skip to main navigation skip to secondary navigation skip to content
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
skip to content

Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: October 2014

Page 1 Page 2
Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2012 2013 Jan.-Aug.2014/r Feb.2014/r Mar.2014/r Apr.2014/r May.2014/r Jun.2014/r Jul.2014/r Aug.2014/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,408,587 7,677,028 5,652,525 710,491 724,858 811,922 725,004 688,676 655,730 621,470
2 Foreign sales 7,299,796 7,717,271 5,655,511 711,374 739,205 801,732 714,224 686,065 659,227 623,615
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,791 -40,243 -2,986 -883 -14,347 10,190 10,780 2,611 -3,497 -2,145
 
4 Foreign countries 107,815 -40,033 -2,514 -896 -14,297 10,204 10,751 2,801 -3,432 -1,958
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 10,346 -4,116 -4,776 -48 -5,201 -850 -247 1,490 -1,527 2,032
 
6 Europe 72,584 6,423 5,327 -5,160 4,764 3,191 3,520 -415 -3,566 -5,899
7 Belgium -595 -424 -191 38 -81 -371 397 63 -376 250
8 France 15,716 93 8,440 1,435 5,370 30 -1,526 -2,881 1,279 3,207
9 Germany 3,343 978 -2,075 -951 469 -637 -214 919 -2,519 -1,103
10 Ireland 7,312 4,010 2,276 509 230 438 353 209 -36 794
11 Luxembourg -1,236 3,769 2,217 483 1,159 287 552 -494 -273 -765
12 Netherlands -3,748 615 1,498 -383 -12 -86 535 548 917 -238
13 Switzerland 11,644 -439 -2,983 828 -1,343 -76 -483 -57 -754 -852
14 United Kingdom 34,194 2,702 -8,403 -7,007 -1,748 897 3,069 1,079 -985 -7,222
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -160 -1,780 46 -242 92 578 -346 -64 153 -10
16 Canada 14,685 -3,167 5,843 -865 1,886 3,797 1,236 1,604 781 560
17 Latin America 7,239 4,778 1,561 208 -433 1,022 1,103 -329 217 859
18 Caribbean 14,272 -18,976 -2,615 3,188 -15,690 1,152 9,780 2,720 5,148 1,744
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,769 319 1,229 70 -340 4 31 1,907 -521 -43
20 Other Asia -7,086 -29,924 -18,989 1,131 -5,754 -140 -5,510 -3,224 -6,047 472
21 China, Mainland -1,505 2,818 -1,165 291 4 -229 -1,591 -266 -65 213
22 Hong Kong 92 -3,912 -4,202 -112 -378 287 -561 -1,137 -1,406 -731
23 Japan -8,066 -26,376 -6,743 825 -517 -77 -2,180 -534 -2,208 -947
24 Africa 409 1,058 -31 -138 57 73 -202 -34 74 122
25 Other countries 943 -544 5,161 670 1,213 1,105 793 572 482 227
 
26 International and regional organizations2 976 -210 -472 13 -50 -14 29 -190 -65 -187
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,519,708 1,377,790 688,227 79,245 76,223 83,566 84,248 93,690 96,370 91,744
28 Foreign sales 1,386,751 1,306,328 672,957 77,740 84,827 85,648 77,692 90,298 88,891 81,454
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 132,957 71,462 15,270 1,505 -8,604 -2,082 6,556 3,392 7,479 10,290
 
30 Foreign countries 131,650 72,390 16,054 1,554 -8,538 -2,071 6,615 3,527 7,815 10,408
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,253 75,171 9,928 2,451 -1,391 276 3,732 5,008 295 -970
 
32 Europe 24,376 45,390 9,573 820 -3,150 -1,800 4,096 1,911 3,447 4,716
33 Belgium -134 -200 -102 34 -9 -76 8 5 -44 -5
34 France -504 -2,078 3,650 1,205 -343 412 610 400 571 27
35 Germany 519 1,590 2,062 117 82 234 99 258 223 771
36 Ireland -3,652 -5,177 -5,225 -1,394 -1,314 -1,983 -10 -981 410 -52
37 Luxembourg 23,834 10,759 -500 -206 -127 -656 -86 68 -116 493
38 Netherlands -196 -299 -274 -21 -96 -94 14 -180 162 0
39 Switzerland 560 -2,097 -1,687 -136 -330 -451 94 -56 -186 -16
40 United Kingdom 4,555 42,431 12,428 1,399 -879 926 3,503 2,385 2,468 3,566
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -423 288 42 13 -74 -55 55 -3 38 -40
42 Canada 5,230 -2,935 1,246 219 -167 668 265 -675 -45 891
43 Latin America 4,553 -12,377 -7,342 -3,101 -1,638 -812 149 -429 -372 -975
44 Caribbean 37,469 -9,553 -1,328 -2,010 -599 -1,998 -637 1,140 3,292 1,723
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,965 -898 -64 -143 -349 -386 404 90 296 -100
46 Other Asia 55,000 52,506 14,774 5,788 -2,513 2,388 2,501 1,563 1,257 4,229
47 China, Mainland 7,180 73,349 11,159 6,628 169 1,150 2,079 508 306 -341
48 Hong Kong -2,413 -3,992 -2,341 -1,384 -42 -162 -87 -345 651 -428
49 Japan 22,060 -39,876 -3,617 -12 -2,538 215 -552 -553 -40 461
50 Africa 627 115 -45 -62 7 81 -4 -3 -13 -54
51 Other countries 1,430 142 -760 43 -129 -212 -159 -70 -47 -22
 
