Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: March 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020 Jan.-Jan.2021 Jul.2020 Aug.2020 Sep.2020 Oct.2020 Nov.2020 Dec.2020 Jan.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,461,336 2,311,829 1,821,076 1,734,928 2,087,150 1,869,011 2,087,479 2,403,103 2,311,829
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,093,024 2,299,851 1,804,577 1,708,352 2,048,986 1,844,937 2,025,547 2,324,802 2,299,851
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 368,312 11,978 16,499 26,576 38,164 24,074 61,932 78,301 11,978
 
4 Foreign countries 866 368,197 12,009 16,468 26,554 38,166 24,061 61,895 78,281 12,009
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 2,893 1,227 7,245 745 2,555 1,713 294 2,893
 
6 Europe 224 124,246 25,740 1,996 15,290 15,078 5,327 25,321 23,377 25,740
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 266 247 75 36 181 490 528 266
8 France -301 15,815 15,581 2,209 3,079 1,635 2,422 2,922 7,342 15,581
9 Germany 8,273 33,580 9,315 3,001 3,855 3,626 3,528 4,446 5,682 9,315
10 Ireland 4,000 15,691 380 1,202 2,443 2,976 2,294 2,492 4,109 380
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 2,165 -467 1,737 504 -248 1,461 3,094 2,165
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,580 2,532 224 2,295 324 -657 593 -68 2,532
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 2,765 1,605 3,678 1,538 -273 2,752 -266 2,765
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,247 -9,833 -11,608 -4,672 1,038 -1,751 2,994 1,351 -9,833
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 506 785 739 1,313 -775 -220 -136 506
16 Canada 21,091 73,353 -15,482 1,430 7,523 5,047 8,234 24,733 33,984 -15,482
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 -357 -830 1,282 2,121 -26 -623 -199 -357
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -9,665 694 1,860 10,869 4,649 6,958 7,580 -9,665
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 2,596 -1,124 -6,738 -1,633 -917 4,868 8,085 2,596
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,466 9,525 14,142 6,695 5,693 6,884 -1,947 3,347 9,525
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 361 -427 401 -873 -2,053 -181 78 361
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,543 938 -1,545 -1,862 401 2,316 -48 4,318 938
23 Japan 6 14,000 1,106 11,348 -1,001 -248 1,222 -2,419 -4,103 1,106
24 Africa -1,458 269 -15 203 73 -83 142 104 -95 -15
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 -333 -43 569 1,074 -232 2,481 2,202 -333
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -31 31 22 -2 13 37 20 -31
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 400,664 235,298 261,696 270,221 315,739 372,831 386,127 400,664
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,509 348,488 200,856 223,956 223,973 266,791 319,440 334,891 348,488
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,778 52,176 34,442 37,740 46,248 48,948 53,391 51,236 52,176
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,619 52,173 35,289 38,377 46,419 48,949 53,615 51,054 52,173
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 26,105 12,226 13,397 11,572 28,257 30,103 12,254 26,105
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,577 5,442 7,631 12,392 11,722 6,469 7,838 9,240 5,442
33 Belgium -27 -27 -1 0 0 -1 10 -5 -1 -1
34 France 1,886 2,090 305 36 -19 980 6 66 104 305
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 -19 50 397 83 350 83 218 -19
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -763 615 -59 1,639 206 602 1,021 -763
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 3,991 7,258 7,978 6,974 3,403 4,696 3,865 3,991
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 378 -169 35 414 -78 186 388 378
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 84 -51 -39 -261 -349 -469 -131 84
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,620 1,135 -99 3,881 1,849 2,844 2,493 3,426 1,135
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -223 -6 -7 -13 47 45 94 -223
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 822 1,763 2,381 4,062 3,701 2,191 9,157 822
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -307 1,636 1,005 -100 463 293 280 -307
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -2,865 8,226 5,073 10,395 8,364 1,213 8,506 -2,865
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 119 -278 183 -140 6 259 -288 119
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 49,029 16,553 17,290 19,936 29,814 41,671 24,051 49,029
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 15,413 -1,058 5,489 -356 15,405 19,501 -346 15,413
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 78 -138 -411 -25 122 365 90 78
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 26,566 10,033 4,611 12,000 5,472 11,968 14,065 26,566
