Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: November 2018
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2016 2017/r Jan.-Sep.2018/r Mar.2018 Apr.2018/r May.2018/r Jun.2018/r Jul.2018/r Aug.2018/r Sep.2018/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,530,619 13,356,598 12,991,503 1,489,735 1,359,863 1,430,294 1,511,599 1,354,756 1,441,440 1,342,017
2 Foreign sales 11,537,493 13,237,708 13,075,028 1,511,301 1,353,791 1,456,931 1,538,632 1,368,842 1,458,369 1,358,928
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -6,874 118,890 -83,525 -21,566 6,072 -26,637 -27,033 -14,086 -16,929 -16,911
 
4 Foreign countries -6,348 119,484 -83,616 -21,372 5,998 -26,665 -27,143 -14,062 -16,923 -17,004
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,372 530 -10,934 -2,335 534 1,204 -869 316 -2,318 -7,869
 
6 Europe 2,466 45,830 -52,144 -14,805 6,748 -26,889 -15,853 -9,731 -5,624 -4,074
7 Belgium -656 667 718 -318 51 145 -61 401 201 140
8 France -1,502 3,326 14,052 -2,810 2,507 -430 -6,498 5,586 994 630
9 Germany -2,778 -478 4,675 -1,236 481 788 479 1,628 814 1,457
10 Ireland -7,100 -8,218 -1,699 -993 -689 -820 -1,256 3,594 1,227 -1,232
11 Luxembourg -12,224 2,488 -1,145 609 -1,014 -759 -1,771 -602 890 527
12 Netherlands 3,211 -1,051 -2,255 221 147 321 -1,763 -117 -856 -957
13 Switzerland 5,298 8,258 -1,996 -1,015 -33 -959 102 -120 -1,702 -299
14 United Kingdom 13,519 33,507 -63,838 -11,350 2,631 -23,817 -2,303 -20,393 -6,134 -3,824
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 153 -198 -686 982 298 -259 -138 -300 -578 185
16 Canada 2,259 53,018 517 -2,717 -7,959 943 3,998 -371 -750 1,120
17 Latin America -7,627 73 2,632 617 1,032 -62 -498 -141 -508 -397
18 Caribbean 3,773 25,958 -14,188 -91 -443 -4,645 -5,802 1,359 -1,459 -3,571
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,952 -8,333 4,555 -1,250 1,662 1,280 -335 212 2,023 1,526
20 Other Asia -4,239 -3,054 -23,928 -2,261 3,690 2,120 -9,278 -4,403 -9,853 -11,042
21 China, Mainland -3,343 2,069 1,884 739 272 354 4 -708 -633 -547
22 Hong Kong -12,316 -4,588 -26,136 -3,847 597 -1,095 -8,471 -5,569 -6,493 -3,313
23 Japan 9,077 3,005 2,010 757 1,551 940 68 94 30 678
24 Africa 271 -657 -1,224 3 167 139 137 -818 -479 -253
25 Other countries 701 6,649 164 -868 1,101 449 488 -169 -273 -313
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -526 -594 91 -194 74 28 110 -24 -6 93
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,772,858 1,814,514 1,433,487 165,797 143,881 152,715 152,626 160,150 160,901 175,852
28 Foreign sales 1,506,931 1,679,454 1,249,576 140,520 124,161 137,495 132,741 136,537 144,897 146,003
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 265,927 135,060 183,911 25,277 19,720 15,220 19,885 23,613 16,004 29,849
 
30 Foreign countries 266,291 136,356 184,215 25,156 19,756 15,269 19,961 23,750 16,230 29,827
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 40,795 42,041 78,023 18,245 5,696 13,531 6,791 10,196 1,601 10,281
 
32 Europe 61,557 21,534 4,353 -2,855 731 -5,689 1,246 2,361 1,981 6,420
33 Belgium -99 -124 -362 -11 -22 -4 -191 6 1 -100
34 France 10,405 3,869 4,037 156 820 -320 60 1,015 101 1,122
35 Germany 881 3,242 852 73 -113 220 -273 153 115 736
36 Ireland 4,174 4,465 2,770 -245 125 -1,060 219 888 -504 2,153
37 Luxembourg 12,625 3,883 -9,239 -3,229 -1,051 -4,549 -1,169 -1,295 1,052 480
38 Netherlands 2,370 1,785 -3,100 -771 -2,194 -636 69 206 -100 656
39 Switzerland -3,945 -11,068 -4,657 -570 -450 -543 -597 -484 -501 -256
40 United Kingdom 34,782 15,164 14,239 1,930 3,641 1,209 3,073 1,864 1,822 1,717
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 272 -208 182 10 4 71 34 27 -7 22
42 Canada 9,077 5,155 9,102 997 678 671 1,323 1,512 1,051 1,462
43 Latin America 7,893 -14,118 3,094 -77 1,015 339 741 -149 415 392
44 Caribbean 24,006 3,590 22,862 775 1,679 -124 4,448 2,444 8,152 5,179
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -677 -2,293 1,386 -19 66 -97 345 296 403 284
46 Other Asia 163,103 122,261 142,844 26,470 15,406 20,117 12,041 17,174 4,122 15,819
47 China, Mainland 23,384 19,237 44,841 11,775 71 11,590 4,161 7,385 125 8,931
48 Hong Kong -2,011 -1,193 1,133 -190 421 88 110 66 -26 304
49 Japan 91,572 46,227 48,447 7,170 8,670 4,620 1,423 5,036 1,169 3,157
50 Africa 194 -323 151 12 12 18 -22 28 40 17
51 Other countries 1,138 550 423 -147 169 34 -161 84 66 254
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -364 -1,296 -304 121 -36 -49 -76 -137 -226 22
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,212,894 1,551,017 1,085,681 151,670 123,998 132,451 123,872 96,551 114,454 107,149
54 Foreign sales 1,088,182 1,419,515 1,020,848 129,280 122,404 127,471 113,631 92,598 99,513 101,094
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 124,712 131,502 64,833 22,390 1,594 4,980 10,241 3,953 14,941 6,055
 
