Starting in 1981:Q4, market value level is calculated as the level of foreign banking offices in U.S. IBFs' corporate and foreign bonds ( FOF series FL283063003) multiplied by the ratio of the level of U.S.-chartered depository institutions IBFs' total assets ( FOF series FL274090273) to the level of foreign banking offices in U.S. IBFs' total assets ( FOF series FL284090283). Capital gains are computed using the change in the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master par weighted price index. Transactions are calculated as the change in market value level less capital gains less any other volume changes. Data for the most recent ten years show no significant seasonality.
Last edited on: 02/28/2019