50 Africa 31 710 25 23 173 -13 94 230 -12 25
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 -92 -265 -120 557 38 -80 120 -92
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 3 -847 -637 -171 -1 -224 182 3
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,081 209,013 168,746 205,197 193,657 213,069 211,208 179,363 209,013
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,507 190,184 223,095 202,896 222,383 234,580 210,341 190,758 190,184
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,426 18,829 -54,349 2,301 -28,726 -21,511 867 -11,395 18,829
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,290 23,155 -54,013 3,289 -26,989 -21,348 872 -11,367 23,155
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 360 1,409 932 1,211 -43 2,657 1,157 360
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,369 2,644 -38,113 -9,338 -28,671 -14,840 -7,322 -9,203 2,644
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 807 -1,811 -3,091 -2,380 -1,552 -1,868 -764 807
60 France -13,861 -204,405 797 -10,059 -18,324 -18,715 -13,429 -11,011 -9,496 797
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 2,197 -5,520 -2,353 -4,648 -3,436 -1,521 -3,131 2,197
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -1,389 -12,523 -5,975 -8,914 -7,030 -4,681 -4,961 -1,389
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 -850 -30 3,121 2,141 647 2,115 941 -850
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -179 -2,741 -135 -1,840 -395 -1,195 -752 -179
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 1,063 -25 130 311 -499 -225 779 1,063
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,767 -613 -3,870 17,287 5,388 11,239 10,142 8,493 -613
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 35 -149 11 -56 0 -56 2 35
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 -1,095 -2,485 2,640 -590 12 1,591 1,566 -1,095
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 -195 1,866 1,580 1,769 1,104 759 1,109 -195
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 19,658 -16,607 4,452 -2,373 -9,044 2,640 -7,846 19,658
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -432 -368 -88 5 -738 722 149 -432
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 2,585 1,675 4,285 2,682 1,807 2,458 2,846 2,585
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 521 -207 810 403 339 849 217 521
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 972 -126 422 520 -1,006 -639 342 972
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 -114 -29 1,218 -85 -238 507 649 -114
76 Africa -38 421 -33 -5 48 -33 192 1 38 -33
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 23 24 -290 222 159 23 -26 23
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -4,326 -336 -988 -1,737 -163 -5 -28 -4,326
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 108,908 21,799 25,082 -154 7,109 10,891 10,142 10,156 21,799
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,272,634 743,585 586,154 507,120 555,263 538,722 686,698 724,207 743,585
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,163,726 721,786 561,072 507,274 548,154 527,831 676,556 714,051 721,786
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 35,008 12,385 -5,596 23,543 9,540 13,194 13,359 35,008
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,177 1,269,004 1,414,899 1,194,481 1,486,313 1,577,224 1,453,187 1,025,083 1,269,004
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,007 1,233,996 1,402,514 1,200,077 1,462,770 1,567,684 1,439,993 1,011,724 1,233,996
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,078 56,807 37,467 -5,750 30,652 20,431 23,336 23,515 56,807
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 286,922 51,999 32,332 -14,687 24,832 18,627 19,135 16,985 51,999
87 Europe -25,394 44,141 -7,384 19,959 1,120 12,639 2,411 7,357 2,306 -7,384
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,804 -983 4,813 -359 7,571 2,133 70 2,876 -983
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,937 -6,048 15,836 361 1,128 -4,765 3,799 -5,696 -6,048
90 Canada 72,432 65,149 19,501 13,134 -823 7,313 7,744 193 -4,251 19,501
91 Latin America 4,987 32,809 -3,048 3,930 1,263 1,494 558 712 4,278 -3,048
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,250 14,982 -10,537 -11,632 -480 -211 -8,187 790 14,982
93 Asia 53,977 178,878 28,267 11,710 5,894 6,145 10,727 18,688 15,136 28,267
94 Japan 28,094 43,422 -3,654 158 2,872 761 2,312 3,004 4,589 -3,654
95 Africa -7,639 -12,511 538 -485 -2,105 -494 -372 -1,296 -961 538
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -857 -5,379 -8,404 -1,785 -2,230 1,668 -313 -857
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 4,808 5,135 8,937 5,820 1,804 4,201 6,530 4,808
  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: March 26, 2021