Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: November 2021
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020 Jan.-Sep.2021/r Mar.2021/r Apr.2021/r May.2021/r Jun.2021/r Jul.2021/r Aug.2021/r Sep.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,457,835 22,409,468 3,086,996 2,288,636 2,363,698 2,792,029 2,304,579 2,315,240 2,611,532
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,090,042 22,378,567 3,055,119 2,301,688 2,366,054 2,766,828 2,338,886 2,306,561 2,622,480
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 367,793 30,901 31,877 -13,052 -2,356 25,201 -34,307 8,679 -10,948
 
4 Foreign countries 866 367,678 30,938 31,882 -13,076 -2,378 25,208 -34,321 8,657 -10,932
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 -4,587 3,749 1,891 -4,739 -5,387 -5,365 644 1,763
 
6 Europe 224 124,317 36,954 7,534 -1,466 -3,340 13,754 -12,306 3,656 2,386
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 635 174 19 -33 -119 132 267 -815
8 France -301 15,820 34,123 -2,260 7,574 506 7,886 4,893 -558 2,067
9 Germany 8,273 33,581 38,494 3,801 3,080 4,554 4,824 4,758 2,940 1,323
10 Ireland 4,000 15,709 -1,311 -1,581 -2,857 -987 771 949 597 1,174
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 10,942 4,738 147 1,322 3,328 -2,981 1,401 -313
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,575 -4,001 260 -3,885 -1,865 182 -874 -508 -1,316
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 4,561 1,030 640 431 692 -4,727 154 -140
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,194 -43,921 1,367 -6,864 -3,555 -4,129 -15,720 245 1,682
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 -1,934 -563 -5 -11 -529 -831 9 -501
16 Canada 21,091 72,818 38,457 11,251 -1,881 7,827 18,481 -2,408 4,217 6,900
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 -323 454 -426 -721 590 28 118 -709
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -49,079 -7,104 -14,252 2,456 945 -8,537 -1,582 -7,370
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 7,188 3,013 3,175 -1,935 -1,180 -2,076 4,987 911
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,411 -10,227 15,176 -931 -7,507 -7,660 -8,211 -4,387 -12,125
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 -6,281 -356 -1,982 -1,724 -1,713 -971 -216 144
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,525 -14,002 -1,598 -2,537 -7,454 -1,115 -1,036 -584 -3,748
23 Japan 6 14,002 -14,202 9,979 1,093 -2,097 1,728 -3,309 -7,780 -11,423
24 Africa -1,458 269 -513 178 154 -25 94 53 -513 -397
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 8,481 1,380 2,551 867 184 -864 2,161 -528
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -37 -5 24 22 -7 14 22 -16
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 3,871,345 441,854 439,931 415,012 469,193 425,832 438,618 464,027
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,508 3,607,204 428,062 393,144 377,194 446,451 405,089 420,909 441,301
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,779 264,141 13,792 46,787 37,818 22,742 20,743 17,709 22,726
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,620 264,230 13,787 46,796 37,795 22,603 20,771 17,715 22,910
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 146,808 10,874 28,518 22,136 15,808 14,791 11,531 5,860
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,578 45,853 7,096 7,874 3,343 949 4,903 4,173 6,759
33 Belgium -27 -27 -252 2 3 54 -307 -1 0 0
34 France 1,886 2,090 2,975 333 330 720 203 -12 172 121
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 320 -47 154 -25 82 -23 7 150
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -953 3,158 1,934 -452 -2,562 1,109 54 583
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 20,450 2,801 2,513 1,552 1,331 926 2,444 1,059
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 1,893 -353 187 -137 368 456 196 624
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 -1,689 -229 -48 -169 -554 -203 -201 -79
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,621 23,821 1,357 2,562 1,689 2,365 2,622 1,510 4,472
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -1,847 -122 119 18 -32 84 -44 -239
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 7,113 3,803 -1,656 1,946 590 -76 300 383
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -793 532 141 -210 -258 -724 -139 412
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -2,465 -6,510 764 1,326 684 3,788 -926 585
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 -4 98 114 88 2 -78 -254 -110
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 214,070 8,690 39,561 31,553 20,660 12,801 14,558 15,128
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 71,015 1,140 19,710 12,114 9,256 7,213 6,372 -510
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 633 539 160 427 -622 -81 310 -230
