638.4 2698.4 2798.3 11
All sectors; corporate and foreign bonds; liability (3) FL893163005 11697.4 12060.3 12722 12155.9 12060.3 12237.6 12405.4 12627.2 12722 12
Households and nonprofit organizations; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL153063005 1143.8 846.2 456.5 624.8 846.2 786 587.1 625.1 456.5 13
Federal government; corporate bonds issued by commercial banking under TARP; asset FL313063763 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 14
State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL213063003 174 183 187.4 180.5 183 184.3 183.4 186 187.4 15
U.S.-chartered depository institutions, including IBFs; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL763063005 509.5 502.9 486.8 518.1 502.9 519.3 502.4 500.2 486.8 16
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; private MBS and CMOs; asset FL763063605 127.2 100.5 81.8 106.1 100.5 97.8 92.7 87.3 81.8 17
U.S.-chartered depository institutions, including IBFs; corporate and foreign bonds, excluding private MBS and CMOs; asset FL763063095 382.3 402.3 405 412 402.3 421.5 409.7 412.9 405 18
Foreign banking offices in the U.S., including IBFs; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL753063005 172.4 160.8 160.2 176.1 160.8 155.9 155.7 154.2 160.2 19
Banks in U.S.-affiliated areas; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL743063005 5.6 6.7 7 6.3 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 7 20
Credit unions; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL473063005 10.8 11.5 10.7 11.6 11.5 11.1 11.4 10.8 10.7 21
Credit unions; mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset FL473063605 10.6 11.3 10.4 11.4 11.3 10.9 11.2 10.5 10.4 22
Credit unions; corporate and foreign bonds, excluding mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset FL473063095 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 23
Property-casualty insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM513063003 437 453.9 464.5 472.9 453.9 446.6 454.7 456.3 464.5 24
Property-casualty insurance companies; mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset LM513063603 95.1 97.1 95.6 97.7 97.1 94.5 94.8 95.2 95.6 25
Property-casualty insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds, excluding mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset LM513063095 341.9 356.9 369 375.2 356.9 352.1 359.9 361.1 369 26
Life insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM543063005 2441.6 2600.8 2789.1 2707.5 2600.8 2636.2 2703.1 2733.9 2789.1 27
Life insurance companies, general accounts; mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset LM543063673 439.4 457.8 475.8 452.5 457.8 462.9 466.7 471.8 475.8 28
Life insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds, excluding mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset LM543063095 2002.3 2143 2313.3 2255 2143 2173.3 2236.4 2262.1 2313.3 29
Private pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM573063005 689.5 721.5 768.6 724.3 721.5 736.4 744.6 755.1 768.6 30
Federal government retirement funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM343063005 12.6 13.5 14.4 13.8 13.5 13.6 13.9 14.4 14.4 31
State and local government employee defined benefit retirement funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM223063045 554.4 553.2 600.7 570 553.2 564.8 578.3 592.1 600.7 32
Money market funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL633063003 64.4 6.1 7.4 11.2 6.1 8 7.1 8.3 7.4 33
Mutual funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset (market value) LM653063005 1737.3 1861.9 2080.2 1903.8 1861.9 1938.4 1973 2005 2080.2 34
Closed-end funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM553063003 65.8 70.2 73.2 70.1 70.2 72.3 73.4 73.7 73.2 35
Exchange-traded funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM563063003 242.2 309.6 403.6 310.4 309.6 337.4 366.1 389.4 403.6 36
Government-sponsored enterprises; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL403063005 64.3 41.1 23.9 46 41.1 35.3 31.7 26.6 23.9 37
Government-sponsored enterprises; mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset FL403063605 58.9 36.4 19.6 41.1 36.4 30.7 27.2 22.3 19.6 38
Government-sponsored enterprises; corporate and foreign bonds, excluding mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset FL403063095 5.4 4.7 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 39
Finance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM613063003 62.7 73.1 63.8 80.2 73.1 70.1 68 64.3 63.8 40
Real estate investment trusts; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL643063005 39.2 40.1 41.2 40 40.1 41.4 41.2 41.6 41.2 41
Security brokers and dealers; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL663063005 92.1 80 59.2 75.1 80 83.4 75.1 59.7 59.2 42
Holding companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FL733063003 21.5 24 39.2 24.5 24 19.3 36 36.5 39.2 43
Funding corporations; corporate and foreign bonds, including financial stabilization programs; asset FL503063005 73 69 75.1 71.6 69 73.8 74.6 73.3 75.1 44
Rest of the world; corporate and foreign bonds; asset (4) LM263063005 3083.3 3430.5 3908.8 3516.5 3430.5 3496.4 3717.2 3813.4 3908.8 45
Rest of the world; U.S. mortgage-backed securities and other U.S. asset-backed bonds; asset LM263063603 387.6 365.6 375.6 361.6 365.6 368.7 374.8 375.9 375.6 46
Rest of the world: U.S. corporate bonds, excluding mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed bonds; asset LM263063095 2695.7 3064.9 3533.2 3154.9 3064.9 3127.8 3342.5 3437.4 3533.2 47


NOTES

  1. Liabilities net of assets.
  2. Holdings of foreign issues by U.S. residents.
  3. For some sectors, holdings of MBS and other ABS are shown separately. MBS and other ABS include privately issued mortgage-backed securities and other privately issued asset-backed bonds.
  4. Holdings of U.S. issues by foreign residents.
Last Update: March 8, 2018