Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: September 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020/r Jan.-Jul.2021/r Jan.2021 Feb.2021 Mar.2021/r Apr.2021/r May.2021/r Jun.2021/r Jul.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,457,835 17,482,696 2,309,311 2,337,447 3,086,996 2,288,636 2,363,698 2,792,029 2,304,579
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,090,042 17,449,526 2,297,669 2,323,282 3,055,119 2,301,688 2,366,054 2,766,828 2,338,886
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 367,793 33,170 11,642 14,165 31,877 -13,052 -2,356 25,201 -34,307
 
4 Foreign countries 866 367,678 33,213 11,673 14,225 31,882 -13,076 -2,378 25,208 -34,321
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 -6,994 2,893 -36 3,749 1,891 -4,739 -5,387 -5,365
 
6 Europe 224 124,317 30,912 25,738 998 7,534 -1,466 -3,340 13,754 -12,306
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 1,183 266 744 174 19 -33 -119 132
8 France -301 15,820 32,614 15,581 -1,566 -2,260 7,574 506 7,886 4,893
9 Germany 8,273 33,581 34,231 9,315 3,899 3,801 3,080 4,554 4,824 4,758
10 Ireland 4,000 15,709 -3,082 380 243 -1,581 -2,857 -987 771 949
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 9,854 2,139 1,161 4,738 147 1,322 3,328 -2,981
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,575 -2,177 2,542 1,463 260 -3,885 -1,865 182 -874
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 4,547 2,765 3,716 1,030 640 431 692 -4,727
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,194 -45,848 -9,818 -7,129 1,367 -6,864 -3,555 -4,129 -15,720
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 -1,442 506 -9 -563 -5 -11 -529 -831
16 Canada 21,091 72,818 27,340 -15,709 9,779 11,251 -1,881 7,827 18,481 -2,408
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 268 -355 698 454 -426 -721 590 28
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -40,127 -9,744 -3,891 -7,104 -14,252 2,456 945 -8,537
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 1,290 2,596 -2,303 3,013 3,175 -1,935 -1,180 -2,076
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,411 6,285 9,525 5,893 15,176 -931 -7,507 -7,660 -8,211
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 -6,209 361 176 -356 -1,982 -1,724 -1,713 -971
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,525 -9,670 938 3,132 -1,598 -2,537 -7,454 -1,115 -1,036
23 Japan 6 14,002 5,001 1,106 -3,499 9,979 1,093 -2,097 1,728 -3,309
24 Africa -1,458 269 397 -15 -42 178 154 -25 94 53
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 6,848 -363 3,093 1,380 2,551 867 184 -864
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -43 -31 -60 -5 24 22 -7 14
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 2,968,700 400,664 376,214 441,854 439,931 415,012 469,193 425,832
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,508 2,744,994 348,488 346,566 428,062 393,144 377,194 446,451 405,089
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,779 223,706 52,176 29,648 13,792 46,787 37,818 22,742 20,743
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,620 223,605 52,173 29,680 13,787 46,796 37,795 22,603 20,771
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 129,417 26,105 11,185 10,874 28,518 22,136 15,808 14,791
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,578 34,921 5,442 5,314 7,096 7,874 3,343 949 4,903
33 Belgium -27 -27 -252 -1 -2 2 3 54 -307 -1
34 France 1,886 2,090 2,682 305 803 333 330 720 203 -12
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 163 -19 41 -47 154 -25 82 -23
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -1,590 -763 -4,014 3,158 1,934 -452 -2,562 1,109
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 16,947 3,991 3,833 2,801 2,513 1,552 1,331 926
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 1,073 378 174 -353 187 -137 368 456
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 -1,409 84 -290 -229 -48 -169 -554 -203
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,621 17,839 1,135 6,109 1,357 2,562 1,689 2,365 2,622
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -1,564 -223 -1,408 -122 119 18 -32 84
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 6,430 822 1,001 3,803 -1,656 1,946 590 -76
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -1,066 -307 -240 532 141 -210 -258 -724
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -2,124 -2,865 689 -6,510 764 1,326 684 3,788
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 360 119 17 98 114 88 2 -78
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 184,384 49,029 22,090 8,690 39,561 31,553 20,660 12,801
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 65,153 15,413 307 1,140 19,710 12,114 9,256 7,213
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 553 78 52 539 160 427 -622 -81
