Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: February 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2018 2019 Jan.-Dec.2020 Jun.2020 Jul.2020 Aug.2020 Sep.2020 Oct.2020 Nov.2020 Dec.2020/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,081,825 18,615,847 24,461,336 2,184,086 1,821,076 1,734,928 2,087,150 1,869,011 2,087,479 2,403,103
2 Foreign sales 18,211,550 18,615,343 24,093,024 2,155,564 1,804,577 1,708,352 2,048,986 1,844,937 2,025,547 2,324,802
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -129,725 504 368,312 28,522 16,499 26,576 38,164 24,074 61,932 78,301
 
4 Foreign countries -129,801 866 368,197 28,497 16,468 26,554 38,166 24,061 61,895 78,281
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -7,038 16,766 12,101 -2,630 1,227 7,245 745 2,555 1,713 294
 
6 Europe -106,649 224 124,246 19,920 1,996 15,290 15,078 5,327 25,321 23,377
7 Belgium 1,044 1,874 1,804 133 247 75 36 181 490 528
8 France 7,632 -301 15,815 3,420 2,209 3,079 1,635 2,422 2,922 7,342
9 Germany 2,679 8,273 33,580 3,825 3,001 3,855 3,626 3,528 4,446 5,682
10 Ireland -4,082 4,000 15,691 3,804 1,202 2,443 2,976 2,294 2,492 4,109
11 Luxembourg -4,707 2,795 14,827 5,227 -467 1,737 504 -248 1,461 3,094
12 Netherlands -3,229 -2,696 4,580 1,019 224 2,295 324 -657 593 -68
13 Switzerland -3,174 -4,362 27,181 -2,398 1,605 3,678 1,538 -273 2,752 -266
14 United Kingdom -106,386 -15,729 -20,247 509 -11,608 -4,672 1,038 -1,751 2,994 1,351
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 805 -1,054 2,936 515 785 739 1,313 -775 -220 -136
16 Canada 788 21,091 73,353 6,089 1,430 7,523 5,047 8,234 24,733 33,984
17 Latin America 7,563 -4,714 8,726 1,641 -830 1,282 2,121 -26 -623 -199
18 Caribbean -19,108 -50,556 67,299 6,678 694 1,860 10,869 4,649 6,958 7,580
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,248 2,651 19,712 -3,412 -1,124 -6,738 -1,633 -917 4,868 8,085
20 Other Asia -17,614 28,802 76,466 -3,084 14,142 6,695 5,693 6,884 -1,947 3,347
21 China, Mainland 1,993 -3,465 549 -306 -427 401 -873 -2,053 -181 78
22 Hong Kong -28,902 6,983 23,543 -361 -1,545 -1,862 401 2,316 -48 4,318
23 Japan 5,900 6 14,000 -3,644 11,348 -1,001 -248 1,222 -2,419 -4,103
24 Africa -1,902 -1,458 269 156 203 73 -83 142 104 -95
25 Other countries 2,873 4,826 -1,874 509 -43 569 1,074 -232 2,481 2,202
 
26 International and regional organizations2 76 -362 115 25 31 22 -2 13 37 20
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,938,449 2,581,076 3,509,287 226,989 235,298 261,696 270,221 315,739 372,831 386,127
28 Foreign sales 1,708,365 2,280,971 3,042,509 188,969 200,856 223,956 223,973 266,791 319,440 334,891
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 230,084 300,105 466,778 38,020 34,442 37,740 46,248 48,948 53,391 51,236
 
30 Foreign countries 230,470 299,887 469,619 38,500 35,289 38,377 46,419 48,949 53,615 51,054
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 89,932 108,431 202,556 9,488 12,226 13,397 11,572 28,257 30,103 12,254
 
32 Europe 20,782 58,319 101,577 15,749 7,631 12,392 11,722 6,469 7,838 9,240
33 Belgium -357 -27 -27 1 0 0 -1 10 -5 -1
34 France 4,310 1,886 2,090 336 36 -19 980 6 66 104
35 Germany 1,437 2,630 1,008 17 50 397 83 350 83 218
36 Ireland 6,762 14,404 9,164 3,266 615 -59 1,639 206 602 1,021
37 Luxembourg -7,268 10,504 48,268 7,777 7,258 7,978 6,974 3,403 4,696 3,865
38 Netherlands -2,464 -5,055 972 632 -169 35 414 -78 186 388
39 Switzerland -5,110 -1,726 -937 4 -51 -39 -261 -349 -469 -131
40 United Kingdom 23,168 34,792 39,620 3,299 -99 3,881 1,849 2,844 2,493 3,426
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 136 62 122 177 -6 -7 -13 47 45 94
42 Canada 11,986 11,508 32,306 2,056 1,763 2,381 4,062 3,701 2,191 9,157
43 Latin America 4,807 662 5,560 473 1,636 1,005 -100 463 293 280
44 Caribbean 22,401 9,875 57,205 4,199 8,226 5,073 10,395 8,364 1,213 8,506
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,649 1,337 -1,540 118 -278 183 -140 6 259 -288
46 Other Asia 168,093 215,958 272,551 15,441 16,553 17,290 19,936 29,814 41,671 24,051
47 China, Mainland 47,339 88,452 88,280 604 -1,058 5,489 -356 15,405 19,501 -346
48 Hong Kong 1,743 3,698 -2,135 -1,419 -138 -411 -25 122 365 90
49 Japan 58,659 80,276 99,430 8,807 10,033 4,611 12,000 5,472 11,968 14,065
50 Africa 157 31 710 -7 23 173 -13 94 230 -12
51 Other countries 595 2,197 1,250 471 -265 -120 557 38 -80 120
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -386 218 -2,841 -480 -847 -637 -171 -1 -224 182
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,417,868 1,750,380 2,541,081 242,896 168,746 205,197 193,657 213,069 211,208 179,363
54 Foreign sales 1,360,984 1,734,649 2,692,507 259,498 223,095 202,896 222,383 234,580 210,341 190,758
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 56,884 15,731 -151,426 -16,602 -54,349 2,301 -28,726 -21,511 867 -11,395
 
