Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: January 2022
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020 Jan.-Nov.2021/r May.2021/r Jun.2021 Jul.2021 Aug.2021 Sep.2021/r Oct.2021 Nov.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,457,835 27,388,833 2,363,698 2,792,029 2,304,579 2,315,240 2,611,532 2,322,441 2,656,924
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,090,042 27,372,545 2,366,054 2,766,828 2,338,886 2,306,561 2,622,483 2,344,268 2,649,707
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 367,793 16,288 -2,356 25,201 -34,307 8,679 -10,951 -21,827 7,217
 
4 Foreign countries 866 367,678 16,297 -2,378 25,208 -34,321 8,657 -10,935 -21,843 7,205
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 -4,857 -4,739 -5,387 -5,365 644 1,763 551 -821
 
6 Europe 224 124,317 8,037 -3,340 13,754 -12,306 3,656 2,386 -12,726 -16,191
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 836 -33 -119 132 267 -815 217 -16
8 France -301 15,820 23,277 506 7,886 4,893 -558 2,067 -6,225 -4,621
9 Germany 8,273 33,581 39,954 4,554 4,824 4,758 2,940 1,323 2,245 -785
10 Ireland 4,000 15,709 2,327 -987 771 949 597 1,174 2,221 1,417
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 10,088 1,322 3,328 -2,981 1,401 -313 -1,277 423
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,575 -7,306 -1,865 182 -874 -508 -1,316 -1,645 -1,660
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 4,435 431 692 -4,727 154 -140 -233 107
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,194 -61,542 -3,555 -4,129 -15,720 245 1,682 -7,236 -10,385
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 -2,380 -11 -529 -831 9 -501 -397 -49
16 Canada 21,091 72,818 61,190 7,827 18,481 -2,408 4,217 6,900 4,588 18,145
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 2,626 -721 590 28 118 -709 1,168 1,781
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -60,600 2,456 945 -8,537 -1,582 -7,373 -11,070 -448
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 10,375 -1,935 -1,180 -2,076 4,987 911 1,911 1,276
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,411 -16,055 -7,507 -7,660 -8,211 -4,387 -12,125 -7,487 1,659
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 -7,805 -1,724 -1,713 -971 -216 144 -1,490 -34
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,525 -8,106 -7,454 -1,115 -1,036 -584 -3,748 488 5,408
23 Japan 6 14,002 -26,298 -2,097 1,728 -3,309 -7,780 -11,423 -7,944 -4,152
24 Africa -1,458 269 -565 -25 94 53 -513 -397 -139 87
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 11,289 867 184 -864 2,161 -528 1,912 896
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -9 22 -7 14 22 -16 16 12
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 4,668,872 415,012 469,193 425,832 438,618 464,027 407,251 390,276
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,508 4,353,920 377,194 446,451 405,089 420,909 441,301 375,991 370,725
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,779 314,952 37,818 22,742 20,743 17,709 22,726 31,260 19,551
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,620 314,996 37,795 22,603 20,771 17,715 22,910 31,200 19,566
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 170,557 22,136 15,808 14,791 11,531 5,860 15,960 7,789
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,578 54,750 3,343 949 4,903 4,173 6,759 4,266 4,631
33 Belgium -27 -27 -188 54 -307 -1 0 0 64 0
34 France 1,886 2,090 3,304 720 203 -12 172 121 194 135
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 429 -25 82 -23 7 150 -44 153
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -264 -452 -2,562 1,109 54 583 821 -132
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 23,427 1,552 1,331 926 2,444 1,059 676 2,301
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 1,678 -137 368 456 196 624 35 -250
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 -1,566 -169 -554 -203 -201 -79 7 116
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,621 28,180 1,689 2,365 2,622 1,510 4,472 2,292 2,067
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -1,639 18 -32 84 -44 -239 131 77
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 9,054 1,946 590 -76 300 383 556 1,385
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -861 -210 -258 -724 -139 412 -79 11
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -3,883 1,326 684 3,788 -926 585 -2,808 1,390
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 336 88 2 -78 -254 -110 -20 360
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 254,365 31,553 20,660 12,801 14,558 15,128 29,021 11,274
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 80,240 12,114 9,256 7,213 6,372 -510 9,157 68
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 1,486 427 -622 -81 310 -230 909 -56