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 69,733 26,566 13,694 54 11,996 11,738 4,048 1,637
50 Africa 31 710 253 25 155 14 65 5 -16 5
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 447 -92 654 64 -67 -256 -8 152
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 101 3 -32 5 -9 23 139 -28
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,073 1,591,463 208,995 236,124 295,533 210,528 200,411 239,936 199,936
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,487 1,484,662 190,119 221,618 252,390 200,380 183,101 226,101 210,953
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,414 106,801 18,876 14,506 43,143 10,148 17,310 13,835 -11,017
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,278 112,996 23,210 15,124 43,363 10,414 17,333 13,994 -10,442
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 4,834 360 1,304 3,496 -10 -579 564 -301
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,357 55,487 2,637 9,052 21,703 9,844 11,255 9,470 -8,474
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 -199 807 -1,011 1,963 3,077 -1,194 222 -4,063
60 France -13,861 -204,405 2,046 797 3,273 594 929 90 182 -3,819
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 9,113 2,197 1,649 2,553 1,361 361 836 156
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -7,571 -1,389 -768 -510 -1,500 -1,376 -1,336 -692
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 -1,266 -850 -1,976 -305 825 494 -126 672
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -378 -179 339 -431 -250 -566 371 338
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 6,098 1,063 2,145 1,402 672 488 237 91
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,779 44,632 -620 5,369 15,183 4,203 12,490 8,894 -887
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 -456 35 -37 -478 44 80 -50 -50
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 10,248 -1,056 1,805 7,083 2,482 646 441 -1,153
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 -487 -180 491 -8 275 -1,386 363 -42
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 33,692 19,658 3,815 9,290 -3,352 3,675 1,352 -746
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -1,339 -432 -24 -161 -399 -211 -13 -99
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 15,388 2,593 -166 4,582 2,159 3,418 2,109 693
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 2,424 521 268 538 -132 891 286 52
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 2,868 972 -590 1,148 46 988 416 -112
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 1,824 -114 -35 -60 909 595 466 63
76 Africa -38 421 -21 -33 27 7 4 19 -1 -44
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 28 23 124 867 -599 -83 273 -577
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -6,195 -4,334 -618 -220 -266 -23 -159 -575
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 109,188 -38,699 22,234 3,087 -8,848 -29,483 -15,713 7,462 -17,438
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,273,661 5,187,109 743,357 772,870 956,297 680,833 649,179 729,377 655,196
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,164,473 5,225,808 721,123 769,783 965,145 710,316 664,892 721,915 672,634
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 234,482 34,955 8,582 63,084 37,057 26,265 30,747 33,792
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,179 10,751,289 1,268,951 1,398,621 1,659,322 1,661,285 1,520,757 1,616,347 1,626,006
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,009 10,516,807 1,233,996 1,390,039 1,596,238 1,624,228 1,494,492 1,585,600 1,592,214
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,358 195,783 57,189 11,669 54,236 7,574 10,552 38,209 16,354
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 287,202 150,262 52,431 6,760 42,652 3,845 4,180 29,247 11,147
87 Europe -25,394 44,122 -65,569 -7,395 -23,142 -984 -16,914 -14,384 10,721 -13,471
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,793 -21,051 -980 4,634 -3,801 -7,484 -15,439 2,070 -51
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,884 -58,878 -6,047 -24,492 -3,266 -15,134 -2,049 4,580 -12,470
90 Canada 72,432 65,180 56,041 19,461 5,777 11,261 3,484 7,737 8,393 -72
91 Latin America 4,987 32,790 2,929 -3,035 112 5,791 1,813 -3,781 3,251 -1,222
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,067 101,234 15,367 18,949 14,555 20,642 6,509 10,611 14,601
93 Asia 53,977 178,975 67,508 28,343 7,719 12,323 -3,513 6,158 3,063 13,415
94 Japan 28,094 43,465 19,601 -3,655 2,013 12,041 2,847 -1,712 -153 8,220
95 Africa -7,639 -12,504 -4,559 535 -1,920 -998 -346 -288 -1,157 -385
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -7,322 -845 -735 704 -1,321 2,229 -5,635 -1,719
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 45,521 4,758 4,909 11,584 3,729 6,372 8,962 5,207
  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: September 24, 2021