56 Foreign countries 125,017 132,340 64,702 22,398 1,543 4,867 10,295 3,873 14,811 6,131
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,329 1,664 -1,437 1,615 -1,440 -1,861 423 -1,070 -8 -320
 
58 Europe 85,750 63,514 17,755 13,476 494 -1,501 1,837 -387 8,034 -711
59 Belgium -20,623 -18,543 -10,452 2,553 -2,557 -4,030 -1,813 -134 1,205 -1,769
60 France -2,533 2,304 3,936 1,098 438 -94 1,119 -360 161 -95
61 Germany 5,929 5,655 58 289 326 -1,446 -357 115 -107 -150
62 Ireland -15,801 -9,958 -23,703 -3,017 -4,771 -2,574 -3,293 -2,473 -285 -1,591
63 Luxembourg -1,094 4,736 -2,477 1,020 -1,059 -751 161 -710 489 -691
64 Netherlands 211 -2,208 -5,989 -487 -339 -1,896 -479 -615 -315 -368
65 Switzerland 4,703 3,047 1,645 953 -393 -123 -68 105 511 97
66 United Kingdom 113,240 70,563 54,421 11,132 8,958 9,155 6,428 4,377 6,796 3,564
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -274 808 -513 12 -54 -1 -51 -186 -9 -98
68 Canada -17,326 -15,553 4,545 2,334 -786 1,299 129 -1,047 17 700
69 Latin America 3,175 3,082 3,304 636 441 248 490 -157 449 406
70 Caribbean 27,202 69,438 30,965 3,348 1,551 4,475 5,319 4,511 5,009 3,629
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,298 -1,386 -1,579 -86 -851 -392 634 77 -115 -111
72 Other Asia 28,751 13,969 10,700 2,954 896 -37 2,013 776 2,613 1,993
73 China, Mainland 809 741 58 -340 419 40 -145 -89 28 -115
74 Hong Kong 5,412 4,893 3,832 874 -11 1,024 654 313 245 394
75 Japan 11,327 -2,188 6,489 -63 910 -259 1,935 1,463 1,310 1,883
76 Africa 15 -219 257 26 8 238 30 -30 13 -14
77 Other countries -1,252 -505 -1,245 -290 -210 537 -157 130 -1,209 239
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -305 -838 131 -8 51 113 -54 80 130 -76
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -55,682 -106,273 16,800 5,886 32,796 -1,025 -6,347 1,299 -1,476 184
80 Foreign purchases 4,375,323 4,846,258 4,461,078 502,399 553,133 493,234 538,016 447,534 487,217 440,298
81 Foreign sales 4,431,005 4,952,531 4,444,278 496,513 520,337 494,259 544,363 446,235 488,693 440,114
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 258,745 233,224 234,659 37,807 38,590 26,070 15,248 32,880 56,008 23,170
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,749,032 8,864,480 8,286,440 973,012 918,462 935,356 863,143 890,796 979,024 908,006
84 Foreign sales 5,490,287 8,631,256 8,051,781 935,205 879,872 909,286 847,895 857,916 923,016 884,836
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 203,063 126,951 251,459 43,693 71,386 25,045 8,901 34,179 54,532 23,354
 
86 Foreign countries 177,376 111,505 226,300 41,335 69,706 22,470 2,407 31,080 50,819 17,715
87 Europe 13,458 -99,434 62,179 12,587 53,558 1,934 -8,691 7,899 25,324 -3,508
88 Euro Area5 -85,654 -67,765 -76,038 -5,886 -1,306 -11,578 -11,826 -6,208 5,016 -13,534
89 United Kingdom 89,547 -38,311 91,468 13,113 26,467 9,169 7,645 14,499 17,245 11,627
90 Canada 45,514 28,984 62,272 9,067 8,074 780 3,907 10,181 1,577 14,340
91 Latin America -5,135 -270 2,786 3,721 -5,562 601 5,072 -929 11,330 1,408
92 Caribbean 46,818 171,116 103,464 10,505 12,746 17,710 11,897 8,702 17,324 6,846
93 Asia 82,715 16,303 -141 8,619 -2,431 1,638 -9,364 3,368 -4,794 -2,391
94 Japan 45,180 18,314 25,948 7,646 3,519 3,448 2,744 4,294 2,274 4,434
95 Africa -10,004 -17,790 -6,518 -1,319 -509 -217 348 -533 -456 11
96 Other countries 4,010 12,596 2,258 -1,845 3,830 24 -762 2,392 514 1,009
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,687 15,446 25,159 2,358 1,680 2,575 6,494 3,099 3,713 5,639
  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: November 30, 2018