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 81,905 54 11,996 11,738 4,048 1,637 2,464 9,708
50 Africa 31 710 198 14 65 5 -16 5 -42 -13
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 258 64 -67 -256 -8 152 45 -234
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 -89 5 -9 23 139 -28 -6 -184
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,073 2,026,202 295,533 210,528 200,411 239,936 199,936 213,226 221,513
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,487 1,903,582 252,390 200,380 183,101 226,101 210,953 198,499 220,421
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,414 122,620 43,143 10,148 17,310 13,835 -11,017 14,727 1,092
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,278 128,819 43,363 10,414 17,333 13,994 -10,442 14,580 1,243
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 4,973 3,496 -10 -579 564 -301 389 -250
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,357 56,515 21,703 9,844 11,255 9,470 -8,474 2,072 -1,044
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 -469 1,963 3,077 -1,194 222 -4,063 -819 549
60 France -13,861 -204,405 -5,025 594 929 90 182 -3,819 -2,858 -4,213
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 8,734 2,553 1,361 361 836 156 -159 -220
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -8,786 -510 -1,500 -1,376 -1,336 -692 -379 -836
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 -1,851 -305 825 494 -126 672 -231 -354
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -1,124 -431 -250 -566 371 338 -144 -602
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 6,247 1,402 672 488 237 91 805 -656
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,779 56,008 15,183 4,203 12,490 8,894 -887 5,418 5,958
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 -328 -478 44 80 -50 -50 65 63
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 9,561 7,083 2,482 646 441 -1,153 -141 -546
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 -132 -8 275 -1,386 363 -42 287 68
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 44,958 9,290 -3,352 3,675 1,352 -746 9,967 1,299
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -1,471 -161 -399 -211 -13 -99 97 -229
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 21,086 4,582 2,159 3,418 2,109 693 2,868 2,830
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 2,703 538 -132 891 286 52 56 223
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 4,414 1,148 46 988 416 -112 776 770
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 3,462 -60 909 595 466 63 910 728
76 Africa -38 421 -11 7 4 19 -1 -44 36 -26
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 -1,687 867 -599 -83 273 -577 -606 -1,109
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -6,199 -220 -266 -23 -159 -575 147 -151
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 109,188 -61,835 -8,831 -29,650 -15,601 7,568 -17,548 -12,623 -9,988
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,273,661 6,490,667 956,666 680,972 649,600 729,791 655,211 627,313 674,558
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,164,473 6,552,502 965,497 710,622 665,201 722,223 672,759 639,936 684,546
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 276,712 63,084 37,057 26,265 30,747 33,792 20,152 22,078
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,179 13,805,583 1,659,322 1,661,285 1,520,757 1,616,347 1,626,006 1,417,093 1,637,201
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,009 13,528,871 1,596,238 1,624,228 1,494,492 1,585,600 1,592,214 1,396,941 1,615,123
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,358 214,877 54,253 7,407 10,664 38,315 16,244 7,529 12,090
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 287,202 158,564 42,669 3,678 4,292 29,353 11,037 5,340 3,487
87 Europe -25,394 44,122 -51,729 -854 -16,943 -14,392 10,759 -13,471 -1,923 15,602
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,793 -25,379 -3,736 -7,484 -15,510 2,076 -51 3,021 -7,462
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,884 -40,336 -3,221 -15,161 -2,028 4,580 -12,470 -2,975 21,490
90 Canada 72,432 65,180 48,116 11,261 3,466 7,742 8,393 -83 -785 -7,105
91 Latin America 4,987 32,790 5,310 5,791 1,813 -3,781 3,251 -1,222 726 1,655
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,067 114,081 14,443 20,508 6,624 10,688 14,502 9,404 4,098
93 Asia 53,977 178,975 61,158 12,323 -3,513 6,158 3,063 13,415 -1,606 -4,744
94 Japan 28,094 43,465 17,549 12,041 2,847 -1,712 -153 8,220 -2,085 33
95 Africa -7,639 -12,504 -6,167 -999 -346 -288 -1,157 -385 385 -1,992
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -12,205 704 -1,307 2,229 -5,644 -1,719 -861 -4,027
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 56,313 11,584 3,729 6,372 8,962 5,207 2,189 8,603
  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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