52 International and regional organzations2 1,307 -928 -784 -49 -66 -11 -59 -135 -336 -118
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 870,111 933,656 686,627 75,305 92,754 83,414 97,225 95,139 86,420 76,596
54 Foreign sales 894,184 924,303 721,396 77,365 86,295 91,923 104,997 98,747 93,509 83,901
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -24,073 9,353 -34,769 -2,060 6,459 -8,509 -7,772 -3,608 -7,089 -7,305
 
56 Foreign countries -22,787 8,333 -35,169 -2,113 6,511 -8,493 -7,764 -3,643 -7,101 -7,587
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,951 16,171 3,758 -527 951 -284 1,205 -274 1,408 1,252
 
58 Europe -45,962 -25,754 -31,381 -591 6,527 -2,937 -12,422 -1,227 -7,340 -10,882
59 Belgium -21,365 -19,791 -8,838 -1,174 -1,167 -1,279 -1,603 -735 -230 -453
60 France -5,594 -9,350 -31,163 -1,433 -3,144 -471 -4,808 -6,433 -6,029 -8,868
61 Germany -3,220 337 -412 -5 265 126 -279 51 -142 -264
62 Ireland -4,605 -6,890 -8,061 -1,051 -1,199 -901 -1,143 -874 -1,064 -1,144
63 Luxembourg -1,250 -4,392 -3,627 -485 121 -1,058 -593 -109 -976 -548
64 Netherlands 564 -621 -4,393 -141 -608 72 -1,034 -906 275 -1,558
65 Switzerland 90 -7,314 -3,993 -1,056 -171 -585 -576 -927 -430 -211
66 United Kingdom -10,761 19,155 24,322 3,419 11,198 638 -2,159 8,129 1,063 1,174
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -841 -709 -986 -111 -323 -45 -48 96 -207 -344
68 Canada -789 -3,225 -6,802 -1,449 -389 365 -1,824 -4,466 566 692
69 Latin America -1,855 -2,480 269 -197 -253 -60 6 52 380 256
70 Caribbean 9,096 14,552 8,634 1,359 2,315 -1,154 4,760 2,025 -375 1,039
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 446 -3,800 -3,925 -1,145 -565 -201 -17 -251 -631 -590
72 Other Asia 17,485 27,136 -2,744 -560 -767 -4,132 1,810 64 332 976
73 China, Mainland 5,736 9,711 277 -182 0 -225 224 257 619 -223
74 Hong Kong -638 2,794 1,706 33 375 -63 346 442 75 96
75 Japan 2,669 334 -6,805 -147 -2,047 -3,335 806 -191 -761 620
76 Africa 584 -151 3 -45 -9 20 16 10 8 8
77 Other countries -1,792 2,055 777 515 -348 -394 -93 150 -41 914
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -1,286 1,020 400 53 -52 -16 -8 35 12 282
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -41,082 -174,195 -92,783 -1,508 -57,464 -27,981 -16,184 12,846 -8,569 17,459
80 Foreign purchases 3,435,122 3,839,066 2,806,085 337,998 376,710 363,276 349,941 367,777 330,547 334,699
81 Foreign sales 3,476,204 4,013,261 2,898,868 339,506 434,174 391,257 366,125 354,931 339,116 317,240
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 19,877 -46,725 26,053 828 2,052 753 170 -13,204 -6,142 8,065
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,950,323 4,318,006 3,198,085 353,204 436,871 416,622 429,216 442,697 372,590 318,030
84 Foreign sales 3,930,446 4,364,731 3,172,032 352,376 434,819 415,869 429,046 455,901 378,732 309,965
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -21,205 -220,920 -66,730 -680 -55,412 -27,228 -16,014 -358 -14,711 25,524
 
86 Foreign countries -42,687 -250,441 -96,908 -4,087 -58,483 -33,313 -25,667 -6,414 -12,894 18,804
87 Europe -76,893 -221,096 -130,684 -15,270 -57,367 -33,009 -24,569 -9,771 -12,691 19,321
88 Euro Area5 -52,727 -82,021 -59,946 -3,288 -1,962 -8,775 -7,173 -16,734 -3,871 -6,812
89 United Kingdom -44,325 -159,321 -93,255 -11,189 -55,932 -29,034 -19,829 5,434 -9,221 21,898
90 Canada -6,508 -26,107 10,694 -3,645 -1,325 5,727 -3,550 7,274 -3,660 2,283
91 Latin America -25,286 -34,481 -45,422 -939 -3,233 -9,670 -5,775 -10,659 -5,558 -7,339
92 Caribbean 23,817 37,588 17,928 9,116 941 -5,184 9,195 5,051 3,850 -2,979
93 Asia 27,697 -11,645 27,968 6,002 173 4,315 -3,040 -907 1,318 4,660
94 Japan 1,157 -45,721 13,297 3,837 -485 446 547 854 776 3,747
95 Africa -1,258 -961 -770 -249 -621 776 133 319 -883 -90
96 Other countries 15,744 6,261 23,378 898 2,949 3,732 1,939 2,279 4,730 2,948
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 21,482 29,521 30,178 3,407 3,071 6,085 9,653 6,056 -1,817 6,720
  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
Page 1 Page 2
 
Last update: October 31, 2014