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 98,234 11,738 4,048 1,637 2,464 9,708 12,588 3,741
50 Africa 31 710 462 5 -16 5 -42 -13 92 172
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 773 -256 -8 152 45 -234 172 343
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 -44 23 139 -28 -6 -184 60 -15
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,073 2,461,720 200,411 239,936 199,936 213,226 221,513 230,478 205,040
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,487 2,317,280 183,101 226,101 210,953 198,499 220,421 218,483 195,215
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,414 144,440 17,310 13,835 -11,017 14,727 1,092 11,995 9,825
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,278 150,671 17,333 13,994 -10,442 14,580 1,243 12,128 9,724
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 6,217 -579 564 -301 389 -250 506 738
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,357 63,227 11,255 9,470 -8,474 2,072 -1,044 6,214 498
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 -2,547 -1,194 222 -4,063 -819 549 -1,853 -225
60 France -13,861 -204,405 -9,938 90 182 -3,819 -2,858 -4,213 -1,190 -3,723
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 10,328 361 836 156 -159 -220 780 814
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -10,736 -1,376 -1,336 -692 -379 -836 -175 -1,775
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 539 494 -126 672 -231 -354 2,435 -45
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -1,002 -566 371 338 -144 -602 264 -142
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 8,304 488 237 91 805 -656 908 1,149
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,779 64,771 12,490 8,894 -887 5,418 5,958 4,234 4,529
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 -102 80 -50 -50 65 63 203 23
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 12,017 646 441 -1,153 -141 -546 2,218 238
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 -457 -1,386 363 -42 287 68 -527 202
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 53,473 3,675 1,352 -746 9,967 1,299 2,226 6,289
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -1,784 -211 -13 -99 97 -229 -272 -41
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 25,663 3,418 2,109 693 2,868 2,830 2,113 2,464
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 2,822 891 286 52 56 223 16 103
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 5,607 988 416 -112 776 770 482 711
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 2,943 595 466 63 910 728 87 -606
76 Africa -38 421 -85 19 -1 -44 36 -26 -11 -63
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 -1,383 -83 273 -577 -606 -1,109 167 137
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -6,231 -23 -159 -575 147 -151 -133 101
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 109,188 -59,032 -15,604 7,568 -17,548 -12,623 -9,659 -4,136 6,613
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,273,661 7,761,157 649,600 729,791 655,211 627,313 674,906 613,024 657,118
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,164,473 7,820,189 665,204 722,223 672,759 639,936 684,565 617,160 650,505
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 337,878 26,265 30,747 33,792 20,152 22,078 33,297 27,869
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,179 17,064,431 1,520,757 1,616,347 1,626,006 1,417,093 1,637,201 1,582,306 1,676,542
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,009 16,726,553 1,494,492 1,585,600 1,592,214 1,396,941 1,615,123 1,549,009 1,648,673
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,358 278,846 10,661 38,315 16,244 7,529 12,419 29,161 34,482
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 287,202 217,934 4,289 29,353 11,037 5,340 3,816 25,327 33,717
87 Europe -25,394 44,122 -65,289 -14,395 10,759 -13,471 -1,923 15,583 -10,033 -3,505
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,793 -48,277 -15,513 2,076 -51 3,021 -7,481 -10,141 -12,735
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,884 -28,408 -2,028 4,580 -12,470 -2,975 21,490 -590 12,518
90 Canada 72,432 65,180 43,152 7,742 8,393 -83 -785 -7,105 -1,216 -3,748
91 Latin America 4,987 32,790 8,279 -3,781 3,251 -1,222 726 1,655 991 1,978
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,067 158,423 6,624 10,688 14,502 9,404 4,446 25,138 18,856
93 Asia 53,977 178,975 94,643 6,158 3,063 13,415 -1,606 -4,744 13,166 20,319
94 Japan 28,094 43,465 23,547 -1,712 -153 8,220 -2,085 33 -5 6,003
95 Africa -7,639 -12,504 -7,332 -288 -1,157 -385 385 -1,992 -758 -407
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -13,942 2,229 -5,644 -1,719 -861 -4,027 -1,961 224
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 60,912 6,372 8,962 5,207 2,189 8,603 3,834 765
  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: January 28, 2022