56 Foreign countries 56,871 16,068 -145,290 -16,545 -54,013 3,289 -26,989 -21,348 872 -11,367
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,082 -5,818 21,645 749 1,409 932 1,211 -43 2,657 1,157
 
58 Europe 1,724 -27,478 -217,369 -16,684 -38,113 -9,338 -28,671 -14,840 -7,322 -9,203
59 Belgium -16,199 -17,219 -17,571 -1,920 -1,811 -3,091 -2,380 -1,552 -1,868 -764
60 France 3,382 -13,861 -204,405 -15,457 -10,059 -18,324 -18,715 -13,429 -11,011 -9,496
61 Germany -2,979 1,137 -40,634 -3,169 -5,520 -2,353 -4,648 -3,436 -1,521 -3,131
62 Ireland -32,096 -66,691 -89,909 -12,182 -12,523 -5,975 -8,914 -7,030 -4,681 -4,961
63 Luxembourg -6,113 -195 20,871 4,846 -30 3,121 2,141 647 2,115 941
64 Netherlands -8,073 -3,369 -14,889 -860 -2,741 -135 -1,840 -395 -1,195 -752
65 Switzerland 559 3,515 3,878 471 -25 130 311 -499 -225 779
66 United Kingdom 64,047 71,817 122,767 11,840 -3,870 17,287 5,388 11,239 10,142 8,493
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -752 -1,103 -394 -38 -149 11 -56 0 -56 2
68 Canada 3,356 -10,545 22,084 2,102 -2,485 2,640 -590 12 1,591 1,566
69 Latin America 3,406 4,866 13,348 898 1,866 1,580 1,769 1,104 759 1,109
70 Caribbean 33,719 31,281 -11,636 -6,732 -16,607 4,452 -2,373 -9,044 2,640 -7,846
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,175 935 566 -161 -368 -88 5 -738 722 149
72 Other Asia 17,962 19,991 49,350 4,936 1,675 4,285 2,682 1,807 2,458 2,846
73 China, Mainland -826 651 8,577 387 -207 810 403 339 849 217
74 Hong Kong 5,304 6,310 4,896 575 -126 422 520 -1,006 -639 342
75 Japan 11,602 9,499 11,827 1,876 -29 1,218 -85 -238 507 649
76 Africa 312 -38 421 65 -5 48 -33 192 1 38
77 Other countries -1,433 -2,944 -2,054 -969 24 -290 222 159 23 -26
 
78 International and regional organizations2 13 -337 -6,136 -57 -336 -988 -1,737 -163 -5 -28
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 43,880 50,114 108,908 19,386 25,082 -154 7,109 10,891 10,142 10,156
80 Foreign purchases 5,976,403 5,566,875 7,272,634 677,585 586,154 507,120 555,263 538,722 686,698 724,207
81 Foreign sales 5,932,523 5,516,761 7,163,726 658,199 561,072 507,274 548,154 527,831 676,556 714,051
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 324,769 156,039 253,170 14,775 12,385 -5,596 23,543 9,540 13,194 13,359
 
83 Foreign purchases 11,150,906 13,059,064 15,981,177 1,380,296 1,414,899 1,194,481 1,486,313 1,577,224 1,453,187 1,025,083
84 Foreign sales 10,826,137 12,903,025 15,728,007 1,365,521 1,402,514 1,200,077 1,462,770 1,567,684 1,439,993 1,011,724
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 368,649 206,153 362,078 34,161 37,467 -5,750 30,652 20,431 23,336 23,515
 
86 Foreign countries 335,636 163,622 286,922 26,683 32,332 -14,687 24,832 18,627 19,135 16,985
87 Europe 73,210 -25,394 44,141 1,221 19,959 1,120 12,639 2,411 7,357 2,306
88 Euro Area5 -91,691 -41,460 18,804 3,045 4,813 -359 7,571 2,133 70 2,876
89 United Kingdom 102,043 -18,290 -2,937 -2,869 15,836 361 1,128 -4,765 3,799 -5,696
90 Canada 81,296 72,432 65,149 14,771 13,134 -823 7,313 7,744 193 -4,251
91 Latin America 5,699 4,987 32,809 3,764 3,930 1,263 1,494 558 712 4,278
92 Caribbean 140,681 73,812 -4,250 -7,950 -10,537 -11,632 -480 -211 -8,187 790
93 Asia 33,853 53,977 178,878 14,944 11,710 5,894 6,145 10,727 18,688 15,136
94 Japan 40,610 28,094 43,422 9,359 158 2,872 761 2,312 3,004 4,589
95 Africa -7,807 -7,639 -12,511 -3,431 -485 -2,105 -494 -372 -1,296 -961
96 Other countries 8,704 -8,553 -17,294 3,364 -5,379 -8,404 -1,785 -2,230 1,668 -313
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 33,013 42,531 75,156 7,478 5,135 8,937 5,820 1,804 4,201 6,530
  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: February 26, 2021